S.L. 549.22 Art. 14Monitoring by the competent authority.

(1) The competent authority and any other appropriate bodies as may be notified by order by the Minister in the Gazzette shall monitor:

(a) discharges from urban waste water treatment plants to verify compliance with the requirements of Annex I(B) in accordance with the control procedures laid down in Annex I (D),

(b) amounts and composition of sludges disposed of to surface waters.

(2) The competent authority shall monitor waters subject to discharges from urban waste water treatment plants and direct discharges as described in regulation 12 in cases where it can be expected that the receiving environment will be significantly affected.

(3) In the case of a discharge subject to the provisions of regulation 6 and in the case of disposal of sludge to surface waters, the competent authority shall monitor and carry out any other relevant studies to verify that the discharge or disposal does not adversely affect the environment.