34.—(1) The appropriate authority may, by regulations, make provision, for the purposes of retained EU law which implemented Article 12(1)(a) of the Bathing Water Directive, specifying the symbols for—
(a)information on bathing prohibition or advice against bathing;
(b)information on bathing water classification.
(2) The provision which may be made under paragraph (1) includes—
(a)amending Commission Implementing Decision 2011/321/EU establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a symbol for information to the public on bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing;
(b)requiring a reference to Article 12(1)(a) of the Bathing Water Directive (or a reference which encompasses that provision) to be read as a reference to that Article with modifications;
(c)amending provision which corresponds to that made by Article 12 of the Bathing Water Directive.
(3) Regulations under paragraph (1) may amend any subordinate legislation.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 34 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
35.—(1) The appropriate authority may, by regulations—
(a)for the purposes of retained EU law which implemented Article 3(9) of the Bathing Water Directive, specify an EN standard M1 or a standard of the International Organization for Standardization for establishing the equivalence of microbiological methods;
(b)for the purposes of retained EU law which implemented Annex 1 to the Bathing Water Directive, specify the reference methods of analysis for intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli.
(2) The provision which may be made under paragraph (1) includes—
(a)amending Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1583 specifying, pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, EN ISO 17994:2014 as the standard on the equivalence of microbiological methods;
(b)requiring a reference to Article 3(9) of or Annex 1 to the Bathing Water Directive (or a reference which encompasses either or both of those provisions) to be read as a reference to that Article or Annex with modifications;
(c)amending provision which corresponds to that made by Article 3(9) of or Annex 1 to the Bathing Water Directive.
(3) Regulations under paragraph (1) may amend any subordinate legislation.
(4) The appropriate authority may only exercise the power in paragraph (1)(b) to the extent that the authority considers it is appropriate to do so as a result of scientific and technical progress.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 35 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
M1Copies of the relevant EN standards can be obtained from BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL (or by email from cservices@bsigroup.com).
36.—(1) The appropriate authority may, by regulations, for the purposes of retained EU law which implemented Annex 5 to the Bathing Water Directive, make provision about the handling of samples for microbiological analyses, including provision about the requirements for—
(a)sampling points;
(b)sterilisation of sample bottles;
(c)the process of sampling;
(d)storage and transport of samples before analysis.
(2) The provision which may be made under paragraph (1) includes—
(a)requiring a reference to Annex 5 to the Bathing Water Directive (or a reference which encompasses that Annex) to be read as a reference to that Annex with modifications;
(b)amending provision which corresponds to that made by Annex 5 to the Bathing Water Directive.
(3) Regulations under paragraph (1) may amend any subordinate legislation.
(4) The appropriate authority may only exercise the power in paragraph (1) to the extent that the authority considers that it is appropriate to do so as a result of scientific and technical progress.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 36 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1