Approved Methods document means the document entitled Approved Methods for Testing Noise Emissions, prepared by the EPA and published in the Gazette, as in force from time to time.
approved noise label, in relation to an article, means a noise label of a size, design, format and construction approved by the EPA for articles of that type.
approved nomination notice has the same meaning as in section 38 of the Fines Act 1996.
authorised marine officer means any of the following—
(a) an authorised officer,
(b) a police officer,
(c) an officer or employee of the marine authority who is authorised by the authority for the purposes of Parts 3 and 5.
defective noise control equipment in relation to a motor vehicle means noise control equipment that—
(a) allows gas to escape from a place other than the intended exhaust outlet, or
(b) allows the emission of more noise than the original noise control equipment fitted by the manufacturer of the vehicle and (if the noise control equipment relates to, or is part of, the vehicle’s exhaust system) the system of which is capable of emitting exhaust noise at a level that an authorised officer reasonably believes is above the level specified in Schedule 1 in respect of the vehicle, or
(c) has been modified in a way that an authorised officer reasonably believes makes it less effective than it would have been if the modification had not been made and (if the modified noise control equipment relates to, or is part of, the vehicle’s exhaust system) the system of which is capable of emitting exhaust noise at a level that an authorised officer reasonably believes is above the level specified in Schedule 1 in respect of the vehicle.
defective vehicle notice means a notice under clause 59 (1).
defective vessel notice means a notice under clause 59 (2).
EU Outdoor Noise Directive means Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors.
mobile air compressor means an air compressor that is mounted on a trailer, or other vehicle, of a kind capable of being registered within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013.
mobile garbage compactor means a motor lorry that is comprised of a garbage compactor mounted on a truck cab-chassis.
motor bus means a motor vehicle constructed primarily for the carriage of persons and equipped to seat more than 8 adult persons (including the driver).
motor car means—
(a) a motor vehicle constructed primarily for the carriage of persons, or
(b) a motor car derivative, being a motor vehicle—
(i) that is of the type known as a utility, station wagon or panel van, and
(ii) that is of the same make as a factory produced motor car, and
(iii) in which that part of the body form that is forward of the windscreen, and the greater part of the mechanical equipment, are the same or substantially the same as in a factory produced motor car,
but does not include a motor bus, a motor cycle, a motor lorry or a special purpose motor vehicle.
motor cycle means any 2 or 3 wheeled motor vehicle constructed primarily for the carriage of persons.
motor lorry means a motor vehicle constructed primarily for the conveyance of goods or for use otherwise than for the carriage of persons, and includes the separate components (the prime mover and semi-trailer) of an articulated vehicle, but does not include a special purpose motor vehicle.
motor vehicle horn means a sounding device designed to be attached to or form part of a motor vehicle, but does not include a sounding device designed solely for use in connection with a motor vehicle intruder alarm.
motor vehicle intruder alarm means a device that—
(a) incorporates or connects to a sounding device, and
(b) on being triggered, causes the sounding device to emit sound,
being a device that is attached to or forms part of a motor vehicle for use as an intruder alarm, whether or not the device is also designed to be used for any other purpose.
noise control equipment means any apparatus or device used or designed—
(a) to prevent, limit or regulate the emission of noise, or
(b) to monitor or to give warning of the emission of noise, or
(c) to give warning of the excessive emission of noise,
and includes any apparatus or device that, though not so used, is or would be, if properly maintained and operated, capable (without modification) of being so used, but does not include any apparatus or device prescribed as excluded from the definition of control equipment in the Act. An apparatus or device can be noise control equipment whether or not it is used for additional purposes or designed for other or additional purposes.
pavement breaker means a pneumatic device—
(a) capable of being manually lifted and manoeuvred by a single operator, and
(b) designed for the purpose of breaking up rock, concrete and similar materials.
road means a road within the meaning of section 4 (1) of the Road Transport Act 2013 (other than a road that is the subject of a declaration made under section 18 (1) (b) of that Act relating to all of the provisions of that Act).
road related area means a road related area within the meaning of section 4 (1) of the Road Transport Act 2013 (other than a road related area that is the subject of a declaration made under section 18 (1) (b) of that Act relating to all of the provisions of that Act).
shooting range means an area for firearm shooting competition, training or practice but does not include a shooting range that is able to be moved.
special purpose motor vehicle means a fork lift truck or motor vehicle constructed principally for off-road agricultural use or for use in road or building site construction work, and includes a tractor, harvester, header, thresher, swather, baler, cuber, loader, digger, bulldozer, excavator, grader, scraper, roller, or a mobile crane the engine of which is used for the purpose of both lifting loads and propelling the vehicle, but does not include any vehicle constructed on a chassis of a type normally used in the construction of a motor lorry.
temporary noise reduction device includes the following exhaust system components that reduce noise—
(a) a valve or other device that is adjustable,
(b) a plate, baffle or other device that is part of a muffler, resonator or the like and that is not substantially welded in place.
temporary noise reduction packing means packing or other matter in an exhaust system that reduces noise but which is not permanently sealed in the system by way of welding or rivets.
use, in relation to a motor vehicle, has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013.
Note.
The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
(2) In this Regulation, a reference to the sale of new articles by retail does not include the sale of articles otherwise than by retail or the sale of used or second-hand articles.
(3) Notes in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.