KGATLENG DISTRICT COUNCIL (NOISE AND NUISANCE) BYE-LAWS
(sections 33 and 34)
(27th March, 1992)
ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS
BYE-LAW
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Restriction on operating sound systems
4. Restriction on certain loud noises, disturbances and activities
5. Playing of instruments or singing at certain times
6. Penalties
S.I. 31, 1992,
S.I. 118, 2010.
These Bye-laws may be cited as the Kgatleng District Council (Noise and Nuisance) Bye-laws*.
*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.
In these Bye-laws “Council” means the Kgatleng District Council.
3. Restriction on operating sound systems
(1) No person shall operate, or cause or permit to be operated, any wireless, record player, loudspeaker, amplifier or similar device to the annoyance of the occupants or inmates of any premises in the neighbourhood.
(2) No person shall operate any wireless, record player, loudspeaker, amplifier or similar device, or play any musical instrument for the purpose of advertising on or adjacent to any street, without the consent in writing of the Council.
4. Restriction on certain loud noises, disturbances and activities
(1) No person shall continue to make any loud or unseemly noise or disturbance by shouting, screaming or yelling, or blowing upon any horn or other instrument, or by beating upon any drum or other instrument so as to annoy, or to disturb or interfere with the rest, peace or tranquillity of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, after having been required to desist from so doing by a police officer or by any of such inhabitants.
(2) No person shall, in any market place, street, park or public place
(a) continue to ring any bell, sound any horn, blow any whistle, use any noisy instrument or shout; or
(b) continue to hawk, sell or distribute any article or thing whatsoever, to the annoyance, disturbance or inconvenience of any person using the market place, street, park or public place, after having been required to desist from so doing by a police officer, or by any person so annoyed, disturbed or inconvenienced:
Provided that this sub-bye-law shall not apply in respect of a person acting under and in accordance with a written permit issued to him by the Council for the purposes of this sub-bye-law.
5. Playing of instruments or singing at certain times
(1) No person shall at any time on a Sunday, or before 8 a.m. or after 4 p.m. on any other day of the week, play any instrument which, by reason of the noise created thereby, is offensive or constitutes a nuisance, or disturbs the peace or tranquillity of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
(2) No person shall, between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. the following day, sing in such a manner as to disturb the peace and tranquillity of the neighbourhood.
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of these Bye-laws shall be guilty of an offence and liable, for a first offence, to a fine of P350 or in default of payment to imprisonment for 14 days, or for a second or subsequent offence to a fine of P700 or in default of payment to imprisonment for three months.