EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made pursuant to the duty in regulation 3(1) of the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2238) and identify the noise sources that must be mapped pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 7 of Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (O.J. No. L 189, 18.07.2002, p. 12). These Regulations apply in England.
The maps referred to in regulations 3, 4 and 5 have been deposited at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6DE where they may be inspected during office hours. The maps are also available on the following website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/noise/ambient.htm.
A regulatory impact assessment has not been carried out in relation to these Regulations. However, a full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum for those Regulations and is available on the Office of Public Sector Information website: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/em2006/uksiem_20062238_en.pdf.