2007 No. 3519 (W.311)
The Environmental Noise (Identification of Noise Sources) (Wales) Regulations 2007
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers are designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to the assessment, management and control of environmental noise.
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.
Title, commencement and application1
1
The title of these Regulations is The Environmental Noise (Identification of Noise Sources) (Wales) Regulations 2007.
2
These Regulations come into force on 9 January 2008.
3
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales
Interpretation2
1
“Deposited map” (“map a adneuwyd”) means a map that is signed on behalf of the Welsh Ministers and deposited at their offices.
2
“the 2006 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2006”) means the Environmental Noise (Wales) Regulations 20063.
3
Words and terms used in these Regulations that are also used in the 2006 Regulations have the same meaning as in the 2006 Regulations.
Identification of noise sources3
Regulations 4, 5 and 6 identify first round agglomerations, first round major roads and first round major railways for the purposes of regulation 3(1) of the 2006 Regulations.
First round agglomerations4
First round agglomerations are those denoted on—
a
the deposited map entitled “Cardiff — First Round Agglomeration — Caerdydd — Cylch Cyntaf, Crynodref”, dated 13 December 2007 and bearing the reference number END\I\W\FRCardiff; and
b
the deposited map entitled “Swansea/Neath/Port Talbot — First Round Agglomeration — Abertawe/Castell-nedd/Port Talbot — Cylch Cyntaf, Crynodref”, dated 13 December 2007 and bearing the reference number END\I\W\FRSwansea/Neath/Port Talbot.
First round major roads5
First round major roads are those denoted on—
a
the deposited map entitled “Wales (North) — First Round Major Roads — Cymru (Gogledd) — Cylch Cyntaf, Prif Ffyrdd”, dated 13 December 2007 and bearing the reference number END\I\W\FRNRoads; and
b
the deposited map entitled “Wales (South) — First Round Major Roads — Cymru (De) — Cylch Cyntaf, Prif Ffyrdd”, dated 13 December 2007 and bearing the reference number END\I\W\FRSRoads.
First round major railways6
First round major railways are those denoted on the deposited map entitled “Wales — First Round Major Railways — Cymru — Cylch Cyntaf, Prif Reilffyrdd”, dated 13 December 2007 and bearing the reference number END\I\W\FRRail.
(This note is not part of the Order)