Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83749
Noise Act 1996: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Northern Ireland on the adequacy of the Noise Act 1996.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Noise Act 1996 gives local authorities powers to serve warning notices to deal with noise from dwellings and licensed premises that exceeds a permitted level between 11pm and 7am. There have not been any recent discussions on the adequacy of the Noise...
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