General requirements for strategic noise maps
2.—(1) Strategic noise maps and their revisions must—
(a)satisfy the minimum requirements laid down in Annex IV of the Directive; and
(b)be clear and comprehensible.
(2) In applying paragraph (1)(a) any reference in Annex IV of the Directive to—
(a)Article 8 of the Directive shall be taken to be a reference to regulations 15, 17 and 19 of these Regulations;
(b)Article 9 of the Directive shall be taken to be a reference to regulation 29 of these Regulations.
[F1(3) Further, in applying paragraph (1)(a) the following provisions of Annex 4 of the Directive are to be ignored—
(a)in paragraph 4, the first indent;
(b)in paragraph 5, the words from “concerning” to “Commission”;
(c)paragraph 9.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 2(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/458), regs. 1(1), 6(7)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)