{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-waters-scotland-regulations-2008/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-waters-scotland-regulations-2008/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2008/170",
  "legislation_title": "The Bathing Waters (Scotland) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bathing-waters-scotland-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Management measures at bathing waters affected by other pollution",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where an interested party is aware of pollution which–\n(a) takes the form of tarry residues, glass, plastic, rubber or any waste; and\n(b) is of such an amount as to require remedial and restorative measures to be undertaken to a bathing water.\n(2) In determining the amount of pollution that requires remedial or restorative measures under paragraph (1) the interested parties must take into account whether it presents a risk to bathers' health.\n(3) The interested party must notify the existence of the pollution to–\n(a) the other interested parties;\n(b) the person with proprietorial interest in the bathing water; and\n(c) where the bathing water or any part of it forms part of a European site or of land which is a SSSI, SNH.\n(4) Subject to the provisions of any enactment relative to the protection of European sites or land which is a SSSI, the relevant local authority must take such action as is necessary in order to remedy or mitigate the effect of the pollution within 7 days of becoming aware of it.\n(5) When complying with its obligations under paragraph (4), a local authority must give reasonable notice to the owner of the land–\n(a) upon which it requires to carry out remedial or restorative measures; or\n(b) that it requires to cross in order to carry out such works.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/170/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:07:15.175457+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."
}