What this covers
Why you need it
The power to require it comes from Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, Northern Ireland primary legislation made by Order in Council.
What the Order carries
What our graph holds for Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 as a whole — the Order behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 18
- Penalties
- 15
- Exemptions
- 5
Duties on businesses under the Order
- Discharge polluting waste into water or sea s.7
- Fail to comply with a water‑pollution prevention notice s.8
- Fail to comply with a water enforcement notice s.12
- Fail to comply with a pollution emergency notice s.15
- Grant access to land for anti-pollution works s.18
- Fail to comply with a works notice s.19
… and 12 more business duties in the same Order.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Abstract water or build impounding works without a licence 5 years imprisonment
- Discharge polluting waste into water or sea 2 years imprisonment
- Fail to comply with a pollution emergency notice 2 years imprisonment
- Fail to comply with a water enforcement notice 2 years imprisonment
- Fail to comply with a water‑pollution prevention notice 2 years imprisonment
… and 10 more penalties in the same Order.
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Activities with discharge consents exempt from other pollution laws — The discharge or deposit is made in accordance with a valid discharge consent
- Exemption from business data confidentiality restrictions — The information disclosure is for regulatory functions or public registers
- Keep commercially sensitive pollution data off public register — Information is commercially confidential, meaning its publication on the register would prejudice the business's commercial interests to an unreasonable degree.
- Specific waterways may be exempt from fresh-water limit mapping — Waterway is of a description specified in an order made by the Department subject to negative resolution
- Stay of enforcement for discharge consent appeals — An appeal is brought against a decision to revoke or modify a discharge consent, provided the regulator hasn't flagged an …
Read our full dossier on Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
Who issues it
This one does not go to your council. It is issued by Northern Ireland Executive.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.