{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-54.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1999/662",
  "legislation_title": "The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-northern-ireland-order-1999",
  "path": "article/54",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Power to give effect to assimilated obligations, etc.",
  "text": "(1) Regulations may provide that the provisions of this Part shall have effect with such modifications as may be prescribed for the purpose of giving effect to any assimilated obligation or enabling Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to exercise any related right.\n(2) In this Article “related right”, in relation to an obligation, includes any derogation or other right to make more onerous provisions available in respect of that obligation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 54(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/582), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in art. 54(1) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 43(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in art. 54 heading substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 43(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Arts. 41-56: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1999/662/article/54",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:44.285614+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."
}