The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001

has the meaning given to it in regulation 13;

means the requirements set out in Schedule 12A.

has the meaning given to it in Article 3(b).

means equipment for use outdoors;

means...— (a) assemblies which fall within one of the following descriptions— (i) an assembly, fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other than directly applied human or animal effort, consisting of linked parts or components, at least one of which moves, and which are joined together for a specific application;

means a sound power level determined in accordance with the requirements laid down in Schedule 6 and Schedule 6A which includes the uncertainties due to production variation and measurement procedures and where the responsible person confirms that according to the technical instruments applied and referred to in the technical documentation it is not exceeded;

means the indication referred to in regulation 11 in the form shown in Schedule 7;

means a sound power level as determined from measurements as laid down in Schedule 6 and Schedule 6A;

means a body which before IP completion day has been—

includes the use of equipment in an ambience where the transmission of sound is not or not significantly affected (for instance, under tents, under roofs for protection against rain or in the shell of houses);

means the period beginning with 3rd July 2001 and ending immediately before IP completion day;

means equipment to which these Regulations apply.

has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).

means the permissible sound power level applicable to that type of equipment as set out in the table in Schedule 3.

means (a) the manufacturer;

means the A-weighted sound power level in dB in relation to 1pW as defined in EN ISO 3744: 1995 and EN ISO 3746: 1995;

means Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8th May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors, as last amended by Directive (EU) 2024/2839 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd October 2024 amending Directives 1999/2, 2000/14, 2011/24 and 2014/53 as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of food and food ingredients, outdoor noise, patients’ rights and radio equipment;