Hong Kong Regulations

NOISE CONTROL (AIR COMPRESSORS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Application for the noise emission label

(Past version on 01/01/2006).
(Past version on 22/12/2000).
(Past version on 16/01/1998).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) An application for a noise emission label shall be made to the Authority
in the prescribed form set out in Schedule 3 and shall be accompanied by an
application fee of $490 for each noise emission label applied for. (L.N. 260
of 1994; L.N. 497 of 1996; L.N. 582 of 1997; L.N. 308 of 2000; L.N. 184 of
2005; L.N. 101 of 2008)

(2) Where the Authority is satisfied on application made to him under
subregulation (1) that-

   (a)  a noise testing report certificated by a corporate member of the
        Institute of Acoustics of the United Kingdom that the air compressor
        in respect of which the application was made complies with the
        standard set out in Schedule 1 when tested under the conditions set
        out in Schedule 2, has been issued; or

   (b)  an EEC type-examination certificate has been granted by an approved
        body appointed by any European Community member state under the
        European Council Directive 84/533/EEC in respect of the
        air compressor; and

   (c)  an application fee of $490 for each noise emission label applied for
        has been paid, (L.N. 260 of 1994; L.N. 497 of 1996; L.N. 582 of 1997;
        L.N. 308 of 2000; L.N. 184 of 2005; L.N. 101 of 2008) the Authority
        shall issue to the applicant a noise emission label or labels applied
        for.

(3) Not later than 28 days after an application made under subregulation (1)
is received by the Authority, the Authority shall issue the
noise emission label or labels applied for or serve on the applicant written
notice of his refusal to issue the noise emission label or labels, and if at
the end of those 28 days he has done neither of those things, a
noise emission label or labels shall be deemed to have been issued.

(4) No fee paid in respect of an application for a noise emission  label shall
be liable to be refunded. (Enacted 1991)