The Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

Increase in penalty and recovery of expenses

10.—(1) In Article 41 of the principal Order (alteration of or interference with works)—

(a)at the beginning there shall be inserted “(1)”;

(b)after “liable” there shall be inserted “— (a)”;

(c)at the end there shall be inserted—

; and

(b)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Article, the Department may recover from him the expenses reasonably incurred by it in carrying out work of repair or re-instatement necessitated by his action..

(2) In Article 54 of the principal Order (recovery of expenses) after “owner” there shall be inserted “or occupier”.