{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/urban-waste-water-treatment-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/187",
  "legislation_title": "The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/urban-waste-water-treatment-regulations-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Decisions taken on a review of sensitive areas or high natural dispersion areas",
  "text": "(1) Where the Department decides on a review under regulation 3(2)—\n(a) that any area of water identified as a sensitive area or as a high natural dispersion area should no longer be identified as such; or\n(b) that any area of water not previously identified as a sensitive area or as a high natural dispersion area should be identified as such,\nit shall act in accordance with the provisions set out in paragraph (2).\n(2) The Department shall before its decision takes effect—\n(a) publish a notice of its decision and the date on which it takes effect—\n(i) in the Belfast Gazette; and\n(ii) on its website;\n(b) ensure that revised maps are deposited at its offices at 17 Antrim Road, Lisburn, Co. Antrim BT28 3AL—\n(i) reflecting the Department’s decision; and\n(ii) indicating the date on which the decision takes effect; and\n(c) take such other steps as it considers appropriate to publicise its decision.\n(3) A decision on a review under regulation 3(2) takes effect from the date stated in the Department’s notice under paragraph (2)(a) and shall continue in force until a subsequent decision changing it following such a review takes effect.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in operation at 1.4.2007, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/187/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:41:26.125238+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."
}