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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-18",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/465",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Public participation",
  "text": "In preparing and revising action plans the competent authorities under regulations 14 and 16 shall ensure that–\n(a) the public is consulted about proposals for action plans;\n(b) the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation and review of the action plans;\n(c) the results of that public participation are taken into account;\n(d) the public is informed of the decisions taken; and\n(e) reasonable time frames are provided allowing sufficient time for each stage of public participation.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 18 in force at 5.10.2006, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/465/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:17:56.804202+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."
}