SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1N.I.APPLICATION OF THE NOISE ACT 1996 TO LICENSED PREMISES ETC.

9—(1) Section 7 (evidence) is amended as follows.N.I.

(2) In subsection (1), after the words “section 4” insert “ or 4A ”.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

(3A) In proceedings for an offence under section 4A, evidence that noise, or noise of any kind, measured by a device at any time was noise emitted from any other premises may be given by the production of a document—

(a)signed by an officer of the district council, and

(b)stating that he had identified those premises as the source at that time of the noise or, as the case may be, noise of that kind..

(4) In subsection (4), for the words “or (3)(a)” substitute “ , (3)(a) or (3A)(a) ”.