S.L. 449.57 Art. 2Scope and applicability.

(1) These regulations transpose the provisions of:

(a) Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November, 1998, on the quality of water intended for human consumption;

(b) Council Directive 2015/1787 of 6 October 2015 amending Annexes II and III to Council Directive 98/ 83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption.

(2) These regulations concern the quality of water intended for human consumption, with the objective to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean, and to set in place a regime that provides protection to persons consuming the water and shall apply to any water supplied by a water supplier.