WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1973

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WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1973 - SECT 53



53.(1) The Ministry may charge the owners or occupiers of premises connected
with a main or sewer of the Ministry such sums as it considers appropriate for
the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Ministry under this Order and the
Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), sums charged under
that paragraph may be calculated by reference to

(a)the quantity of water consumed;

(b)the cost of treating and disposing of any trade effluent discharged from
the premises in question;

(c)the net annual value of the premises.

(3) The Ministry, with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, may make such
regulations as it considers necessary for the purpose of levying charges under
paragraph (1).

(4) Regulations made under paragraph (3) shall be subject to affirmative
resolution.

(5) Where a person fails to pay a sum recoverable under this Article, the
Ministry may disconnect the premises owned or occupied by him from the mains
or sewers of the Ministry.

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WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1973 - SECT 53