I'm surprised this hasn't been commented on yet ...
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From: Pete Fisher on 26 Mar 2010 06:06 In communiqué <mgRY8ICBzHrLFAo4(a)g7kkh.demon.co.uk>, Steve Fitzgerald <junk@[127.0.0.1]> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >In message <yjrr0MFr8fnLFwb8(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk>, Pete Fisher ><Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> writes >>>Then read the context; >>> >>>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7061148.ece >> >>"Imagine arriving home after a fortnight's holiday in the sun to >>find a deluge of mail and your burglar alarm going off. There is no >>sign of a break-in but an offence has been committed — by you." > >And it's been law for as long as I can remember (and I was in the alarm >business 20 years ago) that the bell must cut-off after 20 minutes. > The 1982 Code of Practice says: "4.1. In the interests of avoiding risks of serious disturbance to the public it is *desirable* that audible intruder alarms should be fitted with an automatic cut- out device. Such a device would automatically stop the ringing after a period of about 20 minutes from activation of the system. A cut-out device can be supplemented with a flashing light which continues to operate after automatic termination of the ringing, and indicates that the premises are still in alarm condition (see also paragraph 3.5.)." >Noise Abatement regulations that precede the current bunch by a long >chalk. Which would those be then? If an installation didn't have a cut-out, a notice could be served requiring one (Control of Pollution Act 1974 at the time the CoP was issued, Environmental Protection Act 1990 now), but it's not a direct offence. The situation may possibly be different in the London Boroughs though, as IIRC they may have local bylaws. In any case, if the alarm is malfunctioning, either the cut-out isn't working at all or the alarm just keeps going off again for twenty minute periods. That's why the new provisions have been introduced to require registration of key holders in designated areas. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |