Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/3336/article/31
Timestamp: 2020-02-25 23:11:24
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 31', 'art. 2', 'Art. 31', 'art. 2', 'art. 31', 'art. 302', 'art. 31', 'art. 302', 'art. 31', 'art. 2', 'art. 31', 'art. 2', 'art. 31', 'art. 2', 'Art. 31', 'Art. 31', 'art. 31', 'art. 1', 'art. 31', 'art. 2', 'art. 3']

The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, Section 31 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 February 2020. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(c)that the duties imposed on the enforcement authority by Part II preclude the making or, as the case may be, the confirmation of the order; F1...
[F2(1A) Before making an enforcement order or confirming a provisional enforcement order under Article 30, the Authority shall consider whether it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.
(a)by the Department [F3or DOE] ; or
(b)with the consent of or in accordance with a general authorisation given by the Department [F4or DOE] , by the Authority.
(3) Where an enforcement authority, having notified a company that it is considering the making in relation to the company of an enforcement order or the confirmation of a provisional enforcement order so made, is satisfied as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b)[F5or (c)] of paragraph (1)[F6or decides that it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998], it shall—
(a)serve notice that it is so satisfied[F7or has so decided] on the company;
[F8(b)publish in such manner as the enforcement authority considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the matters to which the notice relates to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them—
F1Art. 31(1)(d) and preceding word omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 14 para. 28(2); S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.)
F2Art. 31(1A)(1B) inserted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 14 para. 28(3); S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.)
F3Words in art. 31(2)(a) inserted (12.4.2016) by Environmental Better Regulation Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 13), ss. 19(5), 27(1) (with S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21), art. 302A(1) (as inserted by 2016 c. 13 (N.I.), s. 23))
F4Words in art. 31(2)(b) inserted (12.4.2016) by Environmental Better Regulation Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 13), ss. 19(5), 27(1) (with S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21), art. 302A(1) (as inserted by 2016 c. 13 (N.I.), s. 23))
F5Words in art. 31(3) substituted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 14 para. 28(4)(a)(i); S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.)
F6Words in art. 31(3) inserted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 14 para. 28(4)(a)(ii); S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.)
F7Words in art. 31(3)(a) inserted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 14 para. 28(4)(b); S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(e) (with Sch.)
F8Art. 31(3)(b) substituted (20.4.2010) by Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/128), reg. 3
I1Art. 31 wholly in operation at 1.4.2007; art. 31 in operation at 1.1.2007 in so far as it confers power on a Northern Ireland department to make regulations or orders or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power, see art. 1(3)(e); art. 31 in operation at 1.4.2007 insofar as not already in operation by S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)