# The Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (revoked) S.R. 1998/401 · made 18 November 1998 · revised to 10 August 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Introductory text ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Made 18th November 1998 Coming into operation– regulations 1, 2 and 22 1st January 1999 all other provisions 1st April 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Citation and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Exclusions from these Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Discharge of functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Measures to prevent the introduction into groundwater of list I substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Measures to limit the introduction into groundwater of list II substances to avoid pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Artificial recharges for the purposes of groundwater management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Examination required in prior investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Surveillance of groundwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Terms of authorisation of discharge of substances in list I or II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Terms of authorisation for disposal or tipping for the purpose of disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Period and conditions of authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Inventory of authorisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Application of measures not to lead to pollution of groundwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Application of provisions of water pollution legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Obtaining of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Authorisation of disposal or tipping of substances in list I or II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Notice to prevent or control indirect discharges of substances in list I or II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Codes of practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Particulars to be included in registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Transitional provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Transfrontier consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/401 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/groundwater-regulations-northern-ireland-1998-revoked Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.