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Environmental Noise (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. No. 190 of 2018).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Noise pollution EIA Monitoring Governance
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 to implement EU legislation relative to the assessment of environmental noise. The European Union Commission Directive 2015/996/EC establishes common noise assessment methods and replaced Annex II of the Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with a new Annex. That Annex lays down the common noise assessment methods. which shall now be applied. Minor and consequential amendments concern, among other things, competent authorities.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 establishing common noise assessment methods according to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Legislation | European Union | 2015

Keyword: Pollution control, Noise pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Environmental Noise (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2006 (S.R. No. 387 of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Noise pollution, EIA, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX