# The Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 45: Cooperation with external competent authorities

Extent: N.I.

(1) When necessary in order to meet its obligations under these Regulations, a competent authority shall use all reasonable endeavours to secure the cooperation of an external competent authority.
(2) A competent authority—
(a) when requested to do so by an external competent authority; and
(b) if necessary to meet that external competent authority’s obligations arising under relevant EU-derived domestic legislation ;
shall cooperate with that external competent authority.
(3) In this Part “external competent authority” means a competent authority in the Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales designated for the purposes of the relevant EU-derived domestic legislation .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/387/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-45
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