{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-england-regulations-2006/regulation-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-england-regulations-2006/regulation-23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2238",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-england-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Adoption of strategic noise maps",
  "text": "(1) If the Secretary of State considers that a strategic noise map—\n(a) submitted to him pursuant to regulation 11 or 12;\n(b) submitted to him pursuant to paragraph (4); or\n(c) made or revised by him,\nmeets the requirements of regulation 4, he must adopt the map.\n(2) If the Secretary of State considers that a strategic noise map submitted to him pursuant to regulation 11 or 12 or paragraph (4) does not meet the requirements of regulation 4 he may—\n(a) amend and adopt the map; or\n(b) reject the map.\n(3) If a strategic noise map is rejected pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) the Secretary of State must notify the competent authority that submitted it of—\n(a) the reasons why the map was not adopted; and\n(b) the date by which the map must be revised and resubmitted.\n(4) The recipient of a notification under paragraph (3) must submit the revised strategic noise map to the Secretary of State by the date specified in the notification.\n(5) Paragraphs (1) to (4) apply to a revised strategic noise map as they apply to a strategic noise map submitted pursuant to regulation 11 or 12.\n(6) If the Secretary of State amends—\n(a) a strategic noise map; or\n(b) a revised strategic noise map,\nhe must take such steps as he considers appropriate for ensuring that the map complies with the requirements of regulation 4.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2238/regulation/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:23:06.793178+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}