The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

1.  Where the Departments propose to adopt a water management programme by order under Article 57(1), they shall publish, in the Belfast Gazette and, at least once in each of two successive weeks, in one or more newspapers circulating in the area to which the programme relates, a notice—

(a) stating that a water management programme has been prepared in draft;

(b) indicating the area to which the draft programme applies;

(c) specifying a place where a copy of the draft programme may be inspected free of charge at all reasonable times during the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the first publication in a newspaper; and

(d) stating that any person may, within that period, by notice in writing to either Department object to the making of an order adopting the draft programme.