PART IIFUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN RELATION TO MATTERS AFFECTING WATER

General duty of the Department

Duty of Department to promote conservation and cleanliness of water resources4

1

The Department shall—

a

promote the conservation of the water resources of Northern Ireland;

b

promote the cleanliness of water in waterways and underground strata.

2

The Department shall, in exercising its functions in relation to the conservation of water resources and the cleanliness of water, have regard to—

a

the needs of industry and agriculture;

b

the protection of fisheries;

c

the protection of public health;

d

the preservation of amenity and the conservation of flora and fauna; and

e

the conservation of geological or physiographical features of special interest and any feature of archaeological, historical, architectural or traditional interest.