Bathing Waters (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. No. 170 of 2008). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Water, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Freshwater pollution Classification/declassification Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement, for Scotland, Community legislation concerning the management of bathing water quality. They identify bathing waters and the length of the bathing season and set out general duties on the Scottish Ministers, local authorities and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in order to secure compliance with Community legislation. The Regulations further concern public participation, the establishment of a bathing water profile at every bathing water, bathing water quality and monitoring. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Monitoring, Freshwater pollution, Recreational water use Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Bathing Waters (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 243 of 2012). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Classification/declassification, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX