Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (REPEALED)

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES

   1. 3. Ministry's duty to provide water and sewerage services

   2. 3A. Water quality

   3. 3B. Regulations for preserving water quality

   4. 3C. Standards of wholesomeness

   5. Private water supplies

      1. 3D. Functions of Department in relation to water quality of private supplies

      2. 3E. Remedial functions of Department in relation to private supplies

      3. 3F. Supplementary provisions

   6. 4. Cost in relation to provision of services

   7. 5. Consultation with district councils

   8. Art. 6 rep. by 1999 NI 6

   9. 7. Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland

   10. 8. Procedure on appeals

   11. 9. Transfer to Ministry of certain sewers, drains, pipes etc. in roads

4. PART III WORKS AND LAND

   1. 10. Acquisition of land

   2. 11. Acquisition of water rights

   3. 12. Adoption of works, sewers, pipes or drains

   4. 13. Execution of works

   5. 14. Closing etc. of facilities

   6. 15. Notice of certain works

   7. 16. Power to require occupier to permit works to be executed by owner

5. PART IV RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS

   1. 17. Applications for water or sewerage services

   2. 18. Rights of owners and occupiers following lawful connections

   3. 19. Liability of certain owners and occupiers

6. PART V

   1. TRADE EFFLUENTS

      1. 20. Right to discharge into sewers and sewage treatment works

   2. CONTROL OF NEW DISCHARGES

      1. 21. Meaning of new discharge

      2. 22. Consent required to new discharges

      3. 23. Procedure on application for consent to new discharge

      4. 24. Decision on application

      5. 25. Intimation of decision

      6. 26. Appeals

      7. 26A. Information relating to new discharges of trade effluents

      8. 27. Review of consents etc.

   3. CONTROL OF EXISTING DISCHARGES

      1. 28. Meaning of existing discharge

      2. 29. Right to continue existing discharge

      3. 30. Information relating to existing discharges

      4. 31. Review of existing discharges

   4. AGREEMENTS IN LIEU OF APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT

      1. 32. Agreements as respects trade premises

   5. SUPPLEMENTARY

      1. 33. Power to extend Part V to other effluents

7. PART VI MISCELLANEOUS (WATER)

   1. 34. Pollution of water belonging to the Ministry

   2. 35. Water for fire fighting

   3. 36. Water shortages

8. PART VII MISCELLANEOUS (SEWERAGE)

   1. 37. Emptying of septic tanks

   2. 38. Ministry's rights as to sewage

   3. 39. Certain matter not to be passed into sewerage system

9. PART VIII GENERAL

   1. MISCELLANEOUS

      1. 40. Regulations as to water and sewerage services

      2. 40A. Offences of contaminating, wasting and misusing water, etc.

      3. 40B. Regulations for preventing contamination, waste, etc., and with respect to water fittings

      4. 41. Alteration of or interference with Ministry's works

      5. 42. Facilities for recreational use of certain land

      6. 43. Safety of reservoirs

      7. 44. Supply of water fittings

      8. 45. Obstruction

   2. INFORMATION ETC.

      1. 46. Information as to ownership etc. of premises

      2. 47. Production of plans and furnishing of information

      3. 48. Maps of sewers and mains

      4. 49. Research and publicity

      5. 50. Powers of entry

      6. 51. Admissibility of samples as evidence

      7. 52. Restriction on disclosure of information

   3. FINANCIAL

      1. 53. Charges for services

      2. 54. Recovery of expenses

      3. 55. Compensation etc. in respect of execution of works

      4. 56. Financial provision

      5. 56A. Legal proceedings

      6. 56B. Power to give effect to international obligations

   4. SUPPLEMENTARY

      1. 57. Regulations and orders

      2. 57A. Civil liability of Department for escapes of water

      3. 58. Protection for telegraph and telephone lines

      4. Art. 59 rep. by SLR 1980

      5. Art. 60(1), with Schedule 3, effects amendments; paras. (2) (3),...

      6. 61. Savings

10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       CONSTITUTION AND STAFF OF WATER APPEALS COMMISION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

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       2. 1. (1 ) The Appeals Commission shall consist of the following persons appointed by the First...

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       4. 2. (1) The Ministry may appoint persons to assist the Appeals Commission in the performance of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULE 6 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 10

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       2. 1. References to the Ministry or to the Council shall be construed as references to the...

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       4. 2. References to Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 shall be construed...

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       6. 3. Omit paragraph 1 of that Schedule.

       7. This div-1 has a number but no title; creating a P1group with an empty Title

       8. 4. In paragraph 2 of that Schedule— (a) omit the words in such form and manner...

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       10. 5. In paragraph 4 omit the words from and may provide onwards.

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       12. 6. In paragraph 5— (a) in sub-paragraph (1)( a ) omit the words in the prescribed...

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       14. 7. In paragraph 6(2) for the words fund out of which the expenses of the Council...

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       16. 8. In paragraph 11(3) omit the words in the prescribed form.

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       18. 9. In paragraph 12— (a) in sub-paragraph (1) omit the words such and as may be...

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       20. 10. In paragraph 14(1) omit the words in the prescribed form.

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       22. 11. In paragraph 15(1) for the words in the prescribed form substitute the words in such...

       23. This div-1 has a number but no title; creating a P1group with an empty Title

       24. 12. Omit paragraph 19.

       25. This div-1 has a number but no title; creating a P1group with an empty Title

       26. 13. Omit paragraph 20(2).

    3. Schedule 3—Amendments

    4. Schedule 4—Repeals