The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 1350

PART 6 U.K. Water quality

CHAPTER 5 U.K. Retention of functions from the Bathing Water Directive

Power to specify symbols about bathing waters U.K.

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

I1 Reg. 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