Summary procedure for dealing with noise at night
4 Offence where noise F1from a dwelling exceeds permitted level after service of notice.
(1)
If a warning notice has been served in respect of noise emitted from a dwelling, any person who is responsible for noise which—
(a)
is emitted from the dwelling in the period specified in the notice, and
(b)
exceeds the permitted level, as measured from within the complainant’s dwelling,
is guilty of an offence.
(2)
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show that there was a reasonable excuse for the act, default or sufferance in question.
(3)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.