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Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 2 of 2012).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012 (2017)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Water Services Act 2007; and to provide for related matters.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water supply Institution Freshwater pollution Policy/planning Sewerage Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act amends the Water Services Act 2007: in section 5 by modifying definitions of EU pollution prevention legislation (Council Directive 76/464/EEC and Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): in section 22 in paragraph (b) of subsection (8) by inserting “or an inspector appointed by the Agency in accordance with section 70E” after “or a member of the Garda Síochána”; and by inserting a new Part (4A) on Domestic waste water treatment systems. This new Part concerns systems involving physical, chemical, biological or thermal processes, or a combination of such processes utilized for the treatment or disposal of domestic waste water, or the sludge derived from domestic waste water, including drains. It, among other things: defines duties of owners of premises connected to domestic waste water treatment systems; and provides for inspections by inspectors appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency and a national inspection plan with regard to the inspection and monitoring of domestic waste water treatment systems.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Services Act 2007 (No. 30 of 2007).

Legislation | Ireland | 2007 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Water supply, Institution, Freshwater pollution, Policy/planning, Non-governmental entity, Public private partnership (PPP), Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 (Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 223 of 2012).

Legislation | Ireland | 2012

Keyword: Water supply, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX