Singapore legislation
Clause 29
Clause 29
Control of noise from work place
(1)
The Director may, by notice in writing served on the owner or occupier of any work place, prohibit him from causing, permitting or allowing —
any specified activity to be carried out in or on those premises; or
any specified plant to be used or operated in or on those premises,in such a manner as to cause the emission from those premises of noise that, when measured at any specified point (whether within or outside those premises), is in excess of the specified level.
(2)
Where the Director is satisfied that any noise is being or is likely to be emitted from any work place, the Director may, by a noise control notice in writing served on the owner or occupier, require the owner or occupier —
to install, alter, maintain or operate any noise control equipment specified in the notice in or on those premises;
to repair, alter or replace any noise control equipment in or on those premises; (c)to erect a noise barrier in or on those premises;
to install plant of a specified type, where the Director is satisfied that the use of that plant will result in the prevention or reduction of the emission of noise from those premises; or
to carry out repairs or adjustments to specified plant, equipment, apparatus, device, machine or mechanism, where the Director is satisfied that the carrying out of those repairs or adjustments will result in the prevention or reduction of the emission of noise from those premises,within the time and in the manner specified in the notice.
(3)
The Director may, by notice in writing served on the owner or occupier of any work place, require the owner or occupier to operate, in accordance with any directions contained in the notice, any noise control equipment in or on those premises.
(4)
Where a person who has been served with a notice under subsection (1), (2) or (3) —
fails to comply with any requirement contained in the notice; or
contravenes any regulations in relation to noise emitted from any work place,the Director may, by notice in writing, order that person to stop any work or activity carried out in the work place until the notice is revoked or until such time as the requirements imposed by the Director have been complied with.
(5)
Any person who fails to comply with a notice issued under subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for every day during which the notice is not complied with or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(6)
In this section, “plant” means any plant, equipment, apparatus, device, machine or mechanism.