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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-noise-code-of-practice-for-construction-and-open-sites-england-order-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/227",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) (England) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-noise-code-of-practice-for-construction-and-open-sites-england-order-2015",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nUnder section 71 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, the Secretary of State may give guidance on appropriate methods for minimising noise (which, pursuant to section 73 of that Act, includes vibration) by approving codes of practice. The Secretary of State is required to approve a code for the carrying out of works to which section 60 of the Act applies. Section 60 applies to construction works, which include building and road works, demolition, dredging and other works of engineering construction.\nThis Order (which applies only in England) approves the two parts of the British Standards Institution code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites. Open sites are defined in the code as sites where there is significant outdoor excavation, levelling or deposition of material.\nThis Order replaces the Control of Noise (Codes of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) (England) Order 2002.\nAn impact assessment and explanatory memorandum is published alongside this instrument at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/.\nThe approved code of practice is available to purchase from the BSI shop website at http://shop.bsigroup.com/ or can be obtained in person or by post from the Customer Services Sales Department at the British Standards Institution, BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4AL; telephone 020 8996 9001.\nThe ISBN numbers for the approved parts of the code of practice are as follows:\nBS 5228-1:2009 (with Amendment No. 1) ISBN 978 0 580 77749 3\nBS 5228-2:2009 (with Amendment No. 1) ISBN 978 0 580 77750 9",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/227/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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