The Water and Floods (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

2.—(1) The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 6(11)(2), for “EU obligation” substitute “retained EU obligation”.

(3) In Article 135(3)—

(a) in the heading, at the end insert “etc.”;

(b) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), omit “enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (a) (but not the final “or”), substitute—

“(a) giving effect to any retained EU obligation;”;

(iii) at the beginning of sub-paragraph (b), insert “enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”;

(c) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), omit “enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (a) (but not the final “or”), substitute—

“(a) giving effect to any retained EU obligation;”;

(iii) at the beginning of sub-paragraph (b), insert “enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”.

(4) In Article 185(3)(a)(4), for the words from “enabling” to “obligation or” substitute—

“giving effect to any retained EU obligation or enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”.

(5) In Article 189(3)(a)(5), for the words from “enabling” to “obligation or” substitute—

“giving effect to any retained EU obligation or enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to give effect”.

(6) In Article 265(3)(n)(6), for “an EU obligation” substitute “a retained EU obligation”.

(7) In Schedule 1, in paragraph 3(3)(e), omit “or EU instrument”.

(1)

S.I.2006/ 3336 (N.I. 21), amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(2)

Article 6(11) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(3)

Article 135 (1) and (2) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(4)

Article 185(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(5)

Article 189(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(6)

Article 265(3)(n) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.