Article 10 Increase in penalty and recovery of expenses

Northern Ireland

(1)

In Article 41 of the principal Order (alteration of or interference with works)—

(a)

at the beginning there shall be inserted “(1)”;

(b)

after “liable” there shall be inserted “— (a)”;

(c)

at the end there shall be inserted—

“; and
(b)
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
(2)
Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Article, the Department may recover from him the expenses reasonably incurred by it in carrying out work of repair or re-instatement necessitated by his action.” .

(2)

In Article 54 of the principal Order (recovery of expenses) after “owner” there shall be inserted “or occupier”.

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: Order repealed (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(2), Sch. 13 (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)