Water Services Act 2007

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1. Art. 1 Short title, collective citations and construction.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Commencement.
4. Art. 4 Repeals and revocation.
5. Art. 5 Directives.
6. Art. 6 Provision of information.
7. Art. 7 Obligation to give information on ownership.
8. Art. 8 Offences and penalties.
9. Art. 9 Prosecution of offences.
10. Art. 10 Cost of prosecutions.
11. Art. 11 Payment of certain fines to prosecuting authorities.
12. Art. 12 Obstruction.
13. Art. 13 Onus of proof.
14. Art. 14 Offences by bodies corporate.
15. Art. 15 Expenses of Minister.
16. Art. 16 Grants by Minister.
17. Art. 17 Schemes of financial assistance.
18. Art. 18 Regulations, orders and directions.
19. Art. 19 Service of notices.
20. Art. 20 Owners, occupiers, etc.
21. Art. 21 Powers of examination, investigation and survey.
22. Art. 22 Powers of authorised persons.
23. Art. 23 Time limits.
24. Art. 24 Records.
25. Art. 25 Register.
26. Art. 26 Provision of services.
27. Art. 27 Transfer or extension of functions.
28. Art. 28 Injunctive relief.
29. Art. 29 Immunity.
30. Art. 30 General functions of Minister.
31. Art. 31 Powers of a water services authority.
32. Art. 32 General functions of water services authorities in relation to provision of water services.
33. Art. 33 Connections to waterworks or waste water works.
34. Art. 34 Guidelines and codes of practice.
35. Art. 35 Guidelines and codes of practice in criminal proceedings.
36. Art. 36 Water services strategic plan.
37. Art. 37 Functions of Minister in relation to water services strategic plans.
38. Art. 38 Implementation of a water services strategic plan or any revision thereof.
39. Art. 39 Transfer of functions from sanitary authorities.
40. Art. 40 Joint provision of water services.
41. Art. 41 Installation of pipes.
42. Art. 42 Requirement to connect to waterworks or waste water works.
43. Art. 43 Connections.
44. Art. 44 Repairs to service connections.
45. Art. 45 Damage to pipes.
46. Art. 46 Obligations under other enactments.
47. Art. 47 Monitoring and inspection.
48. Art. 48 Consultation.
49. Art. 49 Map of works.
50. Art. 50 Agreement to take over proposed waterworks or waste water works.
51. Art. 51 Temporary interruption to water services.
52. Art. 52 Recovery of sums due.
53. Art. 53 Misuse of water supplies.
54. Art. 53A Review by Commission of rate of demand for water services provided to dwellings
55. Art. 53B Threshold amount and allowance amount
56. Art. 53C Provision of water services exceeding threshold amount
57. Art. 53D Notice of provision of water services exceeding threshold amount
58. Art. 53E Allowance for household size
59. Art. 53F Exemption where certain medical need
60. Art. 54 General duties of an owner.
61. Art. 55 (I) (II) Connection to a water supply.
62. Art. 56 Conservation of water.
63. Art. 57 Pollution of water.
64. Art. 58 Taking samples of water.
65. Art. 59 Power to order the closure of a polluted water source.
66. Art. 60 Maintenance of waste water works.
67. Art. 61 (I) (II) Waste water connections.
68. Art. 62 Nuisances in sewers, drainage of premises, etc.
69. Art. 63 Licensing of discharges to sewers.
70. Art. 64 Transitional arrangements.
71. Art. 65 Review of a licence under section 63.
72. Art. 66 Appeals in relation to sections 63 and 65.
73. Art. 67 Regulations for purpose of sections 63 and 66.
74. Art. 68 Sewage facilities for vessels, etc.
75. Art. 69 Power to declare drains to be sewers for certain purposes.
76. Art. 70 General duties of an owner or occupier.
77. Art. 70A Definitions.
78. Art. 70B Register of domestic waste water treatment systems.
79. Art. 70C Duties of owners of premises connected to domestic waste water treatment systems.
80. Art. 70D Sale of premises connected to domestic waste water treatment systems.
81. Art. 70E Appointment of inspectors.
82. Art. 70F Register of inspectors.
83. Art. 70G Powers of inspectors.
84. Art. 70H Inspection of domestic waste water treatment systems.
85. Art. 70I Supervision of water services authorities.
86. Art. 70J Directions to inspectors.
87. Art. 70K National inspection plan.
88. Art. 70L Regulations.
89. Art. 70M Offences and penalties.
90. Art. 71 Interpretation (Part 5).
91. Art. 72 Provision of meters.
92. Art. 73 Meter performance.
93. Art. 74 Interference with meters.
94. Art. 75 National Rural Water Services Committee.
95. Art. 76 County rural water services committees.
96. Art. 77 Rural water services strategic plans.
97. Art. 78 Responsibility of water services authorities.
98. Art. 79 Water services licences.
99. Art. 80 Determination of an activity as a licensable water services activity.
100. Art. 81 Grant of a water services licence.
101. Art. 82 Water services authority to be licensing authority.
102. Art. 83 Conditions attached to a water services licence.
103. Art. 84 Review of a water services licence.
104. Art. 85 Revocation of a water services licence.
105. Art. 86 Decision by a water services authority in relation to licences or licence applications.
106. Art. 87 Appeals in relation to sections 81, 83, 84 and 85 .
107. Art. 88 Regulations for the purposes of this Chapter.
108. Art. 89 Contravention of a condition of a water services licence.
109. Art. 90 Related licences.
110. Art. 91 Take-over of the operation or management of a waterworks or waste water works on a temporary basis.
111. Art. 92 (I) (II) (I) (II) (III) Through connection to services, etc.
112. Art. 93 Power to acquire land, etc.
113. Art. 94 Extension of acquisition powers.
114. Art. 95 Taking in charge or acquisition by agreement of waterworks or waste water works by a water services authority.
115. Art. 96 Compulsory acquisition of waterworks or waste water works by a water services authority.
116. Art. 97 Laying of water mains, sewers, service connections and related cables and wires.
117. Art. 98 Alteration of sewers and pipelines by other persons.
118. Art. 99 Policy directions by Minister.
119. Art. 100 Emergency Orders.
120. Art. 101 Non-application of certain statutes.
121. Art. 102 Enabling power.
122. Art. 103 Determination by the Board of fees for certain appeals.
123. Art. 104 Building over pipes.
124. Art. 105 Power to make and fix charges for non-domestic water services.
125. Art. 106 Regulations for the purpose of section 105.
126. Art. 107 (I) (II) (I) (II) (I) (II) (I) (II) Amendment of Act of 1992.
127. Art. 108 Amendment of Housing Finance Agency Act 1981.
128. Art. 109 Amendment of Act of 1977.
129. Art. 110 Increase of penalties under Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts 1977 and 1990.
130. Art. 111 Increase of penalties under sections 171 and 172 of Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959.
131. Art. 112 Amendment of Water Supplies Act 1942.
132. Art. 113 Amendment of Local Government (Financial Provisions) (No. 2) Act 1983.
133. Art. 114 Amendment of Act of 2000.
134. Art. 115 Amendment of Act of 2001.
135. Art. 116 Amendment of Housing of the Working Classes Act 1885.