76Notice to prevent or minimise offensive noise

76  Notice to prevent or minimise offensive noise

 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 77, an airport environment officer may, by notice in writing given to the operator of an undertaking at an airport, require the operator to comply with subsection 25(1) by taking action specified in the notice to prevent or minimise the generation of offensive noise.

 (2) An airport environment officer must not give a notice under this section unless the airport environment officer:

 (a) is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the operator of the undertaking is not taking all measures that are reasonable and practicable to prevent or minimise the generation of offensive noise; and

 (b) subject to subsection (3), both:

 (i) gives the operator at least 48 hours in which to make a submission to the airport environment officer about the proposed notice; and

 (a) is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the offensive noise is having, or has the potential to have, a high impact on a commercial receptor or a sensitive receptor; and