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381: Existing notices deemed to be abatement notices
or “Old rules that tell people to stop doing things are now treated as new rules that tell people to stop doing things.”
You could also call this:

“Old rules about loud noises will still work under the new law”

If you were given a direction under section 9(3) of the Noise Control Act 1982, and that direction was still in effect just before this new law started, it will now be treated as if it were an excessive noise direction given under section 327 of this new law. The direction will keep the same conditions it had before. This new law will apply to that direction from now on.

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Part 15 Transitional provisions
Transitional notices, directions, etc

382Existing direction deemed to be excessive noise direction

  1. Every direction given under section 9(3) of the Noise Control Act 1982 and that is in force immediately before the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be an excessive noise direction given under section 327 on the same conditions; and the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly.