The Control of Noise (Appeals) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2016
S.I. 2016/279 · Made 1 March 2016 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland
Environmental Protection, England
Made 1st March 2016
Laid before Parliament 4th March 2016
Coming into force 6th April 2016
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(2) and (3) and 104(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974f1.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1974 c.40. Section 104(1) was amended by paragraph 15(2) of Part 5 of Schedule 13 to the Deregulation Act 2015(c.20).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and application
- 2Amendment of the Control of Noise (Appeals) Regulations 1975
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and application
These Regulations—
may be cited as the Control of Noise (Appeals) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2016;
come into force on 6th April 2016; and
apply to England only.
2Amendment of the Control of Noise (Appeals) Regulations 1975
The Control of Noise (Appeals) Regulations 1975f1 are amended as follows.
Omit regulation 7 (appeals under section 66(7)).
Omit Part 3 (appeals to the Secretary of State).
In regulation 10 (suspension of notices)—
in paragraph (1), after “a notice served under section 60” omit “, or 66”; and
in paragraph (3), after “magistrates’ court” omit “or the Secretary of State”.
Signature
Rory Stewart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1st March 2016
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Control of Noise (Appeals) Regulations 1975 to remove provisions about appeals to the Secretary of State under sections 64 to 67 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, due to the repeal of those sections by Part 5 of Schedule 13 to the Deregulation Act 2015. The amendments apply only to England.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.