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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Exemptions

  3. PART 2

    1. 4.Recognition as natural mineral water

    2. 5.Exploitation of natural mineral water springs

    3. 6.Treatments and additions for natural mineral water

    4. 7.Bottling of natural mineral water

    5. 8.Marking, labelling and advertising of natural mineral water

    6. 9.Sale of natural mineral water

  4. PART 3

    1. 10.Bottling of spring water and exploitation of spring water springs

    2. 11.Marking, labelling and advertising of spring water

    3. 12.Sale of spring water

  5. PART 4

    1. 13.Bottling of drinking water

    2. 14.Marking, labelling and advertising of bottled drinking water

    3. 15.Sale of bottled drinking water

  6. PART 5

    1. 16.Enforcement

    2. 17.Arrangements for samples taken for analysis

    3. 18.Secondary analysis by the Government Chemist

    4. 19.Methods of analysis

    5. 20.Offences and penalties

    6. 21.Defences

    7. 22.Application of other provisions

    8. 23.Revocations

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Conditions for treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone–enriched air

      1. 1.Treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone-enriched...

      2. 2.Treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters with ozone–enriched...

      3. 3.A person seeking to have a treatment with ozone-enriched air...

      4. 4.The district council shall assess the application and any information...

      5. 5.Where the district council decides to authorise a treatment pursuant...

      6. 6.Where the district council refuses to authorise a treatment pursuant...

      7. 7.Where a treatment has been authorised pursuant to paragraph 4,...

      8. 8.If the district council is satisfied that the conditions specified...

      9. 9.Where the district council has informed an operator under paragraph...

      10. 10.Upon receiving the application for review, the Agency shall make...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Requirements for spring water and drinking water including prescribed concentrations or values of parameters

      1. PART 1 Requirements for spring water and drinking water

        1. 1.Water satisfies the requirements of this Schedule if —

        2. 2.The concentrations or values of the parameters listed in Tables...

      2. PART 2 Prescribed concentrations or values

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Recognition of natural mineral waters

      1. PART 1 Natural mineral waters extracted from the ground in Northern Ireland

        1. 1.A person seeking to have water which is extracted from...

        2. 2.The particulars are— (a) those specified in paragraph 1 of...

        3. 3.In so far as particulars of any of the anions,...

        4. 4.Where such particulars have been so given, the district council...

        5. 5.The district council shall, on recognising a natural mineral water...

      2. PART 2 Natural mineral waters extracted from the ground in a country other than an EEA State

        1. 1.A person seeking to have a water which is extracted...

        2. 2.The particulars are— (a) those specified in paragraph 1 of...

        3. 3.In so far as particulars of any of the anions,...

        4. 4.The Agency shall recognise such a water if the responsible...

        5. 5.Recognition of such water shall lapse after a period of...

        6. 6.The Agency shall, on recognising water in accordance with this...

      3. PART 3 Requirements and criteria for recognition as a natural mineral water

        1. 1.Geological and hydrological surveys must include the following particulars—

        2. 2.Physical, chemical and physico-chemical surveys must establish—

        3. 3.Microbiological analysis at source must show— (a) the absence of...

        4. 4.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), clinical and pharmacological analyses must...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Exploitation and bottling requirements for natural mineral water and spring water

      1. 1.Equipment for exploiting the water must be so installed as...

      2. 2.The spring or outlet must be protected against the risks...

      3. 3.The catchment, pipes and reservoirs must be of materials suitable...

      4. 4.The conditions of exploitation, particularly at the washing and bottling...

      5. 5.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), water must not...

      6. 6.(1) The revivable total colony count of the water at...

      7. 7.(1) After bottling, the total colony count of the water...

      8. 8.Water shall be free from— (a) Parasites and pathogenic micro-organisms;...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Particulars of anions, cations, non–ionised compounds and trace elements

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Maximum limits for constituents of natural mineral waters

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Performance characteristics for analysing the constituents in Schedule 6

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Labelling indications for natural mineral water and criteria for use

  9. Explanatory Note