The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 No. 3336 (NI. 21)

PART IV N.I. WATER SUPPLY

CHAPTER I N.I. GENERAL DUTIES OF WATER UNDERTAKERS

Water resource management and drought plans N.I.

Water resources management plans: supplementary N.I.

72.—(1) Directions given under Article 70 [F1 , 70A] or 71 may be—

(a) general directions applying to all water undertakers; or

(b) directions applying only to one or more water undertakers specified in the directions,

and shall be given by an instrument in writing.

(2) It shall be the duty of each water undertaker to whom directions apply to comply with the directions.

(3) The duties of a water undertaker under Articles 70 [F2 , 70A] and 71 and under this Article shall be enforceable by the Department under Article 30.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in art. 72(1) inserted (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 4(a)

F2 Word in art. 72(3) inserted (23.3.2016) by Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 7), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 4(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 72 in operation at 1.1.2007 in so far as it confers power on a Northern Ireland department to make regulations or orders or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power, see art. 1(3)(e); art. 72 in operation at 16.6.2010 by S.R. 2010/216, art. 2, Sch.