Welsh Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 314 (W. 103)

Water Resources, Wales

The Bathing Water (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2016

Made

8 March 2016

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

9 March 2016

Coming into force

30 March 2016

The Welsh Ministers are designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to water resources and make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Title, application and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Bathing Water (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2016 and they come into force on 30 March 2016.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013

2. In Part 2 of Schedule 2 (surface waters in Wales) to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013(3) after “Aberdyfi” insert “Aberdyfi Rural Beach”.

Carl Sargeant

Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers

8 March 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, amend Part 2 of Schedule 2 (surface waters in Wales) to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 (“the Regulations”), which lists the waters identified by the Welsh Ministers as bathing waters in Wales.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations adds Aberdyfi Rural Beach to the list of identified bathing waters in the Regulations.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, no impact assessment has been produced for these Regulations as there is no change to policy, or impact on business or the voluntary sectors foreseen.

(1)

See S.I. 2003/2901 for the designation conferred on the National Assembly for Wales. By virtue of sections 59 and 162 of, and paragraph 28 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), that designation is now conferred on the Welsh Ministers.

(2)

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

(3)

S.I. 2013/1675; as amended in relation to Wales by S.I. 2014/1067 (W. 106).