# The Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

WATER RESOURCES, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
27th October 2025 Laid before Parliament
28th October 2025 Laid before Senedd Cymru
28th October 2025 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Secretary of State in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales, make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of, and paragraph 20(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (“the Act”).
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers have, in accordance with section 2(4) of the Act, consulted—
the Environment Agency,
the Natural Resources Body for Wales,
such bodies or persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses as they consider appropriate, and
such other bodies or persons as they consider appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1129/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-water-amendment-england-and-wales-regulations-2025/introduction/enacted
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