# Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (REPEALED), Article 53: Charges for services

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Ministry may charge the owners or occupiers of premises connected with a main or sewer of the Ministry such sums as it considers appropriate for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Ministry under this Order and the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), sums charged under that paragraph may be calculated by reference to—
(a) the quantity of water consumed;
(b) the cost of treating and disposing of any trade effluent discharged from the premises in question;
(c) the net annual value of the premises.
(3) The Ministry, with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, may make such regulations as it considers necessary for the purpose of levying charges under paragraph (1).
(4) Regulations made under paragraph (3) shall be subject to affirmative resolution.
(5) Where a person fails to pay a sum recoverable under this Article, the Ministry may disconnect the premises owned or occupied by him from the mains or sewers of the Ministry.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/70/article/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-1973-repealed/article-53
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