Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th April, 2016.

I, ALAN KELLY, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000¹ and Directive 2006/7/EC of 15 February 2006² and Commission Implementing Decision 2011/321/EU of 27 May 2011³ , hereby make the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Bathing Water Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008 ( S.I No. 79 of 2008 ).

Amendment of Principal Regulations

3. The Principal Regulations are amended—

(a) in Regulation 18(1), by substituting for subparagraph (a) the following:

“(a) the current bathing water classification and any prohibition or advice against bathing referred to in this Regulation by means of a clear and simple sign or symbol, such sign or symbol to be used—

(i) in the case of any prohibition or advice against bathing, as set out in Schedule 7 to these Regulations;

(ii) in the case of current bathing water classification, as set out in Schedule 8 to these Regulations.”

and

(b) by inserting the following Schedules after Schedule 6:

“SCHEDULE 7

For informing on bathing prohibition or advice against bathing:

SCHEDULE 8

For informing on bathing water classification:

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 April 2016.

ALAN KELLY,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations implement Commission Implementing Decision 2011/321/EU establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/7, symbols for providing information to the public on bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing.

The Regulation gives further effect to Directive 2006/7/EC of 15 February 2006, on the quality of bathing waters and amends Statutory Instrument No. 79 of 2008.

1 OJ L 327, 22.12.2000. p.1

2 OJ L 64, 4.3.2006 p.37

3 OJ L143 31.5.2011 p.38