PART 2STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS

CHAPTER 6STRATEGIC NOISE MAPS – AGGLOMERATIONS

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1

No later than 31 March 2007 the competent authority under regulation 7 shall—

a

make a strategic noise map showing the situation in the preceding calendar year for all relevant first round agglomerations; and

b

submit that map with input data and metadata to the Department.

2

No later than 31 March 2012, and thereafter every five years, the competent authority under regulation 7 shall—

a

make a strategic noise map showing the situation in the preceding calendar year for all relevant agglomerations; and

b

submit that map with input data and metadata to the Department.

3

No later than 31 March 2007 the competent authority under regulation 10 shall—

a

make a strategic noise map showing the situation in the preceding calendar year for all relevant first round agglomerations; and

b

submit that map with input data and metadata to the Department.

4

No later than 31 March 2012, and thereafter every five years, the competent authority under regulation 10 shall—

a

make a strategic noise map showing the situation in the preceding calendar year for all relevant agglomerations; and

b

submit that map with input data and metadata to the Department.

5

No later than 31 October 2006, and thereafter every five years, an airport operator shall—

a

identify any airport to be mapped within any relevant first round agglomeration or any relevant agglomeration;

b

act as the competent authority for that airport; and

c

submit this data to the Department.

6

No later than 31 March 2007 the competent authority under paragraph (5) shall—

a

make a strategic noise map showing the situation in the preceding calendar year for all relevant first round agglomerations; and

b

submit that map with input data and metadata to the Department.

7

No later than 31 March 2012, and thereafter every five years, the competent authority under regulation 13 shall—

a

make a strategic noise map showing the situation in the preceding calendar year for all relevant agglomerations; and

b

submit that map with input data and metadata to the Department.

8

Whenever a major development occurs affecting the existing noise situation, the competent authority under regulation 7, 10, 13,16 or paragraph (5) shall—

a

review; and

b

if necessary, revise;

any strategic noise map made pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (6) or (7) and adopted or approved pursuant to regulation 46.

9

Any strategic noise map revised pursuant to paragraph (8)(b) shall be submitted with input data and metadata to the Department within three working days of its revision.