Uganda - Apply for License for Noise in Excess of Permissible Noise Levels

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Procedure

• To provide the maintenance of a healthy environment for people and wildlife in Uganda.
  
• This is done to improve the tranquility and psychological well being of the people and wildlife by regulating noise and vibration levels.
  
  

1. Applicant or occupier of premises whose works or activities are likely to emit noise in excess of the permissible noise levels shall apply for a Licence.
2. To apply for Licence to Emit Noise in Excess Of Permissible Noise shall apply to the Executive Director in the form prescribed in Part I of the noise standard control Act, complete and submit the prescribed application form .ie Form: FORM NEMA/NC
3. This form can be obtained by visiting the National Environment Management Authority.Website:National Environment Management Authority
4. After filling the application, the required documents and the application form should be submitted to the NEMA office or you can forwarded them to the:-

   Executive Director,
   

   National Environment Management Authority,
   

   P. O. Box 22255
   

   Kampala, Uganda.
   

5. You are to required to submit the application documents with all the required documents.These documents include
   • Name and address of applicant:
   • Physical address of premises or facility where noise will be produced or generated:
   • The hours during which the works or activities may be carried out.
   • The level of noise which may be emitted in excess of the permissible noise levels
   • The plant or machinery to be used
   • The steps proposed to be taken to minimize noise resulting from the works or activities
   • The works or activities and the method by which they are to be carried out
6. You are also to proceed to pay the prescribed application fees and submit the payment receipt together with the application documents. An application fee is charged for the process.
7. A processing time of 7 days is needed to complete the processing of the Licence to Emit Noise In Excess Of Permissible Noise.
8. On receiving the application, the Executive Director may issue the occupier or owner of the premises with a license to emit noise in excess of the permissible levels in the form prescribed in Part II of the noise standard control Act, on such terms and conditions as may be contained in the license.
9. The executive Director may decide to contact the applicant through a phone call or Email to collect the new license at the NEMA offices.
10. You will be required to carry your identification documents when collecting your new license.

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Required Documents

• Name and address of applicant:
• Physical address of premises or facility where noise will be produced or generated:
• The hours during which the works or activities may be carried out.
• The level of noise which may be emitted in excess of the permissible noise levels.
• The plant or machinery to be used
• The steps proposed to be taken to minimize noise resulting from the works or activities.
• The works or activities and the method by which they are to be carried out

Office Locations & Contacts

National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) - Head Office,
Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road, NEMA House
Kampala Uganda
P.O Box 22255, Kampala Uganda
Tel : 0414 425 068 : 0414 257 52
Toll Free : 0800 144 444
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Website:Link,

Eligibility

• Individual/Association/Company/Public Authority, corporate engaged in the business owner or occupier of premises whose works or activities are likely to emit noise in excess of the permissible noise levels.

Fees

Licence fee: UGX 448,201

Validity

Dependent on a specific activity

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample Documents

contack link:contact link 1

Processing Time

Maximum processing time 7days.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Instructions

NEMA should formalize its institutional co-ordination mechanisms with other authorities with which it interfaces, in order to offer further efficiencies to the licenses it issues.

Required Information

• Information on the neighborhood with a radius of 2 km (Describe whether industrial, residential, commercial and whether it is near a school or hospital or residential area)
• Provide the anticipated mitigation measures intended to be used in controlling the noise.
• Duration of emission of the noise applied for: (indicate time of day and number of minutes/hours)
• Plot no. Village, parish, sub-county, county district

Need for the Document

Please provide the need for the procedure. e.g. Birth Certificate - why do we need to have a birth certificate? 
 

Information which might help

• The issuance of the License for Noise in Excess of Permissible Noise Levels by the Executive Director, as opposed to a Technical Committee as is the case for the pollution license and the license to own or operate a waste management plant or disposal site, concentrates licensing authority in the hands of one person, thereby exposing the process to abuse and subjectivity.
• In addition, the stakeholder sentiment was to the effect that NEMA licensing processes are bogged down by bureaucracy

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Noise regulations
• License for noise in excess of permissible noise levels
• NEMA bill 2017

Others

More information which might help people.