Regulations, 2022

L.N. 151 of 2022

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

Protection of Public Health (Radioactive Substances

In Water intended For Human Consumption) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food

Safety Act, the Minister responsible for public health has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Protection of Public Citation.

Health (Radioactive Substances in Water intended for Human

Consumption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and these regulations

shall be read and construed as one with the Protection of Public Health S.L. 449. 61.

(Radioactive Substances in Water intended for Human Consumption)

Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, the definition Amends

"parametric value" shall be substituted by the following new regulation

the principal

definition

regulations.

" "parametric value" means the value of radioactive

substances in water intended for human consumption above

which the competent authority shall assess whether the presence

of radioactive substances in water intended for human

consumption poses a risk to human health which requires action

and, where necessary, shall take remedial action to improve the

quality of water to a level which complies with the requirements

for the protection of human health from a radiation protection

point of view;".

Schedule II to the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends

Schedule II to

the principal

regulations.

(a) paragraph 6 thereof shall be substituted by the

following new paragraph

"The minimum sampling and analysis frequency for

the monitoring of water intended for human consumption

supplied from a distribution network shall be as set out in the

following Table. The frequencies in the following table shall

also apply to private water supplies intended for human

consumption and shall include all water, either in its original

state or after treatment, intended for drinking, cooking, food

preparation, put in bottles and containers or other domestic

purposes, which is not distributed through a distribution

network."; and

(b) note 5 of paragraph 6 thereof shall be substituted by

the following new note

"Note 5: The competent authority shall stipulate the

minimum sampling and analysis frequency in the registration

certificate issued in terms of the Registration of Private Water

Supplies Intended for Human Consumption Regulations.".

Schedule III to the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a) in paragraph 1 thereof, the words "the competent

authority may require" shall be substituted by the words "the

competent authority shall require"; and

(b) in paragraph 1(b) thereof, the words "indicator value

for ID." shall be substituted by the words "indicator value for

ID:" and immediately thereafter there shall be added the

following new proviso

"Provided that the screening levels for gross

alpha activity or gross beta activity should be as follows

The screening level for gross alpha activity should

not exceed 0,1 Bq/1.

The screening level for gross beta activity should not

exceed 1,0 Bq/1.".

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