2018 No. 104
Environmental Protection
The Quality of Bathing Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018
Made 1st May 2018
Coming into operation 31st May 2018

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs being a department designated in relation to the environment for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.
S.I. 2008/301
1972 c.68

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Quality of Bathing Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 and shall come into operation on 31st May 2018.

2 Interpretation
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
1954 c.33 (N.I.)

3 Amendments to the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
For Schedule 1 to the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
S.R. 2008 No.231
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 1st May 2018.
(L.S.) John Speers A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

SCHEDULE Schedule substituted for Schedule 1 to the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
Regulation 3

“SCHEDULE 1 BATHING WATERS
Regulation 3
1 Ballycastle
2 Ballygally
3 Ballyholme
4 Ballyhornan
5 Ballywalter
6 Benone (Magilligan)
7 Brown’s Bay
8 Carnlough
9 Castlerock
10 Cloughey
11 Cranfield (Cranfield Bay)
12 Crawfordsburn
13 Downhill
14 Groomsport
15 Helen’s Bay
16 Kilclief
17 Millisle
18 Murlough Bay
19 Newcastle
20 Portballintrae (Salmon Rock)
21 Portrush (Curran Strand)
22 Portrush (Mill Strand)
23 Portstewart
24 Tyrella
25 Waterfoot
26 Whiterocks”

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 1 of the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (as amended) to add Ballyhornan, Cloughey and Kilclief to the list of bathing waters set out in the Schedule to those Regulations.