Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2006 Scotland

Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006

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Enforced by
SEPA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Occupier1

Plus 16 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

GENERAL

1 of 4 sections shown
s.004 Maps identifying noise sources and quiet areas Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must prepare, review and publish environmental noise mapsCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Application
s.003 Interpretation
Part 2

STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS

4 of 7 sections shown
s.005 Strategic noise maps: general requirements Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authorities must use prescribed noise indicators for noise mapsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007 Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must make, adopt and review strategic noise mapsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: major airports Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must make and submit strategic noise maps for major airportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: other airports Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must make and submit noise maps for non-major airportsLocal authority
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.006 Application and Competent Authority
s.008 Application and Competent Authority
s.009 Interpretation
Part 3

ACTION PLANS

6 of 8 sections shown
s.012 Duty to issue guidance on action plans and consolidated noise maps Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must issue action-plan guidance and consolidated noise mapsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Action plans: general requirements Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must ensure action plans meet noise objectives and use strategic noise mapsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015 Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must draw up and review noise action plansStatutory regulator
s.017 Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans Regulated
  • Airport operators must draw up, review and submit noise action plansOccupier
s.018 Public participation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authorities must consult the public on noise action plansCrown / Minister / Government department
s.019 Implementation of action plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public authorities must implement actions assigned to them in noise action plansCrown / Minister / Government department
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.014 Competent Authority
s.016 Application and Competent Authority
Part 4

COOPERATION WITH EXTERNAL COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

1 of 1 section shown
s.020 Co operation with external competent authorities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authorities must cooperate with external noise authoritiesCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 5

ADOPTION OF STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS AND ACTION PLANS

2 of 2 sections shown
s.021 Adoption of strategic noise maps Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must adopt, amend or reject strategic noise mapsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.022 Adoption of action plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must adopt, amend or reject action plans and notify reasonsCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 6

POWERS OF THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS IN RELATION TO THE FUNCTIONS OF OTHER COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.023 Application
s.024 Powers of the Scottish Ministers
s.025 Recovery of expenses
Part 7

INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND GUIDANCE

1 of 2 sections shown
s.026 Availability of strategic noise maps, consolidated noise maps and action plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must publish noise maps and action plans and provide copiesCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.027 Guidance
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 14 shown
s.sch001 General requirements for strategic noise maps Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must ensure noise maps meet legal standardsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 Requirements for strategic noise maps for agglomerations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must include required electronic data in agglomeration noise mapsCrown / Minister / Government department
12 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Requirements for strategic noise maps for major roads, major railways and major airports
s.sch002 Introduction
s.sch002 Assessment method for road traffic noise indicators
s.sch002 Assessment method for railway noise indicators
s.sch002 Assessment methods for aircraft noise indicators
s.sch002 Assessment methods for industrial noise indicators and port noise indicators
s.sch003 Interpretation
s.sch003 Road Traffic Noise
s.sch003 Railway Noise
s.sch003 Aircraft Noise
s.sch003 Industrial Noise and Port Noise

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