# The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Regulation 35: Offences


(1) A water undertaker which applies or introduces, any substance or product in contravention of regulation 33(1) or a notice given under regulation 33(8), or uses any process in contravention of a prohibition imposed under regulation 34(1) or without complying with a condition imposed by virtue of regulation 34(2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(2) In any proceedings against a water undertaker for an offence under paragraph (1), it shall be a defence for that water undertaker to show that it took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/212/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-quality-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/regulation-35
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