The Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Identification of quiet areasN.I.

40.—(1) No later than 30 September 2007 the Department shall prepare maps identifying quiet areas in agglomerations.

(2) Paragraph (3) applies if the Department considers that the most recent maps produced pursuant to this regulation are no longer appropriate.

(3) No later than 30 September in any relevant year the Department shall, if it considers it necessary, prepare maps identifying quiet areas in agglomerations.

(4) In paragraph (3) “relevant year” means 2012 and every fifth year thereafter.

(5) Certified copies of maps prepared pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3)—

(a)shall be available for inspection at such times and in such places as the Department may determine, and information on when and where such copies may be inspected shall be published by the Department in such a manner as they may determine;

(b)may be displayed on a website and in such other manner as the Department considers appropriate; and

(c)shall be provided by the Department, on request, for a reasonable charge.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 40 in operation at 20.10.2006 with application in accordance with, see reg. 1(2)