noise emanating from places other than domestic premises,
public places or construction sites.
5. Following the lines of the relevant provisions of
the Summary Offences Ordinance and subsidiary legislation
made thereunder (Cap. 228), which provisions will be
repealed by this Bill, it will be an offence to make noise
which disturbs public tranquillity or causes a nuisance to
any person between prescribed hours or on any general
holiday (clause 5), to make noise at any time in particular
circumstances which disturbs public tranquillity or causes
a nuisance to any person (clause 6) and to use powered
mechanical equipment, or carry out prescribed work between
7
p.m. and 7 a.m. on any two consecutive days, or on a
general holiday or carry out percussive piling at any time
between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. other than under a
construction noise permit issued for that purpose or to
carry out percussive piling between the hours of 7 p.m. and
7 a.m. on any two consecutive days or on a general holiday
(clause 7). The definition "construction work" includes
all types of construction work, quarrying and the use of
machinery and material for such work.
6. Clause 9 of the Bill deals with applications for
construction noise permits and the issue, refusal to issue,
renewal, cancellation or variation of such permits. A
permit may be cancelled or varied if any condition to which
it is subject is contravened or, where an Authority
considers it necessary in the public interest. Clause 10
enables the Secretary for Health and Welfare to prepare