The deputies finally passed a law on combating nighttime and construction noise

On October 7, at a meeting of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the deputies adopted a draft law “On Protection of the Population from Harmful Noise Effects”.

This draft law was developed to regulate relations in the field of protecting the population from harmful noise. It was prepared for the second reading and finalized taking into account the proposals of political parties, deputies, members of the public council under the committee, and specialists in the field.

In particular, the draft law proposes to change the time during which it is not allowed to disturb the peace and normal rest of citizens from the current seven hours (from 23:00 to 06:00) to eight hours (from 23:00 to 07:00). On weekends and non-working holidays — from 22:00 to 09:00.

The draft law also establishes that construction and repair work in apartment buildings where the noise level exceeds permissible norms may be carried out only on working days from 09:00 to 18:00. It is envisaged that the damage caused by the harmful effects of noise will be compensated in court.

At the same time, the payment of compensation does not exempt violators from carrying out measures aimed at preventing the harmful effects of noise. In addition, employees engaged in work in conditions exceeding the permissible noise level will be paid increased wages in accordance with labor legislation.

The adoption of the draft law will serve to create effective legal mechanisms for protecting the health and peace of the population from any harmful noise. The draft law was adopted by the deputies and sent to the Senate.

Recall that on August 20, the draft law on fines for nighttime noise was returned for revision. It was proposed to strengthen the punishment in the form of imposing a fine on citizens from 3 to 5 BCV (1.2-2 million soums), and on officials from 10 to 15 BRV (4.1-6.1 million soums).