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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021 (SR NO 47 OF 2021) - REG 143

Noise emissions—passenger vehicles not approved in accordance with ADR 83/00

    (1)     A person must not use, or permit to be used, on a highway a forward-control passenger vehicle, off‑road passenger vehicle, passenger car or passenger car derivative if that vehicle—

        (a)     is not approved in accordance with ADR 83/00; and

        (b)     emits, or is capable of emitting, noise exceeding the noise level specified in subregulation (2).

Penalty:     20 penalty units for a natural person;

100 penalty units for a body corporate.

Note

An infringement notice may be served for an offence against this regulation—see regulation 169 and Schedule 10.

    (2)     For the purposes of subregulation (1), the specified noise level for a vehicle that has a date of manufacture set out in column 1 of the following Table is the corresponding noise level specified in column 2 of that Table.

Table

Column 1

Date of manufacture

Column 2

Noise level (dB(A))

Before 1 November 1983

96

On or after 1 November 1983

90



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