Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Environmental Protection and Management (Boundary Noise Limits for Factory Premises) Regulations
Regulation 3
Boundary noise limits
Subregulation 1
Every owner or occupier of factory premises, or any building or part thereof within the factory premises, shall ensure that the noise levels emitted from his premises —
measured over the specified periods in Part I of the First Schedule at the measurement points applicable to each of the affected premises do not exceed the maximum permissible noise levels set out in that Part for the corresponding time for that type of affected premises; and
measured over every period of 5 minutes in Part II of the First Schedule at the measurement points applicable to each of the affected premises do not exceed the maximum permissible noise levels set out in that Part for the corresponding time for that type of affected premises.
Subregulation 2
Where the whole or parts of an affected premises are used for different purposes, the lowest maximum permissible noise level applicable to any of the types of premises within which those purposes fall shall apply to that affected premises.
Subregulation 3
If there are other sources of noise affecting the measurement of the level of noise emitted from the premises being monitored, the maximum permissible noise levels set out in the First Schedule shall be adjusted in accordance with the Second Schedule and the adjusted value shall be taken as the maximum permissible noise level.