General requirements
21.—(1) The Scottish Ministers shall–
(a)ensure that up-to-date information is made available to the public in accordance with this Part; and
(b)consult the public in accordance with regulation 28.
(2) The Scottish Ministers shall ensure that the information to which this Part relates is–
(a)made available in a form that is clear, comprehensible and accessible;
(b)disseminated or published by the most appropriate means, as they may determine, including (but not necessarily limited to) broadcast media, press, publications, information screens, the internet or other computer network sources; and
(c)up-dated–
(i)in accordance with a minimum frequency specified in this Part; or
(ii)in other cases, as soon as practicable.
(3) For the purposes of this Part, “the public” includes natural or legal persons, health-care bodies and other organisations having an interest in ambient air quality or representing the interests of sensitive populations, consumers or the environment.