# The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, Paragraph 2: General requirements for strategic noise maps

Extent: S

(1) Strategic noise maps and their revisions shall–
(a) satisfy the minimum requirements laid down in Annex IV to the Directive; and
(b) be clear and comprehensible.
(2) In applying sub-paragraph (1)(a)—
(a) any reference in Annex IV to the Directive to—
(i) Article 8 of the Directive is to be read as a reference to regulations 13, 15 and 17 of these Regulations,
(ii) Article 9 of the Directive is to be read as a reference to regulation 26 of these Regulations,
(b) in paragraph 4 of Annex IV to the Directive, the words “the provision of the data to be sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 10(2) and Annex VI” are to be disregarded, and
(c) paragraph 5 of Annex IV to the Directive is to be disregarded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/465/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-scotland-regulations-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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