Environmental Public Health (Control of Noise at Construction Sites) Regulations

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Environmental Public Health Act

(Chapter 95, Section 114)

Environmental Public Health (Control of Noise at Construction Sites) Regulations

Rg 14

REVISED EDITION 1991

(25th March 1992)

[1st January 1991]

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Public Health (Control of Noise at Construction Sites) Regulations.

Definition

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “construction site” means any premises on or in which works of the following description are being carried out:

(a)	the erection, construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of buildings, structures or roads;
(b)	the breaking up, opening or boring under any road or adjacent land in connection with the construction, inspection, maintenance or removal of works;
(c)	piling, demolition or dredging works; or
(d)	any other work of engineering construction.

Permitted noise level

3.—(1) The owner or occupier of any construction site shall ensure that the level of noise emitted from his construction site shall not exceed the maximum permissible noise levels as set out in the First Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), noise level readings shall be taken —

(a)	50 metres from the boundary of the construction site if there is any building located within 50 metres of that boundary; and
(b)	one metre away from the outside of the affected building if the affected building is more than 50 metres from the boundary of the construction site and there is no building located within 50 metres of that boundary.

(3) If there are other sources of noise affecting the measurement of the level of noise emitted from a construction site, the maximum permissible noise levels set out in the First Schedule shall be adjusted in accordance with the Second Schedule and the adjusted value shall be taken as the maximum permissible noise level.

Equipment to measure and record noise level to be set up

4. The Commissioner may require the owner or occupier of any construction site to set up equipment to measure and record the level of noise emitted from his construction site over such duration as may be directed by the Commissioner and to submit the records of the noise readings including all relevant facts which may influence the values of the noise readings.

Penalty

5. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of $100 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

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