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109.—(1) [F1DOE] may by regulations require a water undertaker to take all such steps as may be prescribed for the purpose of securing compliance with Article 108.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by paragraph (1), regulations under that paragraph may impose an obligation on a water undertaker—
(a)to take all such steps as may be prescribed for monitoring and recording whether the water which that undertaker supplies to premises for domestic or food production purposes is wholesome at the time of supply;
(b)to take all such steps as may be prescribed for monitoring and recording the quality of the water from any source, or combination of sources, which that undertaker uses or is proposing to use for supplying water to any premises for domestic or food production purposes;
(c)to ensure that a source which that undertaker is using or proposing to use for supplying water for domestic or food production purposes is not so used until prescribed requirements for establishing the quality of water which may be supplied from that source have been complied with;
(d)to keep records of the localities within which all the premises supplied with water for domestic or food production purposes by that undertaker are normally supplied from the same source or combination of sources;
(e)to comply with prescribed requirements with respect to the analysis of water samples or with respect to internal reporting or organisational arrangements.
(3) Without prejudice to paragraphs (1) and (2), [F2DOE] may by regulations make provision with respect to the use by water undertakers, for the purposes of or in connection with the carrying out of their functions—
(a)of such processes and substances; and
(b)of products that contain or are made with such substances or materials,
as it considers might affect the quality of any water.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by paragraph (3), regulations under that paragraph may—
(a)forbid the use by water undertakers of processes, substances and products which have not been approved under the regulations or which contravene the regulations;
(b)for the purposes of provision made by virtue of sub-paragraph (a), require processes, substances and products used by water undertakers to conform to such standards as may be prescribed by or approved under the regulations;
(c)impose such other requirements as may be prescribed with respect to the use by water undertakers of prescribed processes, substances and products;
(d)provide for the giving, refusal and revocation, by prescribed persons, of approvals required for the purposes of the regulations, for such approvals to be capable of being made subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and for the modification and revocation of any such condition;
(e)impose obligations to furnish prescribed persons with information reasonably required by those persons for the purpose of carrying out functions under the regulations;
(f)provide for a contravention of the regulations to constitute—
(i)a summary offence punishable, on summary conviction, by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or such smaller sum as may be prescribed; or
(ii)an offence triable either summarily or on indictment and punishable, on summary conviction, by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and, on conviction on indictment, by a fine; and
(g)require prescribed charges to be paid to persons carrying out functions under the regulations.
(5) [F3DOE] may by regulations require a water undertaker—
(a)to publish information about the quality of water supplied for domestic or food production purposes to any premises by that undertaker; and
(b)to provide information to prescribed persons about the quality of water so supplied.
(6) Regulations under paragraph (5)—
(a)shall prescribe both the information which is to be published or provided in pursuance of the regulations and the manner and circumstances in which it is to be published or provided;
(b)may require the provision of information by a water undertaker to any person to be free of charge or may authorise it to be subject to the payment by that person to the undertaker of a prescribed charge; and
(c)may impose such other conditions on the provision of information by a water undertaker to any person as may be prescribed.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in art. 109(1) substituted (12.4.2016) by Environmental Better Regulation Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 13), ss. 20(5), 27(1) (with S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21), art. 302A(2) (as inserted by 2016 c. 13 (N.I.), s. 23))
F2Word in art. 109(3) substituted (12.4.2016) by Environmental Better Regulation Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 13), ss. 20(6), 27(1) (with S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21), art. 302A(2) (as inserted by 2016 c. 13 (N.I.), s. 23))
F3Word in art. 109(5) substituted (12.4.2016) by Environmental Better Regulation Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 13), ss. 20(7), 27(1) (with S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21), art. 302A(2) (as inserted by 2016 c. 13 (N.I.), s. 23))
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