S.L. 465.9 ст. 3Definitions.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"abnormal situation" means an event or combination of events impacting on bathing water at the location concerned and not expected to occur on average more than once every four years; "authorised officer" includes environmental health officer, or any person engaged by, detailed for duty with, or in any manner whatsoever performing duties for or on behalf of the Superintendent; "bathing season" means the period during which a large number of bathers can be expected;

*see regulation 1(2) of these Regulations, as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 112 of 2009. "bathing water" means surface water where the Superintendent expects a large number of people to bathe and where he has not imposed a permanent bathing prohibition, or issued permanent advice against bathing; "bathing water quality assessment" means the process of evaluating bathing water quality, using the assessment method defined in Schedule II; "cyanobacterial proliferation" means an accumulation of cyanobacteria in the form of a bloom, mat or scum; "the Directive" means Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February, 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76// 160/EEC; "large number" means, in relation to bathers, a number that the Superintendent considers to be large having regard, in particular, to past trends or to any infrastructure or facilities provided, or other measures taken, to promote bathing;

"management measures" means any of the following:

(a) establishing and maintaining a bathing water profile;

(b) establishing a monitoring calendar;

(c) monitoring bathing water;

(d) assessing bathing water quality;

(e) classifying bathing water;

(f) identifying and assessing causes of pollution that might affect bathing waters and impair bathers’ health;

(g) giving information to the public;

(h) taking action to prevent bathers’ exposure to pollution;

(i) taking action to reduce the risk of pollution; "permanent" means, in relation to bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, lasting for at least one whole bathing season; "pollution" means the presence of microbiological contamination or other organisms or waste affecting bathing water quality and presenting a risk to bathers’ health as referred to in regulations 13 and 14 and Schedule I, column A; "public concerned" has the same meaning as in Council Directive 85/337/EEC of the 27th June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment; "set of bathing water quality data" means data obtained in accordance with regulation 4; "short-term pollution" means microbiological contamination as referred to in Schedule I, column A, that has clearly identified causes, is not normally expected to affect bathing water quality for more than approximately seventy-two hours after the bathing water quality is first affected and for which the Superintendent has established procedures to predict and deal with as set out in regulations 7 and 8 and in Schedule II; "the Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Health; "surface water", "groundwater", "inland water", "transitional waters", "coastal water" and "river basin" have the same meaning as in Directive 2000/60/EC.

(2) For the purposes of these regulations, any reference to Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council, shall be read and construed as if reference is made to the provisions of the regulations transposing the provisions of such directive into Maltese law.