Street cries for
buying or selling.
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Any person who uses or utters cries for the purpose of buying or selling any article whatsoever, or who makes any noise whatsoever with the object of disposing of or attracting attention to his goods, wares or trade shall be liable to a fine of $50.
(Amended, 11 of 1949, s. 5)
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13. (1) Any person who—
(a) between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. makes or causes or permits to be made or caused any noise whatever calcu- lated to disturb or interfere with the public tranquillity or to annoy any person; or
(b) between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. or on any public holiday, uses or causes or permits to be used any powered mechanical equipment for the purposes of carrying out any work, (Replaced, 35 of 1978, s. 2)
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $5,000.
(1A) It shall not be an offence under subsection (1)(b)—
(a) for any person to use or cause or permit to be used a single piece of powered mechanical equipment for the purposes of carrying out any work on or within domestic premises:
Provided that-
(i) the powered mechanical equipment being used is of a kind normally used or operated, or has been so manufac- tured or designed as to be reasonably capable of being used or operated, by holding the equipment in the hand without any other form of support; and
(ii) no more than one such piece of powered mechanical equipment is being used in the premises at any one time;
(b) for any person to use or cause or permit to be used any powered mechanical equipment for the purpose of—
(i) preventing injury to any person or saving the life of any person; or
(ii) preventing damage to property where the circum- stances placing the property in danger of being damaged could not reasonably have been foreseen by the proprietor, occupier, inhabitant or person in charge thereof and where the immediate use of such equipment is necessary in order to prevent damage to that property or any adjoining property. (Added. 35 of 1978, s. 2)
(2) If a court is satisfied that a person charged under subsec- tion (1) acted-
:
(a) as watchman or servant of the proprietor or occupier of
any dwelling house, warehouse, or other outhouse, office, premises or construction site, or of the inhabitant or person in charge thereof; or
Making noise at night, etc.