NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 50/18

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 50/18

Public Pools Regulations (Amendment)
under the
Health and Community Services Act

(Filed June 21, 2018)

Under the authority of section 11 of the Health and Community Services Act, I make the following regulations.

Dated at St. John's, June 1, 2018.

Dr. John Haggie
Minister of Health and Community Services

REGULATIONS

Analysis

CNLR 1023/96
as amended

1. (1) Subsection 16(2) of the Public Pools Regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) An owner and an operator of a pool referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(a)(i) and (ii) shall ensure that lifeguards and assistant lifeguards are on duty when a pool is operating and open for use by bathers.

(2) Subsection 16(13) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(13) Where lifeguard services are not provided for a pool or other water area referred to in subparagraphs 4(1)(a)(iii) to (vii) or paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c), the owner and operator shall

(a) inform users of the unavailability of life guarding services at the pool or other water area; and

(b) post, in conspicuous locations and in full view, signs with letters not less than 15 centimetres high on at least 2 sides of the pool or other water area stating the unavailability of life guarding services.