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59 Issue of defective vehicle notices and defective vessel notices

59 Issue of defective vehicle notices and defective vessel notices

(1) An authorised officer may issue a defective vehicle notice to the owner of a motor vehicle if satisfied that the motor vehicle—

(a) emits noise at a level in excess of the level specified in Schedule 1 for that type of motor vehicle, or

(b) has defective noise control equipment, or

(c) has a temporary noise reduction device fitted, or

(d) has installed in it any of the following accessories that do not comply with the Act or this Regulation—

(i) a motor vehicle horn,

(ii) a motor vehicle intruder alarm,

(iii) a motor vehicle sound system,

(iv) any other device that is attached to or forms part of, or is intended to be attached to or form part of, the motor vehicle.

(2) An authorised marine officer who is satisfied that a vessel has no noise control equipment, does not have appropriate noise control equipment or has noise control equipment that is defective (within the meaning of clause 37 (2)) may issue a defective vessel notice to—

(a) the vessel’s owner, or

(b) the vessel’s master.

(3) In this clause—

master, in relation to a vessel, means a person, other than a pilot, having command or charge of the vessel.