{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-act-1996/section-4A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-act-1996/section-4A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/37",
  "legislation_title": "Noise Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-act-1996",
  "path": "section/4A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4A",
  "heading": "Offence where noise from other premises exceeds permitted level after service of notice",
  "text": "(1) If—\n(a) a warning notice has been served under section 3 in respect of noise emitted from premises,\n(b) noise is emitted from the premises in the period specified in the notice, and\n(c) the noise exceeds the permitted level, as measured from within the complainant's dwelling,\nthe responsible person in relation to the offending premises at the time at which the noise referred to in paragraph (c) is emitted is guilty of an offence.\n(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 4A inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2006 for E., 15.3.2007 (being the date on which S.I. 2007/739 came into force) for W.) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), s. 108(1)(2), Sch. 1 para. 6; S.I. 2006/2006, art. 2; S.I. 2006/2797, art. 4(kk); and s. 4A inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2012) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 23), s. 78, Sch. 1 para. 6; S.R. 2012/13, art. 2(2), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/37/section/4A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:58.206037+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}