Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2006 Northern Ireland

Water Abstraction and Impoundment (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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Enforced by
NIEA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 11 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Operator1

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

1 of 4 sections shown
s.004 Prohibition Regulated
  • Do not carry on a controlled water abstraction or impoundment activity without authorisationAny Person
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Exemptions
Part 2

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.005 Permitted controlled activities
s.006 Licence
Part 3

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Directions relating to permitted controlled activities
Part 4

Licences

7 of 13 sections shown
s.009 Advertisement of application Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must serve notice requiring applicant to advertise water licence applicationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.009 (1) The Department shall, within 14 days of receipt of... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must notify water undertakers of licence applicationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Consideration and determination of application for licence Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must determine licence applications and notify the applicantCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Applications affecting certain sites Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must assess protected-site impacts before granting or modifying water licencesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Review of licence Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must periodically review water abstraction and impoundment licencesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015 Surrender of licence Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must decide water licence surrender applications and issue certificateCrown / Minister / Government department
s.019 Time limits for determining applications Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must determine water abstraction/impoundment applications within 4 monthsCrown / Minister / Government department
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.008 Form and content of application for licence
s.013 Modification of licence
s.014 Transfer of licence
s.016 Revocation of licence
s.017 Public inquiries
s.018 Further information
Part 5

1 of 4 sections shown
s.022 Enforcement notices – rights of entry, compensation Regulated
  • Pay compensation for rights granted under an enforcement noticeAny Person
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.020 Enforcement notices
s.021 Power of the Department to carry out works
s.023 Enforcement by High Court
Part 6

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.024 Register
Part 7

1 of 4 sections shown
s.025 Offences Prosecution
  • Breach water abstraction licence requirements or falsify recordsAny Person

Unlimited fine

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.026 Offences by bodies corporate
s.027 Defence to principal offences in respect of authorised activities
s.028 Power of court to order offence to be remedied
Part 8

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.029 Appeals
s.030 Transitional provisions
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 14 shown
14 other schedules
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Period for making an application
s.sch002 Form of application
s.sch002 Loss and damage for which compensation payable
s.sch002 Basis on which compensation assessed
s.sch002 Payment of compensation and determination of disputes
s.sch002 Interest and payment on account
s.sch003 (1) Subject to Articles 31 and 32 of the Order...
s.sch003 Where an application under regulation 8, 13(1)(b), 14(2) or 15(3)...
s.sch003 Nothing in paragraph 1 shall require the Department to keep...
s.sch003 Paragraph 3(a) shall not apply to information relating to specific...
s.sch004 In this Schedule— “existing controlled activity” means a controlled activity...
s.sch004 Regulations 4 and 20(1)(b) shall not apply to an existing...
s.sch004 Regulations 9, 9A and 19 shall not apply to an...
sch. 1 sch. 1 Regulated
  • Notify the Department of location and volume of water abstractionOperator

Help complying

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Water abstraction licences and drinking water quality in Northern Ireland

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