The Airport Noise-related Operating Restrictions (Amendment) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/332
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Airport Noise-related Operating Restrictions (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st July 2026.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 598/2014

(1) Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at United Kingdom airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 8 (rules on the introduction of operating restrictions), in paragraph (1), for the words before subparagraph (a) substitute—

Before introducing an operating restriction, the competent authorities must give notice at least two months prior to the determination of the slot coordination parameters as defined in point (m) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 for the airport concerned for the relevant scheduling period, to: