{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-70",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-70.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2006/3336",
  "legislation_title": "The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-and-sewerage-services-northern-ireland-order-2006",
  "path": "article/70",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "70",
  "heading": "Water resources management plans: preparation ...",
  "text": "(1) It shall be the duty of each water undertaker to prepare and maintain a water resources management plan.\n(2) A water resources management plan is a plan for how the water undertaker will manage and develop water resources so as to be able, and continue to be able, to meet its obligations under this Part.\n(3) A water resources management plan shall address in particular—\n(a) the water undertaker's estimate of the quantities of water required to meet those obligations;\n(b) the measures which the water undertaker intends to take or continue for the purpose set out in paragraph (2);\n(c) the likely sequence and timing for implementing those measures; and\n(d) such other matters as the Department may specify in directions.\n(4) The procedure for preparing a water resources management plan (including a revised plan) is set out in Article 71.\n(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 70(5)-(9) renumbered as art. 70A(1)-(5) (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 70(5)-(9) renumbered as art. 70A(1)-(5) (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 70(5)-(9) renumbered as art. 70A(1)-(5) (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 70(5)-(9) renumbered as art. 70A(1)-(5) (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 70(5)-(9) renumbered as art. 70A(1)-(5) (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 70 heading omitted (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/70",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:17.351012+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."
}