{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/street-works-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/street-works-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1995/3210",
  "legislation_title": "The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/street-works-northern-ireland-order-1995",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Interpretation of expressions relating to sewers",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n(a) “sewer” and “public sewer” have the same meanings as in the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006;\n(b) “sewer authority”, in relation to a public sewer, means the sewerage undertaker in which the sewer is vested.\n(2) References in this Order to apparatus include a sewer, drain or tunnel.\n(3) References to the undertaker in relation to such apparatus, or in relation to street works in connection with such apparatus, shall be construed—\n(a) in the case of a public sewer, as references to the sewer authority , and\n(b) in any other case, as references to the authority, body or person having the management or control of the sewer, drain or tunnel.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 9(1)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308, Sch. 12 para. 35(2) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 9(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308, Sch. 12 para. 35(3) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/3210/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:54.640888+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."
}