Regulation 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 6th April 2006, except that—

(a)

for the music and entertainment sectors only they shall not come into force until 6th April 2008; and

(b)

subject to regulation 3(4), regulation 6(4) shall not come into force in relation to the master and crew of a seagoing ship until 6th April 2011.