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Amendment of regulation 3

5.  For regulation 3 (identification of bathing waters) substitute—

Identification of bathing waters

3.(1) The Department shall identify all bathing waters in Northern Ireland on an annual basis.

(2) The Department shall list in Schedule 1 the bathing waters identified in paragraph (1).

(3) The Department shall publish the following information on an annual basis and in accordance with paragraph (4)—

(a)a complete list of all bathing waters identified in paragraph (1);

(b)details of all surface waters at which permanent advice against bathing has been issued (and not withdrawn) under regulation 14, including in relation to each surface water, the reasons for that advice.

(4) The information to be published under paragraph (3) shall be actively disseminated before the start of the bathing season using appropriate media and technologies including the internet, and in such languages as appropriate..