S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2008 No. 1097 WATER RESOURCES The Bathing Water Regulations 2008 Made - - - - 16th April 2008 Laid before Parliament 21st April 2008 Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 21st April 2008 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1 The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers have been designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in relation to measures relating to water resources. The Secretary of State in relation to England and Scotland(c) and the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales make the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section: PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Citation, commencement and extent 1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Bathing Water Regulations 2008. (2) The following provisions come into force on 14th May 2008— (a) this regulation and regulations 2 to 7; (b) in regulation 14(2), sub-paragraph (a) and regulation 14(1), in so far as it r...