{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2006/2629",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Noise (Wales) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-wales-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Duty to draw up, review and revise action plans",
  "text": "(1) No later than 18 July 2008 the competent authority must draw up action plans for—\n(a) places near first round major roads;\n(b) places near first round major railways; and\n(c) first round agglomerations.\n(2) No later than 18 July 2013 the competent authority must draw up action plans for—\n(a) places near major roads;\n(b) places near major railways; and\n(c) agglomerations.\n(3) Paragraph (4) applies—\n(a) whenever a major development occurs affecting the existing noise situation; and\n(b) at least every five years after the date on which an action plan is adopted pursuant to regulation 24.\n(4) The competent authority must—\n(a) review; and\n(b) if necessary revise,\nthe action plan.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 17: power to amend conferred (14.4.2024) by Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 2), ss. 27(2), 30(2)(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/2629/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:03:02.067632+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."
}