Quality of Bathing Waters (Amendment) Regulations, 1998 (S.I. No. 177 of 1998). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Surface water Water quality standards Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Quality of Bathing Waters Regulations, 1992 which give effect to Council Directive No. 76/160/EEC of 8 December, 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water. The effect of the amendments is to adjust the number of bathing areas to which the water quality standards, sampling programmes and pollution prevention provisions of the 1992 Regulations will apply, to a total of 130 bathing areas compared with 124 previously. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Quality of Bathing Waters Regulations, 1992 (S.I. No. 155/1992). Legislation | Ireland | 1992 | Repealed Keyword: Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Surface water, Water quality standards, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 79 of 2008). Legislation | Ireland | 2008 Keyword: Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Surface water, Water quality standards, Inspection, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX