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Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

2015 CHAPTER 8

Commentary on Sections

Part 3 – Construction or alteration of controlled reservoirs

Section 53 – Offences: failure to comply with safety direction in safety report, preliminary certificate or final certificate

Section 53 makes it an offence to fail to comply without lawful excuse with section 45(1) (ensure compliance with direction in safety report as to taking of safety measure) and section 49 (ensuring compliance with preliminary or final certificate). Subsection (2) sets out the maximum criminal sanctions for anyone committing an offence under subsection (1). Subsection (3) advises that section 74 makes further remedies available on conviction of an offence in relation to non compliance with a direction in a safety report.

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