Regulation 52 Availability of strategic noise maps and action plansI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Any—

(a)

strategic noise map that is made available to the public before it is adopted or approved pursuant to regulation 46; or

(b)

action plan that is made available to the public before it is adopted or approved pursuant to regulation 47;

shall include prominently displayed wording identifying it as a draft subject to adoption or approval by the Department.

(2)

Any—

(a)

strategic noise map approved or adopted pursuant to regulation 46; or

(b)

action plan approved or adopted pursuant to regulation 47;

shall be published by the competent authority in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (3).

(3)

A strategic noise map or an action plan published pursuant to paragraph (2)—

(a)

shall be accompanied by a summary setting out the most important points;

(b)

shall be available for inspection at such times and in such places as the Department may determine, and information on when and where such copies may be inspected shall be published by the Department in such a manner as they may determine;

(c)

may be displayed on a website and in such other manner as the Department considers appropriate; and

(d)

shall be provided by the Department, on request, for a reasonable charge.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 52 in operation at 20.10.2006 with application in accordance with, see reg. 1(2)