S.L. 549.59 Art. 40Further information to be given to the public.

(1) The competent authority shall adequately and in good time inform the general public as well as appropriate organisations, including environmental organisations, consumer organisations, organisations representing the interests of sensitive populations, other relevant health care bodies and the relevant industrial federations, of the following:

(a) ambient air quality in accordance with Schedule 12;

(b) any postponement decisions taken pursuant to Article 22(1) of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe;

(c) any exemptions pursuant to Article 22(2) of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe;

(d) air quality plans as provided for in Articles 22(1), 23 and the programmes referred to in Article 17(2) of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe and regulations 33(1) and 36(1) as well as the programme in regulation 25(3).

(2) The competent authority shall make the information in sub-regulation (1) available free of charge by means of any accessible media including the Internet or any other appropriate means of telecommunication, and shall take into account the provisions laid down in Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE).

(3) The competent authority shall make available to the public the annual reports for all pollutants required by regulation 31(1).

(4) The competent authority shall also inform the public of the allocation of responsibilities in terms of the provisions of regulation 3.