Pursuant to the previous communiqué, issued on Tuesday 8th October 2024, the attention of the general public is drawn to Regulations 4 (1) (2) and 7 of the Environment Protection (Control of Noise) Regulations 2008 (GN 114 of 2008), which read as follows:
4. (1) No person shall use or cause to be used a loud-speaker, amplifier, musical instrument or electrical or mechanical device for producing sound in a public place, unless he holds an authorisation from the Commissioner of Police.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may grant an authorisation Under paragraph(1) –
(a) where the event relates to a social, cultural, religious or electoral activity;
(b) after consulting the relevant enforcing agency; and
(c) imposes such condition as he may consider fit.
7. Any person who contravenes these regulations, shall commit an offence and shall :
(a) on a first conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50,000 rupees; and
(b) on a second or subsequent conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.Office of the Commissioner of Police
