The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

PART 5 AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ARTICLE 8

Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 17)

64.—(1) Amend section 11B (discharge of effluent) as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) omit “of the Environment”;

(b) in paragraph (b) for “that Department” substitute “the Department”;

(c) for “the Department of the Environment may, with the approval of the Department,” substitute “the Department may”;

(d) in paragraph (i) omit “of the Environment”;

(e) omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (i);

(f) omit paragraph (ii).

(3) In subsection (2) omit “of the Environment”.

(4) In subsection (3) omit “of the Environment”.

Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (NI 1)

65.  In Article 32 (matters with regard to which functions of authorities to be exercised), omit paragraph (2).

Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 18)

66.—(1) In the heading of Article 52A (functions of Department for Regional Development as to road safety), for “Department for Regional Development” substitute “Department”.

(2) In that Article, in paragraph (1), for the words from “The” to “the Department)” substitute “The Department”.

Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 6)

67.  In Article 20 (abstraction and impounding of water), omit paragraph (4).

68.  In Article 28A (duty of Department to provide information), in paragraph (5) omit sub-paragraph (b).

69.  In Article 57 (water management programmes)—

(a) for “Departments” in each place where it occurs (except in paragraph (6)) substitute “Department”;

(b) omit paragraph (6).

70.—(1) Amend Schedule 6 (procedure for making order under Article 57(1)) as follows.

(2) For “Departments” in each place where it occurs substitute “Department”.

(3) In paragraph 1—

(a) for “propose” substitute “proposes”;

(b) for “they” substitute “the Department”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (d) for “either” substitute “the”.

(4) In paragraph 2 for “Either” substitute “The”.

(5) In paragraph 3—

(a) for “they think” substitute “the Department thinks”;

(b) for “propose” substitute “proposes”;

(c) for “they shall” substitute “the Department shall”;

(d) for “them” substitute “the Department”.

(6) In paragraph 4—

(a) for “either” substitute “the”;

(b) for “are satisfied” substitute “is satisfied”.

(7) In paragraph 7 for “they think” substitute “the Department thinks”.

(8) In paragraph 8 for “they” and “them” substitute “the Department”.