Part 9Statutory nuisances

110Artificial light nuisance

1

Section 79 of the 1990 Act is further amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after paragraph (fb), insert—

fba

artificial light emitted from—

i

premises;

ii

any stationary object,

so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after “(1)(b)” insert “, (fba)”;

b

after “premises” insert “(or, in respect of paragraph (fba)(ii) above, a stationary object located on premises)”.

4

After subsection (5B), insert—

5BA

Subsection (1)(fba) above does not apply to artificial light emitted from a lighthouse (within the meaning of Part 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)).