{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-quality-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-quality-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-19.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2002/331",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-quality-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "regulation/19",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Action by the Department of the Environment",
  "text": "(1) Where –\n(a) a notification given in accordance with paragraph (5) of regulation 17 in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) of that regulation (including that paragraph as read with paragraph (3)(a) of that regulation) –\n(i) discloses a failure in respect of a parameter specified in Part II of Table A in Schedule 1; and\n(ii) that the failure is not attributable to the domestic distribution system or the maintenance of that system; and\n(b) it appears to the Department that the failure is not trivial and is likely to recur,\nthe Department may, by notice in writing to the Department for Regional Development, require that Department to seek a departure in accordance with regulation 20.\n(2) Where –\n(a) a notification given in accordance with paragraph (5) of regulation 17 in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (3)(b) of that regulation discloses –\n(i) a failure in relation to any parameter specified in Part II of Table A or in Table B in Schedule 1; and\n(ii) that the failure is not attributable to the domestic distribution system or the maintenance of that system; and\n(b) it appears to the Department that the failure in respect of that parameter is not trivial and is likely to recur,\nthe Department shall consider whether the terms of the authorisation under regulation 20 should be modified.\n(3) Where –\n(a) a notification given in accordance with regulation 18(2) discloses an inability to meet the specification applicable to an indicator parameter; and\n(b) the Department considers that the inability poses a risk to human health,\nit may, by notice in writing to the Department for Regional Development, require that Department to take such steps as may be determined by it and specified in the notice.\n(4) Should a notice be given under paragraph (3) it shall be the duty of the Department for Regional Development to take the steps specified in the notice.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 19 in operation at 25.12.2003, see reg. 1(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/331/regulation/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:06:16.045012+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."
}