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

Extent: E+W

(1) Strategic noise maps and their revisions must—
(a) satisfy the minimum requirements laid down in Annex IV of the Directive; and
(b) be clear and comprehensible.
(2) In applying paragraph (1)(a) any reference in Annex IV of the Directive to—
(a) Article 8 of the Directive is to be taken to be a reference to regulations 15, 17 and 19 of these Regulations;
(b) Article 9 of the Directive is to be taken to be a reference to regulation 29 of these Regulations.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), a reference to Annex IV of the Directive is to be read as if the following were omitted—
(a) in paragraph 4, the first indent;
(b) in paragraph 5, the words from “concerning” to “Commission”; and
(c) paragraph 9.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/2629/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-noise-wales-regulations-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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