Section 3. Declaration and prohibition of nocturnal noise.

Declaration and prohibition of nocturnal noise. - (1) In any area to which this Section may be applied under sub-section (4) of Section I, the District Magistrate or any other officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf may, by notice given in such manner as may be prescribed and in such other manner as he thinks fit, declare any noises produced during such hours of the night as may be specified in the notice, whether vocally or by a loud-speaker or a sound amplifier or otherwise, which in his opinion, is likely to cause annoyance or serious inconvenience to the public, to be nocturnal noise. (2) Nocturnal noise shall be prohibited by notice given by the District Magistrate or by any other officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf in such manner as may be prescribed and in such other manner as he thinks fit.