Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 375
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND
The Environmental Noise (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
13th February 2008
Laid before Parliament
19th February 2008
Coming into force
6th April 2008
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to measures relating to the assessment, management and control of environmental noise. The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1. These Regulations—
(a) may be cited as the Environmental Noise (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008;
(b) come into force on 6th April 2008; and
(c) apply in England.
Amendment of the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006
2. The Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006( 3 ) are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 19 (duty to draw up, review and revise action plans), for “April”, in each place, substitute “June”.
(a) In Schedule 2 (assessment methods for the noise indicators)—
(b) in paragraph 2, for “LA 10,18h ” substitute “L A10,18h ”;
(c) in paragraph 3(a), for “Calculation of railway noise”, substitute “Calculation of Railway Noise 1995”;
(d) in paragraph 3(b), for “railway noise”, substitute “Railway Noise”.
Jonathan Shaw
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
13th February 2008