Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) If the Commissioner, for an area under his charge, is satisfied prohibit, etc., continuance from the report of an officer-in-charge of a police station, or another information of music. received by him, that it is necessary to do so in order to prevent annoyance; sound or noise. disturbance, discomfort or injury, or - risk of annoyance, disturbance, discomfort or injury, to the public or to any person who dwells, or occupies property, in the vicinity, he may, by written order, issue such directions as he may consider necessary to any person for preventing, prohibiting, controlling or regulating,- (a) the event or its continuance in any street, open space or any other premises of, - (i) any vocal or instrumental music, (ii) sound caused by the playing, beating, clashing, blowing or use in any manner whatsoever of any instrument, appliance or apparatus or contrivance which is capable of producing or reproducing sound, or (iii) use of [oudspeaker or other apparatus for amplifying any musical or olher sound at such pitch or volumes as ma; cause disturbance to others; or (b) the carrying on, in any premises, of any trade, avocation or operation resulting in or attended with noise: , Provided that no direction shall be issued to any person under ' clause (b) without giving to such person an opportunity of being heard in tlie matter. (2) The Commissioner may, ejther on his own motion or on application of any person aggrieved by,an order made under sub-section (1 ), either rescind or modify or alter a i y such orde;: Provided that befbre any such application is disposed of, Ihe Commissioner shall afford tothe applicant an opportunity of appearing before him eilher in person or b y counsel for showing cause against the order and shal!, if he r,ejects any such application either wholly or in part, record the reasons lor such rejections. Issue of