{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quality-of-bathing-water-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2013/151",
  "legislation_title": "The Quality of Bathing Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quality-of-bathing-water-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of regulation 2",
  "text": "In regulation 2 (interpretation)—\n(a) in paragraph (2)—\n(i) for the definition of “bathing water” substitute—\n““bathing water” means the surface waters identified under regulation 3(1), other than excluded pools and waters, at which the Department expects a large number of people to bathe, having regard in particular to past trends and any infrastructure or facilities provided, or other measures taken, to promote bathing at those waters;”;\n(ii) after the definition of “cyanobacterial proliferation” insert—\n““the Decision” means the Commission Implementing Decision 2011/321/EU of 27 May 2011 establishing, pursuant to the Bathing Water Directive, a symbol for information to the public on bathing water classification and any bathing water prohibition or advice against bathing;”;\n(iii) for the definition of “Departmental management measures” substitute—\n““Departmental management measures” mean measures in relation to a bathing water taken by the Department—\n(a) to identify and assess the causes of pollution that might, in the particular circumstances of each case, affect bathing waters and impair bathers’ health;\n(b) under regulation 5 to reduce the risk of pollution; or\n(c) under regulations 7 to 12;\n“excluded pools and waters” means—\n(a) swimming pools and spa pools;\n(b) confined waters subject to treatment or used for therapeutic purposes; and\n(c) artificially created confined waters separated from surface water and groundwater;”;\nand\n(iv) in the definition of “permanent advice against bathing” for “12(2)” substitute “14(2)”; and\n(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—\n“(3) In the following provisions, namely—\n(a) regulation 5(4);\n(b) regulation 10(2)(b);\n(c) regulation 13(1) and (2);\n(d) regulation 14(1), (3) and (4);\n(e) regulation 16; and\n(f) paragraph 10(2) of Part 4 of Schedule 3,\nreferences to a bathing water operator do not include the Department in its capacity as such.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L143,31.5.2011, p.38-40"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/151/regulation/4",
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  },
  "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."
}