# The Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 10: Modification of section 4C of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

Section 4C of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) shall have effect—
(a) as if it imposed a duty on the Department to exercise the powers conferred on it by that section to classify under these Regulations such waters as are necessary to give effect to Directive 75/440/EEC; and
(b) in relation to the performance of that duty, as if subsections (4), (5) and (7) of that section were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/603/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-abstraction-for-drinking-water-classification-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-10
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