Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

NOISE CONTROL REGULATIONS (NO. 18 OF 1988) - REG 7

7. (1) For the purposes of section 10 of the Ordinance—

        (a)     the notice set out in Form 1 in Schedule 2 is prescribed in respect of lawnmowers of the kind specified in column 2 of item 1 in Schedule 1;

        (b)     the notice set out in Form 2 in Schedule 2 is prescribed in respect of the class of articles specified in column 2 of item 2 in Schedule 1 and shall specify whichever of the sound power levels ascertained in accordance with the Manual is appropriate;

        (c)     the prescribed notice in respect of the class of articles specified in column 2 of item 3 in Schedule 1—

              (i)     shall be not less than 300 millimetres by 350 millimetres;

              (ii)     shall specify the mean sound level of the article, ascertained in accordance with the Manual, together with “AS 2221 1979”; and

              (iii)     shall show that sound level in figures not less than 100 millimetres in height;

        (d)     the prescribed notice in respect of the class of articles specified in column 2 of item 4 in Schedule 1—

              (i)     shall be not less than 90 millimetres by 100 millimetres;

              (ii)     shall specify the mean sound level of the article, ascertained in accordance with the Manual, together with “AS 2221 1979”; and

              (iii)     shall show the sound level in figures not less than 30 millimetres in height.

(2) For the purposes of section 10 of the Ordinance, a label containing a notice referred to in that section—

        (a)     shall be of metal; and

        (b)     shall be attached securely.