PART 1 Water Standards

2 Interpretation
1 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
1954 c.33 (NI)
2 In these Regulations—
“the 2006 Order” means the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006;
“the Appeals Commission” means the Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland as established under Part XII of the 2006 Order;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“district council” means a district council as established under Part I of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;
“the Public Health Agency” means the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being as established under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;
a “responsible person” is—
(a) the owner or occupier of the land supplied; and
(b) any other person who exercises powers of management or control in relation to the supply.
1972 c.9 (NI)
2009 c.1 (NI)
3 Any other expressions used in these Regulations and in Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption have the same meaning as in that Directive.
O.J. No. L 330, 5.12.98, p.32