The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Interpretation

3.—(1) 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.

(2) 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 2:2003(1);

“Directive” means Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25th June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise(2);

“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–

(a)

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

(b)

a special road within the meaning of section 7 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984(3),

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–

(a)

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

(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.

(1)

ISBN 0-580-42224-0.

(2)

O.J. No. L 189, 18.07.02, p.12.

(3)

1984 c. 54. There are amendments to section 7 not relevant to these Regulations.