MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                     Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                             Chapter 8 General environmental offences
                                            Part 3B Offences relating to noise standards

                                                                                [s 440L]

              peak particle velocity means the maximum instantaneous
              particle velocity at a point during a given time interval
              measured in millimetres per second.
              Notes—
                 1   Peak particle velocity is a measure of ground vibration magnitude.
                 2   Peak particle velocity may be taken as the vector sum of the 3
                     component particle velocities in mutually perpendicular directions.
              power boat means a power-driven watercraft and includes a
              jet ski or other power-driven personal watercraft.
              Z Peak means the peak time-weighting characteristic of a
              sound level meter specified in the prescribed standard set to
              the linear Z frequency rating.
              Z Peak Hold means the peak time-weighting characteristic of
              a sound level meter specified in the prescribed standard set to
              the linear Z frequency rating and fitted with a hold feature.

440L     Meaning of audible noise
        (1)   Audible noise means noise that can be clearly heard by an
              individual who is an occupier of an affected building.
        (2)   For subsection (1), an individual is taken to be able to clearly
              hear a noise if he or she can hear the noise from the part of the
              building occupied by the individual that is most exposed to the
              noise.

440M Reference to making a noise
              A reference in this part to making a noise includes causing a
              noise to be made.

440N Noise levels measured at an affected building
              A reference in this part to a noise of a level that is a stated
              number of decibels, or a stated number of decibels above the
              background level, is a reference to a noise of that level when
              measured at an affected building.
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