The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 6)

67.  In Article 20 (abstraction and impounding of water), omit paragraph (4).

68.  In Article 28A (duty of Department to provide information), in paragraph (5) omit sub-paragraph (b).

69.  In Article 57 (water management programmes)—

(a) for “Departments” in each place where it occurs (except in paragraph (6)) substitute “Department”;

(b) omit paragraph (6).

70.—(1) Amend Schedule 6 (procedure for making order under Article 57(1)) as follows.

(2) For “Departments” in each place where it occurs substitute “Department”.

(3) In paragraph 1—

(a) for “propose” substitute “proposes”;

(b) for “they” substitute “the Department”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (d) for “either” substitute “the”.

(4) In paragraph 2 for “Either” substitute “The”.

(5) In paragraph 3—

(a) for “they think” substitute “the Department thinks”;

(b) for “propose” substitute “proposes”;

(c) for “they shall” substitute “the Department shall”;

(d) for “them” substitute “the Department”.

(6) In paragraph 4—

(a) for “either” substitute “the”;

(b) for “are satisfied” substitute “is satisfied”.

(7) In paragraph 7 for “they think” substitute “the Department thinks”.

(8) In paragraph 8 for “they” and “them” substitute “the Department”.