{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-1973-repealed/article-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-1973-repealed/article-14.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1973/70",
  "legislation_title": "Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (REPEALED)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-1973-repealed",
  "path": "article/14",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Closing etc. of facilities",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Ministry may, if it thinks fit, close (whether temporarily or otherwise), alter, replace or remove any works vested in it for the purposes of this Order.\n(2) Before any person who is lawfully using any facilities provided under this Order is permanently deprived by the Ministry of that use, the Ministry shall provide facilities equally effective for that use and shall at its expense carry out any work which is necessary.\n(3) If any person who is lawfully using any facilities provided under this Order is temporarily deprived by the Ministry of that use, the Ministry shall make available to him such alternative facilities as are practicable at reasonable cost.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "functions transf. by SR 1999/481"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1978 NI 19"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/70/article/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:35.237450+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."
}