{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-19",
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  "legislation": "nia/2016/13",
  "legislation_title": "Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/19",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Enforcement authorities",
  "text": "(1) The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is amended as follows.\n(2) After Article 30(6)(c)(i) (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions) insert—\n“(ia) DOE;”.\n(3) In Article 30(6)(c)(iii) for “either” substitute “ any ”.\n(4) In Article 30(7), in the definition of “enforcement authority”, for paragraph (a) substitute—\n“(a) the Department;\n(ab) DOE; or”.\n(5) In Article 31(2)(a) and (b) after “Department” insert “ or DOE ”.\n(6) In Article 108(5) (duties of water undertakers with respect to water quality), for “the Department” substitute “ DOE ”.\n(7) In Article 110(4) (offence of supplying water unfit for human consumption), for “the Department” substitute “ DOE ”.\n(8) In Article 124(1) (rights of entry) omit the words “the Department or”.\n(9) In Article 267(3)(a) (provision of false information), for “of any provision” substitute “ provision in Articles 107 to 112 or ”.\n(10) In Article 300(2)(a) (regulations) for “or by the Authority, or by either” substitute “ or by DOE or by the Authority, or by any ”.\n(11) In Article 300(2)(e)(iii) (regulations) after “the Department,” insert “ DOE, ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/13/section/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:58.583469+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}