# The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, Paragraph 1


Without prejudice to Schedule 6 to the Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973, a person who holds a licence under Article 10(1)(a) shall not abstract or divert from any waterway and use such water as may be necessary for the purposes of operating a generating station wholly or mainly driven by water unless he has obtained from the Department of the Environment an authorisation to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1992/231/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-northern-ireland-order-1992/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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