Public Health (Water Quality Control) Regulations (S.I. No. 14 of 1978).

These Regulations, which apply to public and private water supplies, aim at the protection of water resources of surface and underground waters. The regulations provide for rules concerning: non impairment of quality of water (3); sale of water in tanks (4); water supply systems to be satisfactorily constructed and maintained (5); location of wells (6); sanitary condition of water tanks (7); quality of drinking water, etc. to be prescribed (8); chlorinating machinery (9); testing of chlorinated water (10); notice to desist from contamination of water supply (11); closure of supply (12) and penalties (13).