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"the 1973 Order" means the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973[3];

"main" has the same meaning as in the 1973 Order;

"sewage treatment works" has the same meaning as in the 1973 Order;

"statutory duty" in relation to the Department means its duty under Article 3 of the 1973 Order;

"water fittings" includes pipes (other than mains), taps, cocks, valves, ferrules, cisterns, baths, water closets, soil pans and other similar apparatus (other than meters) used in any particular place in connection with the supply of water to and use of water in that place.

Water Service
     3.  - (1) Anything which would (apart from these Regulations) be more than one hereditament shall be treated as one hereditament if it is -

(a) occupied by or, if unoccupied, owned by the Department for the purposes of its statutory duty; and

(b) occupied by any reservoir, water treatment plant, water pumping station, depot, pipelines or other apparatus used for the supply, distribution or treatment of water for a purpose connected with or ancillary thereto.

    (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not include -

(a) any water fittings;

(b) any property used for the purposes of a sewage treatment works; or

(c) any office premises unless they are situate on operational land.

    (3) In this regulation "operational land", in relation to the Department, means land which is used for any purpose referred to in paragraph (1)(b) not being land which, in respect of its nature and situation, is comparable rather with land in general than with land which is used for that particular purpose.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on


21st March 2003.

L.S.

Brian McClure
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

[2] S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28); Article 37(4) was substituted by Article 6(1) of the Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/162 (N.I. 25))back

[3] S.I. 1973/70 (N.I. 2)back

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