The Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Identification of noise sources

  3. PART 2

    1. CHAPTER 1

      1. 4.Strategic noise maps: general requirements

      2. 5.Interpretation

    2. CHAPTER 2

      1. 6.Application

      2. 7.Competent authority

      3. 8.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: major roads

    3. CHAPTER 3

      1. 9.Application

      2. 10.Competent authority

      3. 11.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: major railways

    4. CHAPTER 4

      1. 12.Application

      2. 13.Competent authority

      3. 14.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: major airports

    5. CHAPTER 5

      1. 15.Application

      2. 16.Competent authority

      3. 17.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: industry

    6. CHAPTER 6

      1. 18.Application

      2. 19.Duty to make, review and revise strategic noise maps: agglomerations

    7. CHAPTER 7

      1. 20.Application

      2. 21.Competent authority

      3. 22.Duty to make, review and revise a consolidated strategic noise map: agglomerations

  4. PART 3

    1. CHAPTER 1

      1. 23.Duty to publish criteria or limit values

      2. 24.Action plans: general requirements

    2. CHAPTER 2

      1. 25.Application

      2. 26.Competent authority

      3. 27.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans: major roads

      4. 28.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans: agglomerations

    3. CHAPTER 3

      1. 29.Application

      2. 30.Competent authority

      3. 31.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans: major railways

      4. 32.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans: agglomerations

    4. CHAPTER 4

      1. 33.Application

      2. 34.Competent authority

      3. 35.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans: major airports

      4. 36.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans: agglomerations

    5. CHAPTER 5

      1. 37.Application

      2. 38.Competent authority

      3. 39.Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans: industry

    6. CHAPTER 6

      1. 40.Identification of quiet areas

    7. CHAPTER 7

      1. 41.Competent authority

      2. 42.Duty to draw up, review and revise a consolidated action plan: agglomerations

    8. CHAPTER 8

      1. 43.Public participation

    9. CHAPTER 9

      1. 44.Implementation of action plans

  5. PART 4

    1. 45.Cooperation with external competent authorities

  6. PART 5

    1. 46.Adoption or approval of strategic noise maps

    2. 47.Adoption or approval of action plans

  7. PART 6

    1. 48.Application

    2. 49.Powers

    3. 50.Recovery of expenses

  8. PART 7

    1. 51.Competent authority

    2. 52.Availability of strategic noise maps and action plans

  9. PART 8

    1. 53.Guidance

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC NOISE MAPPING

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.General requirements for strategic noise maps

      3. 3.Requirements for strategic noise maps for agglomerations

      4. 4.Requirements for strategic noise maps for major roads, major railways and major airports

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR THE NOISE INDICATORS

      1. 5.Introduction

      2. 6.Assessment method for road traffic noise indicators

      3. 7.Assessment method for railway noise indicators

      4. 8.Assessment methods for aircraft noise indicators

      5. 9.Assessment methods for industrial noise indicators and port noise indicators

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      SUPPLEMENTARY NOISE INDICATORS

      1. 10.Interpretation

      2. 11.Road traffic noise

      3. 12.Railway noise

      4. 13.Aircraft noise

      5. 14.Industrial noise and port noise

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTION PLANS

      1. 15.General

  12. Explanatory Note