1997 No. 366 (C. 21)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Noise Act 1996 (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made

The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 14(2) and 14(4) of the Noise Act 19961 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Noise Act 1996 (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997.

Appointed day2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Noise Act 1996, in so far as they apply to Northern Ireland, shall be 1st September 1997.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland on

R. W. RogersAssistant Secretary

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings the provisions of the Noise Act 1996, in so far as they apply to Northern Ireland, into operation on 1st September 1997.

Copies of the Order may be obtained from The Stationery Office Ltd., 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.