# Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (REPEALED), Article 55: Compensation etc. in respect of execution of works

Extent: N.I.

(1) In executing any works under this Order, the Ministry shall—
(a) cause as little detriment and inconvenience and do as little damage as possible;
(b) make good, or pay compensation for, any damage to the property of any person caused by, or in consequence of, the execution of the works in relation to a matter as to which he has not himself been in default.
(2) Subsections (2) to (6) of section 38 of the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 1969 c.35 shall have effect for the purposes of any claim for compensation under this Article as if, in those subsections, any reference to that section, that Act or the Ministry of Commerce were a reference to, respectively, this Article, this Order or the Ministry.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1973/70/article/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-1973-repealed/article-55
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