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Statutory guidance

Noise from outdoor equipment regulations

Guidance for businesses on the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001.

Updates to this page

From:
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Published:
7 January 2021
Last updated:
13 April 2026
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  1. GB guide updated to reflect the changes made by the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors (Amendment and Transitional) Regulations 2025.

  2. NI guide amended to clarify the transition periods in the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025.

  3. NI guide updated to accommodate the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025.

  4. GB guide updated to include actions you need to take if your Approved Body resigns.

  5. Guides revised following legislation to extend recognition of CE marking on products being placed on the Great Britain market which came into effect on 1 October 2024.

  6. Minor changes to the NI guide to reflect the Government’s announcement on 1 August to extend recognition indefinitely of CE marking in certain product sectors for placing goods on the GB market.

  7. Guides updated with minor amendments and references to the Windsor Framework.

  8. Guide footnotes updated to reference the Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022.

  9. GB guide updated to reflect the further extension of the transition period for UKCA marking.

  10. GB guide updated to take account of the Government’s announcement on 20 June of changes to make it simpler for businesses to apply the new UKCA marking.

  11. Guides updated to clarify product labelling requirements, reflect the extension of the transition period for UKCA marking, and refer to EU Market Surveillance Regulation 2019/1020, now in force in Northern Ireland.

  12. First published.

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Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors Regulations 2001: Great Britain

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Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors Regulations 2001: Northern Ireland

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This guidance will assist your understanding of the regulations and includes obligations for manufacturers and their authorised representatives.

The GB and NI guides were converted to HTML format on 24 March 2025 for accessibility reasons.

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