Offences against certain drainage worksN.I.
9.—(1) In section 11(1) of the Lough Neagh and Lower Bann Drainage and Navigation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (offences against drainage works under the Act)—
(a)in paragraph (a) for the word “constructed” there shall be substituted the words “ vested in ”;
(b)for paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“(d)removes any works (whether constructed or in course of construction) which are vested in or maintained by the Department for the purposes of this Act; or”;
(c)in paragraph (f) for the words “as aforesaid” there shall be substituted the words “ by the Department ”;
(d)in paragraph (g) for the words “constructed as aforesaid” there shall be substituted the words “ vested in or maintained by the Department for the purposes of this Act ”.
(2) In Article 36(1) of the Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973F1 (offences against drainage works under the Order)—
(a)for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(b)removes any works (whether constructed or in course of construction) which are vested in the Department for the purposes of this Order; or”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (e) for the words “construed or transferred as aforesaid” there shall be substituted the words “ vested in the Department for the purposes of this Order ”.
(3) In Schedule 6 to the Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (offences against watercourses) in paragraph 1(f) for the words “any watercourse” there shall be substituted the words “ any designated watercourse ”.