MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

[s 440Z]

                 (b)   on any other day, before 8a.m. or after 6p.m.
           (3)   At a time when the person may operate the device under
                 subsection (2), the person must not operate the device in a
                 way that makes noise of more than 10dB(A) above the
                 background level.
           (4)   However, subsection (3) does not apply if the person is
                 operating the device at an educational institution.
           (5)   In this section—
                 amplifier device means any of the following—
                 (a)   a loudhailer;
                 (b)   a megaphone;
                 (c)   a public address system, other than for a railway;
                 (d)   a remote telephone bell;
                 (e)   a telephone repeater bell.

440Z       Power boat sports in waterway
           (1)   A person must not use a power boat, or permit the use of a
                 power boat, in a waterway for a power boat sport if the use
                 makes audible noise for the same affected building for more
                 than a continuous period of 2 minutes—
                 (a)   on a business day or Saturday, before 7a.m. or after
                       7p.m; or
                 (b)   on any other day, before 8a.m. or after 6.30p.m.
           (2)   In this section—
                 power boat sport means—
                 (a)   a sport in which a person is towed by a line attached to a
                       power boat, including, for example, a person water
                       skiing or riding on a toboggan or tube; or
                 (b)   operating a jet ski or other power-driven personal
                       watercraft, other than for fishing.


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