The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Application

    3. 3.Interpretation

    4. 4.Maps identifying noise sources and quiet areas

  3. PART 2 STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS

    1. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS

      1. 5.Strategic noise maps: general requirements

    2. CHAPTER 2 STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS – NOISE SOURCES OTHER THAN AIRPORTS

      1. 6.Application and Competent Authority

      2. 7.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps

    3. CHAPTER 3 STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS – AIRPORTS

      1. 8.Application and Competent Authority

      2. 9.Interpretation

      3. 10.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: major airports

      4. 11.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: other airports

  4. PART 3 ACTION PLANS

    1. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL

      1. 12.Duty to issue guidance on action plans and consolidated noise maps

      2. 13.Action plans: general requirements

    2. CHAPTER 2 ACTION PLANS – NOISE SOURCES OTHER THAN AIRPORTS

      1. 14.Competent Authority

      2. 15.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans

    3. CHAPTER 3 ACTION PLANS – AIRPORTS

      1. 16.Application and Competent Authority

      2. 17.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans

    4. CHAPTER 4 ACTION PLANS – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

      1. 18.Public participation

    5. CHAPTER 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLANS

      1. 19.Implementation of action plans

  5. PART 4 COOPERATION WITH EXTERNAL COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

    1. 20.Co operation with external competent authorities

  6. PART 5 ADOPTION OF STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS AND ACTION PLANS

    1. 21.Adoption of strategic noise maps

    2. 22.Adoption of action plans

  7. PART 6 POWERS OF THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS IN RELATION TO THE FUNCTIONS OF OTHER COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

    1. 23.Application

    2. 24.Powers of the Scottish Ministers

    3. 25.Recovery of expenses

  8. PART 7 INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND GUIDANCE

    1. 26.Availability of strategic noise maps, consolidated noise maps and action plans

    2. 27.Guidance

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC NOISE MAPPING

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR THE NOISE INDICATORS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      SUPPLEMENTARY NOISE INDICATORS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTION PLANS

  11. Explanatory Note