{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-england-regulations-2006/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-england-regulations-2006/regulation-9.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/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n“input data” means all the data and related information used to produce the numerical data in electronic form required by paragraph 3(2)(b) or 4(2)(b) (as appropriate) of Schedule 1;\n“metadata” means such elements of Section 2 of the “SPIRE Data Standard, Version 1.0” (DEFRA, 25th November 2004) as are required to describe the—\n(a)input data; and\n(b)information and data required by paragraph 3(2) or 4(2) (as appropriate) of Schedule 1.\n(2) Any requirement in this Chapter to submit input data to a competent authority is a requirement to submit that input data in a format that—\n(a) is electronic;\n(b) allows electronic manipulation; and\n(c) does not require manipulation in order to reproduce the numerical data in electronic form required by paragraph 3(2)(b) or 4(2)(b) (as appropriate) of Schedule 1.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "SPIRE Programme, Product Reference: SIP – DP – 011."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2238/regulation/9",
    "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."
}