Unless otherwise defined in these Regulations, words and terms used in these Regulations and in the Directive shall have the meaning given in the Directive.

In these Regulations–

• “agglomeration” means an urbanised area having a population in excess of 100,000 people and a population density equal to or greater than 500 people per km2 and which is shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4;

• “airport” means a civil airport;

• “airport operator” means the person for the time being having, in relation to a particular airport, the management of that airport;

• “calendar year” means a period of a year beginning on the 1st January;

• “dB(A)” is a measure of sound pressure level (“A” weighted) in decibels as specified in British Standard BS EN 61672 2:20032;

• F1“Directive” means Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise

• “first round agglomeration” means an urbanised area having a population in excess of 250,000 people and a population density equal to or greater than 500 people per km2 and which is shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4;

• “first round major railway” means a railway having more than 60,000 train passages per year and which is shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4;

• “first round major road” means a road having more than 6 million vehicle passages per year which is–

  1. a

     designated by the letter “A” followed by a number; or

  2. b

     a special road within the meaning of section 7 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 19844,

  and which is shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4;

• “L_day” has the meaning given in Article 3 and Annex I to the Directive and covers the period 0700 – 1900 hours in any 24 hour period;

• “L_evening” has the meaning given in Article 3 and Annex I to the Directive and covers the period 1900 – 2300 hours in any 24 hour period;

• “L_night” has the meaning given in Article 3 and Annex I to the Directive and covers the period 2300 – 0700 hours in any 24 hour period;

• “L_den” has the meaning given in Article 3 and Annex I to the Directive;

• “major airport” means a civil airport having more than 50,000 movements per year (a movement being a take off or a landing) excluding those purely for training purposes on light aircraft, and which is shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4;

• “major road” means a road having more than 3 million vehicle passages per year which is–

  1. a

     designated by the letter “A” followed by a number; or

  2. b

     a special road within the meaning of section 7 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984,

  and which is shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4;

• “major railway” means a railway having more than 30,000 train passages per year and which is shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4;

• “quiet area in an agglomeration” and “quiet area in a first round agglomeration” mean an area shown on a map or plan prepared and published by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 4.