Suva (Noise Prevention) By-law

By .. Inwa 30th. A-UU,, 1966 [tnJorce 30th. Sept,, 1966]. Short title. Interpteta .. tlon. Noise prevention. Bxceptlona. SECTION 131.-SUVA (NOISE PREVENTION) BY-Ll\.W Made by the Suva City Council and approved by the Governor in Council 1. These By-Jaws may be cited as the Suva (Noise Prevention} By-laws. 2. In these By-Jaws, unless the context otherwise requtres "Council" means the Suva City Council constituted under the proVisions of the Towns Ordinance; "loud speaker" includes a megaphone and any other device for amplifying sound; "public park" means any park, garden, reserve, recreation area or sports ground vested in, controlled or maintained by the Council. 3. Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding by-Jaw no person shall sound or play upon any musical or noisy instrument or operate a loud speaker in any street, public park or any other park, garden, recreation area, sports ground or reserve to which the public have access, or in any vehicle in any street therein. 4. By-law 3 shall not apply (a) to the operation of a loud speaker for military or police purposes; . (b) to the sounding or playing of musical instruments by a band or musician playing with the prior permission of the Council; (c) to the operation of a loud speaker or the sounding or play.Ing of a musical or noisy instrument at a pleasure fair held with the prior permission of the Council; TOWNS [CAP. 106 1 d) to t!'le .sounding or playing of any musical or noisy i!'::strument or the ope:·ation of any loud speaker irt a procession or public assembly if permission for such instrument or loud speaker has been given under the provisions of the Processions and Public Assemblies Regulations; (e) to the operation of any· mobile cinema van by any department of Governmr,nt or by any person with the prior permission of the Council; , f) to the operation of any loud speaker or the sounding or playing of any musical or noisy instrument operated or played with the prior permission of the Council, at ,my sporting, recreational, social, religious or chari table assembly, event or fixture, conducted with the prior permission of the Council under the provisions of paragraph (T) of by-law 3 or by-law 6 of the *Suva (Parks, Reserves and Gardens) By-Jaws, 1961; (g) to the operation of any loud speaker or the sounding or playing of any musical or noisy instrument, operated or played with the prior permission of the Council, at any sporting, recreational, social, religious or charitable assembly, event or fixture, conducted in any park, garden, recreational area, sports ground or reserve, other than a public park, to which the public have access; ( h) to the operation of any loud speaker or the sounding or playing of any noisy or musical instrument in any place in respect of which the Council has granted exemption, either generally or on any particular occasion; fi) to the operation of any loud speaker in case of emer gency. 4B97 5. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of by-law Penalty. 3 of these By-laws shall be liable on conviction to a fine not Exceedir.g fifty pounds.