Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 2036
Public Health, England
The Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Ice-Cream Van Chimes Etc.) (England) Order 2013
Made
5th August 2013
Laid before Parliament
20th August 2013
Coming into force
1st October 2013
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71 and 104(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, application and commencement
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Ice-Cream Van Chimes Etc.) (England) Order 2013;
(b) extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only; and
(c) comes into force on 1st October 2013.
Code of Practice
2. For the purpose of giving guidance on appropriate methods for minimising noise from loudspeakers fixed to vehicles used for the conveyance and sale to the public of a perishable commodity for human consumption, the Secretary of State has prepared, and approves and issues, the code of practice entitled “Code of Practice on Noise from Ice-Cream Van Chimes Etc. in England 2013”( 2 ).
Revocation
3.The Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Ice-Cream Van Chimes Etc.) Order 1981 is revoked( 3 ).
de Mauley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
5th August 2013
A copy of the code can be downloaded from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs website at https://www.gov.uk . A hard copy of the code can be requested by writing to the Customer Contact Unit, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR.