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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NOISE) REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 5

5 .         Unreasonable noise

        (1)         Without limiting section 3(3)(a) of the Act and subject to subregulation (2), noise emitted in contravention of a standard prescribed under regulation 7 or 11 is to be taken to be unreasonable.

        (2)         Noise is not to be taken to be unreasonable under subregulation (1) if the person causing the noise emission shows that — 

            (a)         by virtue of regulation 12, 13, 14A, 14, 15, 16AA(9), 16BA(9) or 16(3), regulation 7 does not apply to the noise emitted; or

            (b)         the noise is emitted in accordance with an approval granted under regulation 18B, 18 or  19B.

        [Regulation 5 inserted: Gazette 5 Dec 2013 p. 5652.]



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