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[pissourivillaowner]

I'm aware of the significant amount of correspondence in these columns last year on the topic of the regulations concerning swimming pools and I don't want to revisit these discussions.

However, as we sit here in closed season it would be good to hear from committee members of any Residents Associations who managed successfully, or otherwise, to manage communal pools last Summer.

Did everyone have a lifeguard? If so, how did they find them? If not, what did the authorities say/do about it?

Did swimming pool signage state clearly that there was/was not a lifeguard in attendance?

I would particularly like to hear from anybody who felt that they "got it right"!

Thanks

Tony

[cyprusgrump]

The problem as I understand it is that there is no classification in Cyprus for a ‘communal pool’.

Your pool is therefore either ‘private’ (in your own villa) or ‘public’ which requires you to have lifeguards, toilets (M & F), changing rooms, etc.

There is a development close to us (in Pissouri) which has added all these features at the expense of the owners. However, the other 99.9% of pools seem to be avoiding the legislation in the hope that it will go away.

I personally believe that in the long-term a separate classification for communal pools will have to be introduced. In the meanwhile, you operate a pool at your own risk.

[beverley10]

As I interpret the rules,they only apply to pools operated for the public,not the owners of a communal pool for the use of residents only.Hope this clears the confusion up for you.

[pissourivillaowner]

Thanks, Beverley10, but alas my understanding is quite the reverse. (ie all communal pools are deemed public pools in the absence of other classification. I would love you to prove me wrong!

Thanks

Tony

[cyprusgrump]

Thanks, Beverley10, but alas my understanding is quite the reverse. (ie all communal pools are deemed public pools in the absence of other classification. I would love you to prove me wrong!

Thanks

Tony

I agree with Tony…

Unless the pool is in the privacy of your own home it is a ‘public’ pool and must conform to the same regulations as a real public facility.

[beverley10]

Alas,the opinion given was only my interpretation of the rules and as such I cannot confirm either way how it is to be organised,As usual,there will be one rule for some and other rules for the lucky ones (biggest pockets???) However,it remains to be seen,how it will be policed iff made law for all!!!!
Happy New year to all.xx