Hong Kong Regulations

NOISE CONTROL (HAND HELD PERCUSSIVE BREAKERS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Application for the noise emission label

(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 $445 for each noise emission label applied for. (L.N. 262
of 1994; L.N. 498 of 1996; L.N. 583 of 1997; L.N. 309 of 2000; L.N. 185 of
2005)

(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 hand held 
        percussive breaker 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 84/537/EEC in respect of the hand held 
        percussive breaker; and

   (c)  an application fee of $445 for each noise emission label applied for
        has been paid, (L.N. 262 of 1994; L.N. 498 of 1996; L.N. 583 of 1997;
        L.N. 309 of 2000; L.N. 185 of 2005) 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 a 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)