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SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1923 - SECT 53B

Undue noise

    (1)     A member of the Police Force may, in response to a complaint from a person that undue noise is coming from any premises or part of premises and where he considers that such noise constitutes undue noise, direct:

        (a)     the person making or causing or permitting the noise to be made; or

        (b)     the person apparently at the time in charge of the premises or part of the premises, as the case may be,

to stop or abate the noise.

    (2)     A member of the Police Force may, in response to a complaint from a person that undue noise is coming from any unoccupied land and where he considers that such noise constitutes undue noise, direct the person making the noise or causing or permitting the noise to be made to stop or abate the noise.

    (2A)     A direction under subsection (1) or (2):

        (a)     may be given by reference to a period of hours during which, or specific times when, the noise is to be stopped or abated; and

        (b)     in any event, shall remain in force for not more than 48 hours.

    (3)     A person who has been directed under subsection (1) or (2) to stop or abate undue noise and who, other than during the period of 10 minutes immediately after being so directed:

        (a)     continues to make the noise or continues to cause or permit the noise to be made; or

        (b)     does not abate the noise,

in contravention of the direction is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:     $2,000.



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