Interpretation
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 2006 Order” means the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006;
“the Appeals Commission” means the Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland as established under Part XII of the 2006 Order;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“district council” means a district council as established under Part I of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(2);
“the Public Health Agency” means the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being as established under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009(3);
a “responsible person” is—
the owner or occupier of the land supplied; and
any other person who exercises powers of management or control in relation to the supply.
(3) Any other expressions used in these Regulations and in Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (4) have the same meaning as in that Directive.