Noise Pollution Act
New Delhi, the 14 February, 2000
S.O. 123(E) - Whereas the increasing ambient noise levels in public places from various sources, inter-alia, industrial activity, construction activity, generator sets, loud speakers, public address systems, music systems, vehicular horns and other mechanical devices have deleterious effects on human health and the psychological well being of the people; it is considered necessary to regulate and control noise producing and generating sources with the objective of maintaining the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise;
Whereas a draft of Noise Pollution (Control and Regulation) Rules, 1999 was published under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide number S.O. 528 (E), dated the 28 th June, 1999 inviting objections and suggestions from all the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification are made available to the pubic;
And whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 1 st day of July, 1999;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 3, sub-section (1) and clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 6 and section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules for the regulation and control of noise producing and generating sources, namely:-
The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
Short Title and commencement
- These rules may be called the 'Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
- They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
- "Act" means the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986);
- "Area / Zone" means all areas which fall in either of the four categories given in the Schedule annexed to these rules;
- "Authority" means and includes any authority or officer authorized by the Central Government, or as the case may be,
the State Government in accordance with the laws in force and includes a District Magistrate, Police Commissioner,
or any other officer not below the rank of the Deputy Superintendent of Police designated for the maintenance of
the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise under any law for the time being in force;
- "Court" means a governmental body consisting of one or more judges who sit to adjudicate disputes and administer
justice and includes any court of law presided over by a judge, judges or a magistrate and acting as a tribunal in civil,
taxation and criminal cases;
- "Court" means a governmental body consisting of one or more judges who sit to adjudicate disputes and administer justice and includes any court of law presided over by a judge,
judges or a magistrate and acting as a tribunal in civil, taxation and criminal cases;
- "Educational institution" means a school, seminary, college, university, professional academies, training institutes or other educational establishment, not necessarily a chartered institution and includes not only buildings,
but also all grounds necessary for the accomplishment of the full scope of educational instruction, including those things essential to mental, moral and physical development;
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