# The Environmental Noise (Wales) Regulations 2006, Regulation 15: Action plans: general requirements

Extent: E+W

(1) Any action plan drawn up or revised under this Part must—
(a) aim to prevent and reduce environmental noise where necessary and particularly where exposure levels can induce harmful effects on human health;
(aa) aim to preserve environmental noise quality where it is good;
(b) be designed to manage noise issues and effects, including noise reduction if necessary;
(c) aim to protect quiet areas in agglomerations against an increase in noise;
(d) identify and address priorities having regard to guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 30(1);
(e) apply in particular to the most important areas as established by strategic noise maps adopted pursuant to regulation 23; and
(f) meet the requirements in Schedule 4.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies to—
(a) any action plan; and
(b) any revision of an action plan,
drawn up under this Part for an agglomeration.
(3) An action plan and any revision of an action plan must be based upon and apply in particular to the most important areas as established by—
(a) all strategic noise maps that—
(i) are made or revised pursuant to regulation 7, 11 or 12 and adopted pursuant to regulation 23, and
(ii) concern any part of the area addressed by the action plan; and
(b) a consolidated noise map.
(4) The Welsh Ministers may compile consolidated noise maps in respect of any area from any strategic noise maps that—
(a) are made or revised pursuant to regulation 7,11 or 12 and adopted pursuant to regulation 23, and
(b) concern any part of the area addressed by the action plan.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/2629/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-15
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