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Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (REPEALED)

1973/70 · Made 19 January 1973 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Order repealed (1.4.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 308(2), Sch. 13 (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307);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)

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. IIWATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES
  5. 3Ministry's duty to provide water and sewerage services
  6. 3AWater quality
  7. 3BRegulations for preserving water quality
  8. 3CStandards of wholesomeness
  9. Private water supplies
  10. 3DFunctions of Department in relation to water quality of private supplies
  11. 3ERemedial functions of Department in relation to private supplies
  12. 3FSupplementary provisions
  13. 4Cost in relation to provision of services
  14. 5Consultation with district councils
  15. 7Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland
  16. 8Procedure on appeals
  17. 9Transfer to Ministry of certain sewers, drains, pipes etc. in roads
  18. Part III: WORKS AND LAND
  19. 10Acquisition of land
  20. 11Acquisition of water rights
  21. 12Adoption of works, sewers, pipes or drains
  22. 13Execution of works
  23. 14Closing etc. of facilities
  24. 15Notice of certain works
  25. 16Power to require occupier to permit works to be executed by owner
  26. Part IV: RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS
  27. 17Applications for water or sewerage services
  28. 18Rights of owners and occupiers following lawful connections
  29. 19Liability of certain owners and occupiers
  30. Part V
  31. TRADE EFFLUENTS
  32. 20Right to discharge into sewers and sewage treatment works
  33. CONTROL OF NEW DISCHARGES
  34. 21Meaning of new discharge
  35. 22Consent required to new discharges
  36. 23Procedure on application for consent to new discharge
  37. 24Decision on application
  38. 25Intimation of decision
  39. 26Appeals
  40. 26AInformation relating to new discharges of trade effluents
  41. 27Review of consents etc.
  42. CONTROL OF EXISTING DISCHARGES
  43. 28Meaning of existing discharge
  44. 29Right to continue existing discharge
  45. 30Information relating to existing discharges
  46. 31Review of existing discharges
  47. AGREEMENTS IN LIEU OF APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT
  48. 32Agreements as respects trade premises
  49. SUPPLEMENTARY
  50. 33Power to extend Part V to other effluents
  51. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS (WATER)
  52. 34Pollution of water belonging to the Ministry
  53. 35Water for fire fighting
  54. 36Water shortages
  55. Part VII: MISCELLANEOUS (SEWERAGE)
  56. 37Emptying of septic tanks
  57. 38Ministry's rights as to sewage
  58. 39Certain matter not to be passed into sewerage system
  59. Part VIII: GENERAL
  60. MISCELLANEOUS
  61. 40Regulations as to water and sewerage services
  62. 40AOffences of contaminating, wasting and misusing water, etc.
  63. 40BRegulations for preventing contamination, waste, etc., and with respect to water fittings
  64. 41Alteration of or interference with Ministry's works
  65. 42Facilities for recreational use of certain land
  66. 43Safety of reservoirs
  67. 44Supply of water fittings
  68. 45Obstruction
  69. INFORMATION ETC.
  70. 46Information as to ownership etc. of premises
  71. 47Production of plans and furnishing of information
  72. 48Maps of sewers and mains
  73. 49Research and publicity
  74. 50Powers of entry
  75. 51Admissibility of samples as evidence
  76. 52Restriction on disclosure of information
  77. FINANCIAL
  78. 53Charges for services
  79. 54Recovery of expenses
  80. 55Compensation etc. in respect of execution of works
  81. 56Financial provision
  82. 56ALegal proceedings
  83. 56BPower to give effect to international obligations
  84. SUPPLEMENTARY
  85. 57Regulations and orders
  86. 57ACivil liability of Department for escapes of water
  87. 58Protection for telegraph and telephone lines
  88. 61Savings
  89. Schedule 1: CONSTITUTION AND STAFF OF WATER APPEALS COMMISION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. Schedule 2: MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULE 6 TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 10
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. 3Paragraph 3
  96. 4Paragraph 4
  97. 5Paragraph 5
  98. 6Paragraph 6
  99. 7Paragraph 7
  100. 8Paragraph 8
  101. 9Paragraph 9
  102. 10Paragraph 10
  103. 11Paragraph 11
  104. 12Paragraph 12
  105. 13Paragraph 13
  106. Schedule Schedule
  107. Schedule Schedule