1(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2), on an application made by any person, the local authority may consent to the operation in its area of a loudspeaker in contravention of section 62(1) of the 1974 Act [F1or of section 137(1) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005].E+W+S
(2)A consent shall not be given to the operation of a loudspeaker in connection with any election or for the purpose of advertising any entertainment, trade or business.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) added (E.W.) (1.8.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 137(6), 178(8); S.I. 2005/1521, art. 4(1)