The Environmental Noise (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1610

Environmental Protection, England

The Environmental Noise (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

1st July 2009

Laid before Parliament

3rd July 2009

Coming into force

25th July 2009

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(1) (“the Act”). The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(2) for the purposes of the Act in relation to measures relating to the assessment, management and control of environmental noise.

These Regulations and the Regulations they amend, the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006(3), make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the Act. The Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 make references to 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(4). It appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for those references to be construed as references to that Directive as amended from time to time

(1)

1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).

(2)

S.I. 2004/706.

(3)

S.I. 2006/2238 as amended by S.I. 2008/375.

(4)

OJ No L 189, 18.7.2002, p 12 amended by Regulation EC (No) 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 311, 20.11.2008, p 1).