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WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1973 - SECT 31



31.(1) The Ministry may, and when requested by the person making the discharge
shall, review the making of an existing discharge and may direct that any
continuation of the discharge shall be either unconditional or subject to such
conditions (including conditions as to charges) as it may think fit to impose.

(2) The Ministry may review a direction under paragraph (1) at intervals of
not less than two years from the direction or last review of the direction or
at any time on the application of the person making the discharge in question.

(3) Before a direction is made under paragraph (1) or is reviewed under
paragraph (2), the Ministry shall intimate to the person making the discharge
in question that it proposes to do so, and its reasons therefor, and inform
him that he may, within twenty-eight days of that intimation, make
representations to the Ministry in respect of the proposal.

(4) Before a direction is made under paragraph (1) or is reviewed under
paragraph (2), the Ministry shall take into account any representations made
to it under paragraph (3).

(5) Where a direction is made under paragraph (1) or is reviewed under
paragraph (2), the person making the discharge may appeal to the Appeals
Commission against that direction or review, within twenty-eight days from the
date of that direction or review.

(6) A direction made under paragraph (1) or reviewed under paragraph (2) shall
take effect from a date specified therein but not earlier than three months
after the date of that direction or review as the case may be.



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