{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-24.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2006/465",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/24",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Powers of the Scottish Ministers",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may at any time require a competent authority to provide information in relation to its functions under these Regulations.\n(2) A request for information pursuant to paragraph (1)–\n(a) shall be made in writing;\n(b) may specify the format in which information shall be provided; and\n(c) may specify the period of time within which a response shall be received.\n(3) If a competent authority receives a request pursuant to paragraph (1) it shall respond–\n(a) within the time period specified pursuant to paragraph (2)(c); or\n(b) if no such period is specified, within 14 days of receipt of the request.\n(4) Where–\n(a) the Scottish Ministers have consulted the competent authority; and\n(b) they consider that by reason of any act or omission, or any likely act or omission, by the competent authority–\n(i) a requirement of these Regulations; ...\n(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nis unlikely to be met, the Scottish Ministers may exercise such of the functions of the competent authority as they consider appropriate.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 24(4)(b)(i) omitted (1.6.2022) by virtue of The Environment and Trade in Animals and Related Products (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/138), regs. 1, 8(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 24(4)(b)(ii) omitted (1.6.2022) by virtue of The Environment and Trade in Animals and Related Products (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/138), regs. 1, 8(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 24 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/24",
    "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."
}