Noise Act 1996: Northern Ireland
Commons · Question 83749 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
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
Answered by Emma Hardy, 27 Oct 2025
The 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...