# The Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 4: Strategic noise maps: general requirements

Extent: N.I.

(1) Any strategic noise map made or revised under this Part shall satisfy the applicable requirements in Schedule 1.
(2) A competent authority under regulations 7, 10, 13, 16 or 21 shall apply—
(a) the noise indicators Lden and Lnight as referred to in Annex I of the Directive; and
(b) the supplementary noise indicators in all cases listed as examples in paragraph 3 of Annex 1 of the Directive;
when making or revising strategic noise maps under this Part.
(3) The values of Lden, Lnight and the supplementary noise indicators shall be determined by computation (at the assessment position) and by means of the assessment methods set out in Annex II of the Directive.
(4) In this Regulation, “assessment position” means the assessment height in paragraph 7 of Annex IV of the Directive.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), a reference to Annex 1 to the Directive is to be read as if, in paragraph (1) of the Directive, in the second subparagraph, in the first indent, the words from “The Member” to the end were omitted

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/387/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-4
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