The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

1999/662 · Made 10 March 1999 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Contents

1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
2. 1Title and commencement
3. 2Interpretation
4. Part II: FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN RELATION TO MATTERS AFFECTING WATER
5. Interpretation
6. 3Interpretation of Part II
7. General duty of the Department
8. 4Duty of Department to promote conservation and cleanliness of water resources
9. Quality objectives
10. 5Classification of quality of waters
11. 6Water quality objectives
12. Prevention of pollution of water
13. 7Pollution of water: offences
14. 7AExceptions
15. 7BDischarges into and from public sewers, etc.
16. 8Prevention and making good of defaults under Article 7(1)
17. 9Discharge of effluent into waterway or underground stratum Repealed
18. 10Relationship of this Part with other statutory provisions controlling pollution
19. 11Power to make scheme of charges
20. 12Enforcement notices
21. 13Appeals in respect of consents
22. 14Regulations as to prevention of pollution
23. 15Pollution emergencies
24. Anti-pollution works
25. 16Anti-pollution works and operations
26. 17Notices requiring persons to carry out anti-pollution works and operations
27. 18Grant of, and compensation for, rights of entry, etc.
28. 19Consequences of not complying with a works notice
29. Abstraction and impounding
30. 20Abstraction and impounding of water
31. 21Power to make scheme of charges in connection with water resources
32. 22Orders as to charges for abstractions of water or discharges
33. Works, etc.
34. 23Power of Department to carry out engineering or building operations
35. 24Acquisition of land by Department
36. Enforcement
37. 25Powers of entry and inspection
38. 26Supplementary provisions as to powers of entry and inspection
39. 27Evidence in connection with certain pollution offences
40. 28Power to obtain information
41. 28AProvision of information
42. 29Penalties for false information
43. 29ARestriction on disclosure of information
44. Registers and other information
45. 30Pollution control register
46. 31Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security
47. 32Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information
48. 33Maps of fresh-water limits of waterways
49. 34Collection of data and information by Department
50. Miscellaneous
51. 35Abandoned mines
52. 36Power to give effect to assimilated and other international obligations, etc.
53. 36ACivil Liability
54. 37Prosecutions
55. 38Repeal, amendment and adaptation of local enactments
56. 38AApplication of this Part to the Crown
57. Part III: POWERS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN RELATION TO WATERWAYS
58. Introductory
59. 39Application and interpretation of Part III
60. 40Matters to be taken into account in exercising certain functions
61. Principal powers of Department in relation to waterways
62. 41Power of Department to carry out works and provide facilities in relation to waterways
63. 42Canal schemes
64. 43Powers of maintenance
65. 44General powers of the Department
66. 45Provisions of the Drainage Order applied for the purposes of this Part
67. 46Power of Department to enter into arrangements for improvement or restoration of waterways
68. 47Schemes extending outside Northern Ireland
69. 48Acquisition of land and other rights by the Department
70. 49Regulation of recreational and navigational use of waterways
71. 50Charges for recreational and navigational use of waterways
72. Supplementary provisions
73. 51Powers of entry and inspection
74. 52Supplementary provisions as to powers of entry and inspection
75. 53Prosecutions
76. 54Power to give effect to assimilated obligations, etc.
77. 55Financial provision
78. 56Repeal, amendment and adaptation of local enactments
79. IVMISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
80. 57Water management programmes
81. 58Northern Ireland Water Council Repealed
82. 59Power of Laganside Corporation to make byelaws Repealed
83. 60Protection of watercourses – penalty in relation to nuisance
84. 61Regulations and orders
85. 62Transitional and saving provisions
86. Schedule 1: DISCHARGE CONSENTS
87. Part
88. Application for consent
89. 1Paragraph 1
90. Consultation in connection with applications
91. 1AParagraph 1A
92. Consideration and determination of applications
93. 2Paragraph 2
94. Public inquiries
95. 3Paragraph 3
96. Consents without applications
97. 4Paragraph 4
98. Revocation of consents and alteration and imposition of conditions
99. 5Paragraph 5
100. Restriction on variation and revocation of consent and previous variation
101. 6Paragraph 6
102. Applications for variation
103. 7Paragraph 7
104. Transfer of consents
105. 8Paragraph 8
106. Schedule 2: ORDERS CONFERRING COMPULSORY POWERS FOR EXECUTING WORKS
107. 1Paragraph 1
108. 2Paragraph 2
109. 3Paragraph 3
110. 4Paragraph 4
111. 5Paragraph 5
112. 6Paragraph 6
113. 7Paragraph 7
114. Schedule 3: MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULE 6 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 24(3) AND 48(3)
115. 1Paragraph 1
116. 2Paragraph 2
117. 3Paragraph 3
118. 4Paragraph 4
119. 5Paragraph 5
120. 6Paragraph 6
121. 7Paragraph 7
122. 8Paragraph 8
123. 9Paragraph 9
124. 10Paragraph 10
125. 11Paragraph 11
126. 12Paragraph 12
127. 13Paragraph 13
128. 14Paragraph 14
129. Schedule 4: DESCRIPTION OF CANAL WORKS, ETC.
130. 1Paragraph 1
131. 2Paragraph 2
132. 3Paragraph 3
133. 4Paragraph 4
134. 5Paragraph 5
135. 6Paragraph 6
136. 7Paragraph 7
137. Schedule 5: Provisions of the Drainage Order applied for the purposes of environmental impact assessment of canal schemes
138. Part 1: Provisions of the Drainage Order applied by Article 45(1)
139. 1Paragraph 1
140. Part 2: Provisions of the Drainage Order applied by Article 45(1A)
141. 2Paragraph 2
142. Part 3: Modifications of the provisions applied by Parts 1 and 2
143. 3Paragraph 3
144. Schedule 6: PROCEDURE FOR MAKING ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 57(1)
145. 1Paragraph 1
146. 2Paragraph 2
147. 3Paragraph 3
148. 4Paragraph 4
149. 5Paragraph 5
150. 6Paragraph 6
151. 7Paragraph 7
152. 8Paragraph 8
153. 9Paragraph 9
154. Schedule
155. Paragraph
156. Paragraph