PART 6NOISE

CHAPTER 2AMENDMENTS TO THE NOISE ACT 1996

60Dealing with noise at night

1

The Noise Act 1996 (c. 37) is amended as follows.

2

For section 1 (adoption of provisions by district councils or by order of the Department) substitute—

1Application of sections 2 to 9

Sections 2 to 9 apply to the district of every district council.

3

For section 2(1) (district council under duty to investigate complaint of noise from dwelling at night) substitute—

1

A district council may, if it receives a complaint of the kind mentioned in subsection (2), arrange for an officer of the council to take reasonable steps to investigate the complaint.

4

In section 2(7) (power of district council to act in relation to dwelling within district of another council), omit the words from “and accordingly” to the end.