Water Services Act 2007

68.

Sewage facilities for vessels, etc.

68.— (1) For the purposes of this section—

“temporary dwellings” means any—

(a) tent, or

(b) van or other conveyance (whether on wheels or not), or

(c) shed, hut or similar structure,

used on a temporary basis for human habitation or constructed or adapted for such use;

“traveller community” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Equal Status Act 2000;

“vehicle” includes any car, van, bus, lorry, truck or train;

“vessel” means a water-borne craft of any type, whether self-propelled or not, and includes any air-cushion craft, ship, boat, barge or lighter.

(2) A water services authority may provide or arrange for the provision of facilities for the reception and disposal of sewage from vessels, vehicles, aircraft or temporary dwellings, and may impose fees or other charges for the provision or use of such facilities.

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Annotations

Amendments:

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Deleted (1.01.2014) by Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (50/2013), s. 45(14), S.I. No. 575 of 2013, subject to subs. (24) which excludes certain provisions from effect of amendment.