These Regulations prescribe bathing water quality standards and the bathing areas to which they apply, together with the sampling programmes, arrangements for the display of results and the methods of analysis and inspection to be used by local authorities to determine compliance with the standards. The Regulations extend, in respect of the repealed Regulations, the bathing water quality standards, sampling and other requirements to 94 bathing areas.
These Regulations prescribe bathing water quality standards and the bathing areas to which they apply, together with the sampling programmes, arrangements for the display of results and the methods of analysis and inspection to be used by local authorities to determine compliance with the standards. The Regulations extend, in respect of the repealed Regulations, the bathing water quality standards, sampling and other requirements to 94 bathing areas.
Made under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977.The Regulations, which give effect to Council Directive No. 76/160/EEC of 8 December, 1975 (O.J. No. L31/1, 5 February, 1976) concerning the quality of bathing water, replace the European Communities (Quality of Bathing Water) Regulations, 1988 and the European Communities (Quality of Bathing Water) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989, which previously provided the basis for implementation of the Directive.
Title:
Quality of Bathing Waters Regulations, 1992 (S.I. No. 155/1992).
Country:
Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
1992
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Repealed:
Yes
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