(This note is not part of the order.)
This order brings into operation on the 24th August 2001 all the provisions of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (“the 1999 Order”) which were not brought into operation by virtue of Article 1(3) and (4) of that Order. The provisions brought into operation relate to functions of the Department of the Environment affecting water and certain other miscellaneous and general matters.
The order also makes transitional provisions to ensure that—
(a)applications for consents or reviews which have been made but not determined under the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) are dealt with under the 1999 Order,
(b)consents issued under the 1972 Act are treated as consents under the 1999 Order, and
(c)consents referred to in paragraph (b) are subject to the 4 year review period provided for in the 1999 Order.