Hansard Reports
10.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Northern Ireland Assembly.
| Introduction of the Act to Committee for Regional Development | 16 September 2009 |
| Introduction to the Northern Ireland Assembly (“Assembly”) | 21 September 2009 |
| Second stage debate in the Assembly | 29 September 2009 |
| Committee stage – evidence from Northern Ireland Water and Consumer Council | 14 October 2009 |
| Committee stage – evidence from Departmental Officials | 21 October 2009 |
| Committee stage – evidence from the Department of Finance and Personnel and Irish Congress of Trade Unions | 11 November 2009 |
| Committee stage – clause by clause consideration | 9 December 2009 |
| Committee’s Report on the Act – Report No. 11/09/10R | 6 January 2010 |
| Consideration stage in the Assembly | 26 January 2010 |
| Further consideration stage in the Assembly | 8 February 2010 |
| Final stage in the Assembly | 16 February 2010 |
| Royal Assent | 12 March 2010 |
