Water Services Act 2007

18.

Regulations, orders and directions.

18.— (1) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this Act, including regulations for prescribing any matter or thing which is referred to in this Act as prescribed or to be prescribed or for the purpose of enabling any provision of this Act to have full effect.

(2) Regulations made under this Act may make different provisions, including provision for different requirements or exemptions, in relation to different areas, different circumstances, different classes of persons or water services or other activities.

(3) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act, a regulation or order under this Act may provide for such incidental, consequential, supplementary or transitional provisions (including provisions for the purpose of securing the continuity of any provision of this Act with any provision of any other Act or instrument repealed, revoked, amended or otherwise affected by this Act or by any regulation or order made under it) as may appear to the Minister to be appropriate for the purposes of this Act or any regulations or order made under it.

(4) Every regulation made by the Minister under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made, and if a resolution annulling the regulation is passed by either House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the regulation has been laid before it, the regulation shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

E10

Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (1.01.2018) by Water Services Act 2007 (Threshold Amount and Allowance Amount) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 597 of 2017), in effect as per reg. 4.

E11

Power pursuant to section exercised (28.05.2013) by Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 180 of 2013).

E12

Power pursuant to section exercised (3.10.2012) by Water Services Act 2007 (Registration and Inspections) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 384 of 2012), in effect as per reg. 1(b).

E13

Power pursuant to section exercised (26.06.2012) by Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 (Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 223 of 2012), in effect as per reg. 1(b).

E14

Power pursuant to section exercised (25.06.2012) by Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 220 of 2012).

E15

Power pursuant to section exercised (30.04.2009) by Water Services Act 2007 (Waste Water Complaint Notice Form) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 141 of 2009), in effect as per reg. 1(b).

E16

Power pursuant to section exercised (15.12.2008) by National Rural Services Committee (Establishment Day) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 522 of 2008).

E17

Power pursuant to section exercised (9.12.2008) by Water Conservation Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 527 of 2008).