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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-water-regulations-2013/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-water-regulations-2013/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/1675",
  "legislation_title": "The Bathing Water Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-water-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Monitoring etc.",
  "text": "(1) The appropriate agency must establish a monitoring programme for every bathing water.\n(2) The monitoring programme for intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli must be in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 4.\n(3) The appropriate agency must undertake appropriate monitoring for cyanobacteria in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 4.\n(4) The appropriate agency must undertake investigations for macro-algae and marine phytoplankton in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 4.\n(5) The appropriate agency must undertake visual inspections for waste, including tarry residues, glass, plastic or rubber in accordance with Part 4 of Schedule 4.\n(6) After the end of every bathing season, the appropriate agency must notify the appropriate Minister, giving reasons, if it has suspended the monitoring calendar in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 4.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1675/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:48:40.853645+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}