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I
ntr
oduct
ion
1
Att
hecommencementofhear
ingt
hisappl
i
cat
ion,
counselBar
enzif
or
he1st,
t 2nd,
3rd,
4th,
5thand7th f
ort
her
espondentr
aisedapr
eli
minar
y
obj
ect
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rect
edatt
hej
uri
sdi
cti
onoft
hiscour
ttoent
ert
aint
he
appl
i
cat
ion,
letal
onet
hesui
t.

I
nsuppor
tofhi
ssubmi
ssi
on,
counsel
cit
edr
egul
ati
on43(
7)oft
he
Nat
ional
Env
ironment(Noi
seandVi
brat
ionsSt
andar
dsandCont
rol
)
Regul
ati
ons2013,
whi
chdesi
gnat
est
heMagi
str
ate’
scour
tast
hecour
t
off
ir
sti
nst
ance.

Counsel
Iki
manaFar
idahf he6thr
ort espondentassoci
atedher
sel
fwi
th
submi
ssi
onsofcounsel
Bar
enzi
.

CounselAr
inai
twef
ort
heappl
i
cant
scount
eredt
hatt
heappl
i
cant
s’
causeofact
ioni
sint
hecommonl
aw t
ortofnui
sanceandnotst
atut
e.
Counsel
fur
thersubmi
tt
edt
heHi
ghCour
thasunl
i
mit
edj
uri
sdi
cti
onand
t
her
efor
eiti
snotpr
ecl
udedf
rom hear
ingt
hissui
t.

Anexami
nat
ionoft
hepl
aintshowst
hesui
tisf
oundedi
nsev
eral
causes
ofact
ion:

1.Noi
seemi
ssi
on undert
hecommonl
awt
ortofnui
sance

2.Ri
ghtt
oacl
eanandheal
thyenv
ironment

3.Al
l
owi
nguseoft
obaccoandot
hernar
cot
icsubst
anceswhi
ch
ci
rcul
atei
ntheai
randi
nter
ruptt
hequi
etenj
oymentofpl
aint
if
fs’
pr
oper
ti
es

4.Fi
nanci
all
osssuf
fer
edasar
esul
tnoi
seemi
ssi
ons.

Thepl
aint
if
fssoughtsev
eral
order
sagai
nstt
hedef
endant
sincl
udi
ng
2
decl
arat
oryor
der
sthatt
hebusi
nessoper
atonsof1stt
i o7thdef
endant
s
v
iol
atet
hepl
aint
if
fs’
rightt
oacl
eanandheal
thyenv
ironmentbyemi
tt
ing
noi
sebey
ondmaxi
mum per
missi
blel
evel
s;noi
sewasbey
ond
maxi
mum per
missi
blet
ocr
eat
eandpr
otectacl
eanandheal
thy
env
ironment
;hi
ghnoi
sel
evel
samount
stoabr
eachoft
hei
r
const
it
uti
onal
dut
y;gener
alandspeci
aldamages,
amongot
heror
der
s.

TheNat
ional
Env
ironment(
Noi
seandVi
brat
ionsSt
andar
dsandCont
rol
Regul
ati
ons)2013

Assuggest
edbycounsel
fort
hedef
endant
,theset
ort
shav
eal
lbeen
codi
fi
edi
nst
atut
es.Theov
err
idi
ngl
awunderwhi
cht
hepl
aint
if
fs’
compl
ainti
sregul
atedi
sthe(
Noi
seandVi
brat
ionsSt
andar
dsand
Cont
rol
regul
ati
ons,
2013).

Theser
egul
ati
onsar
emadeundersect
ions28 oft
heNat
ional
Env
ironmentActcap153.Sect
ion28pr
escr
ibest
hatt
he Nat
ional
Env
ironmentManagementAut
hor
it
ywi
l
lest
abl
i
shcr
it
eri
aand
pr
ocedur
esf
ort
hemeasur
ementofnoi
seandv
ibr
ati
onpol
l
uti
on;
mi
nimum st
andar
dsf
ort
heemi
ssi
onofnoi
seandv
ibr
ati
onpol
l
uti
on
i
ntot
heenv
ironment;
andgui
del
i
nesf
ort
heabat
ementofunr
easonabl
e
noi
seandv
ibr
ati
onpol
l
uti
onemi
tt
edi
ntot
heenv
ironment
.

Theser
egul
ati
onsar
eenf
orcedbyNEMA,
pol
i
ceandal
ocal
aut
hor
it
y
t
hroughmoni
tor
ing;
byal
ocal
counci
lorExecut
iveDi
rect
ort
owhom a
compl
aintcanbel
odged;
andbyt
hecour
tst
hroughaci
vi
lact
ionor
penal
ti
esf
orof
fencescr
eat
edundert
her
egul
ati
ons.

Ci
vi
lact
ionf
ornoi
sepol
l
uti
on

Regar
dingci
vi
lact
ioni
nthecour
ts,r
egul
ati
on43(
2)ent
it
lesany
per
sonorgr
oupofper
sonst
obr
inganact
ioni
nacour
tofcompet
ent
3
j
uri
sdi
cti
ont
ost
op,
prev
entorcont
rol
theemi
ssi
onofnoi
sef
rom any
sour
ceorpl
ace.

Theor
der
sacour
tcanmakear
eaut
hor
isedbyr
egul
ati
on43(
8)and
t
hesei
ncl
udeanor
derdi
rect
ingt
heper
sonorbodymaki
ngorcausi
ng
orr
esponsi
blef
ort
henoi
set
otakemeasur
esnecessar
ytor
educenoi
se
ort
otakespeci
fi
edmeasur
esf
ort
hepr
event
ionorl
i
mit
ati
onofnoi
se.
Thecour
thaspowerunderr
egul
ati
on43(9)t
ost
op,
prev
entorcont
rol
t
heemi
ssi
onofnoi
sef
rom anysour
ce.Underr
egul
ati
on43(
10)
,any
or
der
smadebyt
hecour
tmustbecompl
i
edwi
th.Underr
egul
ati
on43(
3),
t
hecompl
ainanthasadut
ytoshoworpr
oveper
sonal
loss,
inj
uryor
di
scomf
ortcausedbyt
heemi
ssi
on.

Fr
om al
awandpol
i
cyper
spect
ive,t
hei
ntent
ionoft
hel
egi
sl
atur
ewast
o
cr
eat
east
atut
oryt
ortofnoi
sepol
l
uti
onwhi
chhast
ober
emedi
ed
undert
hest
atut
ethatcr
eat
esi
t.Counsel
Bar
ezi
ref
err
edmet
o
Commer
cialCour
tMCNo.14of2014Kawuki
Mat
hiasvCommi
ssi
oner
Gener
alURAwher
etheHi
ghcour
thel
dthatundert
heEastAf
ri
can
Cust
omsUni
onAct,
theHi
ghCour
tenj
oyedappel
l
atej
uri
sdi
cti
onand
notor
igi
nal
jur
isdi
cti
onandt
her
efor
ethepl
aint
if
fhadt
otakehi
s
compl
aintt
otheTaxAppeal
sTr
ibunalasaf
ir
stst
ep.

Wher
east
atut
econf
ersor
igi
nal
jur
isdi
cti
ononasubor
dinat
ecour
t,t
he
Hi
ghCour
thasadut
ytogi
veef
fectt
othatst
atut
eandonl
yexer
cise
appel
l
atej
uri
sdi
cti
onatt
heappr
opr
iat
eti
me.Thi
smeanst
he
submi
ssi
onofcounsel
fort
heappl
i
cant
s/pl
aint
if
fsonj
uri
sdi
cti
oni
s
wi
thoutmer
it
.

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nPet
erMar
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he
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anddeal
twi
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etheWat
er

4
I
ndust
ryActt
hatset
soutpower
sanddut
iesofsewer
ageunder
taker
s.
Undert
hisAct
,thet
ortofnui
sancebyf
loodi
ngofsewagewasenact
ed
i
ntoast
atut
orydut
yont
hepar
toft
heunder
taker
stopr
eventf
loodi
ng
andt
her
efor
ebr
eachoft
hatdut
ywasr
emedi
edundert
hest
atut
eand
nott
hecommonl
awt
ortofnui
sance.

Wi
thr
espectt
othei
nst
antcase,Noi
seandVi
brat
ionsSt
andar
ds
Cont
rolRegul
ati
ons2013i
mposeuponoccupi
ers,
owner
sthedut
yto
cont
rol
noi
sel
evel
sandbr
eachoft
hatdut
yleadst
oadmi
nist
rat
ive
act
ionbyl
ocal
aut
hor
it
yorpenal
consequencesoranaggr
iev
ed
per
sonorcl
assofper
sonscanbr
inganact
ionundert
her
egul
ati
ons.
Byi
mpl
i
cat
ion,t
hepl
aint
if
fscannotbr
inganact
ionundert
hecommon
l
awt
ortofnui
sance whent
her
eisawr
it
tenl
aw t
hatr
egul
atest
hei
r
compl
aint
.Regul
ati
on43(
7)desi
gnat
est
hemagi
str
ate’
scour
tast
he
cour
toff
ir
sti
nst
ancewhi
chmeans,
theHi
ghCour
tcomesi
nonappeal
.

Wi
thr
espectt
obr
eachofst
atut
orydut
ybyKCCAandNEMA,
j
uri
sdi
cti
oni
swi
thmagi
str
ate’
scour
tascour
toff
ir
sti
nst
ancesi
nce
onl
ydecl
arat
oryor
der
sar
esought
.

Ri
ghtt
oacl
eanenv
ironment

Wi
thr
espectt
other
ightt
oacl
eanandheal
thyenv
ironment
,al
though
t
hiscauseofact
ionseemst
obegr
oundedi
nconst
it
uti
onal
law i
tis
basedont
hesamef
act
sthatgi
ver
iset
oast
atut
oryact
ion. The
decl
arat
oryor
dersoughti
snotav
ail
abl
eundert
heRegul
ati
onswhi
ch
means t
hiscauseofact
ionhast
ogi
vewayt
otheact
ionenv
isagedby
t
her
egul
ati
ons.

TobaccoCont
rol
Act22of2015

Wi
thr
espectt
ouseandconsumpt
ionoft
obaccoandot
hernar
cot
ic
5
subst
ances,
thesear
eremedi
edundert
heTobaccoCont
rolActt
hat
conf
ersonev
ery
onet
her
ightt
otobaccof
reeenv
ironmentand
pr
escr
ibesof
fencesf
orcont
rav
ent
ionoft
heAct
.

Gener
alandspeci
aldamagesf
orf
inanci
all
oss

Wi
thr
espectt
ogener
alandspeci
aldamagessoughtbyt
hepl
aint
if
fs,
sect
ion108oft
heNat
ional
Env
ironmentActsav
es exi
sti
ngl
aw t
hat
obt
ainedi
mmedi
atel
ybef
oret
hecomi
ngi
ntof
orceoft
heActasi
t
r
elat
est
oenv
ironmentbutont
hecondi
ti
oni
tshal
lhav
eef
fectsubj
ect
t
osuchmodi
fi
cat
ionsasmaybenecessar
ytogi
veef
fectt
otheAct
.

Thecommonl
aw pr
inci
pleunderRy
landvFl
etchert
hatpl
acesadut
y
onanownerofl
andt
ocont
rol
danger
oussubst
ancesonhi
sorherl
and
f
rom escapi
ngandcausi
ngi
njur
yordamaget
othenei
ghbour
sandt
hei
r
pr
oper
ty,
isonesuchl
awt
hatwaspr
eser
vedbysect
ion138oft
heAct
.

I
fthepl
aint
if
fshav
eacauseofact
ionundert
her
ulei
nRy
landv
Fl
etcher
,thei
rcl
aimi
str
iabl
ebyt
heHi
ghcour
tonaccountofl
i
mitt
o
pecuni
aryj
uri
sdi
cti
onof magi
str
ates’
cour
ts.

I
tfol
l
owst
hatt
hepr
eli
minar
yobj
ect
ionr
aisedbycounsel
f he1stt
ort o
7thdef
endant
s/r
espondent
ssucceeds.

Or
der
s

1.Thepl
aint
if
fswi
l
lbr
inganact
ionf
orbr
eachofst
atut
orydut
iesby
t
her
espondent
sundert
heNoi
seandVi
brat
ionsSt
andar
dsand
Cont
rolRegul
ati
ons2013i
nthemagi
str
atescour
t.

2.Thepl
aint
if
fswi
l
lpur
suet
hei
rri
ghtt
oat
obaccof
reeenv
ironment
undert
heTobaccoAct
.Int
heabsenceofdesi
gnat
edcour
t,t
he
cour
toff
ir
sti
nst
ancei
sthemagi
str
atescour
t.
6
 3.I
fthepl
aint
if
fshav
eacauseofact
ionundert
her
ulei
nRy
landsv
Fl
etcher
,theyar
efr
eet
oamendpl
eadi
ngst
oret
aint
hisspeci
fi
c
causeofact
iononl
y.

4.Theef
fectoft
heseor
der
sist
hatt
heappl
i
cat
ionsf
ori
nter
im and
t
empor
aryor
der
scannotst
andast
hemagi
str
atescour
thas
j
uri
sdi
cti
ont
oissueor
der
swi
thsi
mil
aref
fectunderr
egul
ati
ons
43(
8).

5.Cost
st he1stt
ot o7thdef
endant
sinanyev
ent
.

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