Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993

Loudspeakers

7Operation of loudspeakers in streets or roads

(1)Section 62 of the 1974 Act (noise in streets) shall be amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1) (prohibition on the operation of loudspeakers between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. and of loudspeakers used for advertising at any other time) for “In this subsection” there shall be substituted “In this section”.

(3)After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

“(1A)Subject to subsection (1B) of this section, the Secretary of State may by order amend the times specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(1B)An order under subsection (1A) of this section shall not amend the times so as to permit the operation of a loudspeaker in a street at any time between the hours of nine in the evening and eight in the following morning.”

(4)In subsection (2) for “The preceding subsection” there shall be inserted “Subsection (1) of this section”.

(5)After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

“(3A)Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the operation of a loudspeaker in accordance with a consent granted by a local authority under Schedule 2 to the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993.”

(6)In the application of this section to Scotland—

(a)subsection (2) shall be omitted, and

(b)in subsection (3) for “street” there shall be substituted “road”.

8Consent of local authorities to the operation of loudspeakers in streets or roads

(1)A local authority may resolve that Schedule 2 is to apply to its area.

(2)If a local authority does so resolve, Schedule 2 shall come into force in its area on such date as may be specified for that purpose in the resolution, being a date at least one month after the date on which the resolution is passed.

(3)Where a local authority has passed a resolution under this section, the authority shall cause a notice to be published, in two consecutive weeks before the Schedule comes into force in its area, in a local newspaper circulating in the area.

(4)The notice shall—

(a)state that the resolution has been passed, and

(b)set out the general effect of Schedule 2 and, in particular, the procedure for applying for a consent under that Schedule.

(5)In this section “local authority” means—

(a)in relation to England and Wales—

(i)the council of a district,

(ii)the council of a London borough,

(iii)the Common Council of the City of London,

(iv)the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, or

(v)the Under Treasurer of the Middle Temple, and

(b)in relation to Scotland, a district or islands council.