# The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001, Paragraph 2: Brush cutter


A combustion-engine driven portable hand-held unit fitted with a rotating blade made of metal or plastic intended to cut weeds, brush, small trees and similar vegetation. The cutting device operates in a plane approximately parallel to the ground.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1701/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/noise-emission-in-the-environment-by-equipment-for-use-outdoors-regulations-2001/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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