Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Referral to referee: requirements in preliminary certificate or final certificate

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62.—(1) The reservoir manager to whom a preliminary certificate or final certificate is given may challenge any of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) by referring it to a referee in accordance with regulations made under section 66(1).

(2) The matters are—

(a)the level of water specified in the preliminary certificate in accordance with section 47(2)(a),

(b)any requirement specified in the preliminary certificate in accordance with section 47(2)(c) (manner of increasing or decreasing level of water),

(c)any recommendation contained in the final certificate in accordance with section 49(2)(b) (as to when next inspection of reservoir should take place),

(d)any matter specified in the final certificate in accordance with section 49(2)(c) (monitoring of matters by supervising engineer),

(e)any requirement imposed in the final certificate in accordance with section 49(7)(a) or (c) (maximum level and manner of increasing or decreasing level of water).

(3) Where a referral is made under subsection (1), the matter referred is suspended until the reference has been determined or withdrawn.