2018 No. 104

Environmental Protection

The Quality of Bathing Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs being a department designated 1 in relation to the environment for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.

Citation and commencement1

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.

Interpretation2

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19543 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendments to the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20083

For Schedule 1 to the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20084 substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 1st May 2018.

(L.S.)John SpeersA senior officer of theDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

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

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1BATHING WATERS

Regulation 3

  1. 1

    Ballycastle

  2. 2

    Ballygally

  3. 3

    Ballyholme

  4. 4

    Ballyhornan

  5. 5

    Ballywalter

  6. 6

    Benone (Magilligan)

  7. 7

    Brown’s Bay

  8. 8

    Carnlough

  9. 9

    Castlerock

  10. 10

    Cloughey

  11. 11

    Cranfield (Cranfield Bay)

  12. 12

    Crawfordsburn

  13. 13

    Downhill

  14. 14

    Groomsport

  15. 15

    Helen’s Bay

  16. 16

    Kilclief

  17. 17

    Millisle

  18. 18

    Murlough Bay

  19. 19

    Newcastle

  20. 20

    Portballintrae (Salmon Rock)

  21. 21

    Portrush (Curran Strand)

  22. 22

    Portrush (Mill Strand)

  23. 23

    Portstewart

  24. 24

    Tyrella

  25. 25

    Waterfoot

  26. 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.