70B.— (1) Each water services authority shall establish and maintain a register of domestic waste water treatment systems situated within its functional area (in this Part referred to as a ‘register of domestic waste water treatment systems’).

(2) The owner of a premises connected to a domestic waste water treatment system shall, on or before the prescribed date and in accordance with this section, apply to the water services authority in whose functional area the treatment system is situated, to have the treatment system entered in the register of domestic waste water treatment systems maintained by the water services authority concerned.

(3) An application under this section shall—

(a) be made in writing or by electronic means,

(b) specify the name of the applicant and the address at which he or she normally resides,

(c) specify the address at which the domestic waste water treatment system is situated,

(d) contain such other information as may be prescribed, and

(e) in the case of an application under subsection (2), be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(4) On receipt of an application under this section, a water services authority shall—

(a) enter the domestic waste water treatment system concerned in the register of domestic waste water treatment systems for the functional area of the water services authority concerned, and

(b) issue a certificate of registration to the applicant.

(5) A certificate of registration shall be valid F55[…] from the date on which it was issued.

(6) F56[…]

(7) F57[…]

(8) A water services authority shall, from time to time, review each entry in the register of domestic waste water treatment systems maintained by it and, if the water services authority becomes aware that any particular in the register is incorrect or has ceased to be correct, the water services authority shall make such alteration to the register as it considers necessary and shall notify any person it considers appropriate of such alteration.

(9) A register of domestic waste water treatment systems shall be maintained by a water services authority in such form (including electronic form) as the Agency may direct and shall contain—

(a) details of domestic waste water treatment systems which have been entered on the register by the water services authority concerned, including the date on which each system was entered on the register and the date on which each certificate of registration is due to expire,

(b) details of domestic waste water treatment systems in the functional area of the water services authority concerned which have been inspected under section 70H,

(c) details of advisory notices issued by the water services authority concerned,

(d) details of applications made under subsection (7) of section 70H,

(e) details of appeals made under subsection (9) of section 70H,

(f) details of notices of compliance made by the water services authority concerned under section 70H(17), and

(g) such other information as may be determined by the Agency from time to time.

(10) A water services authority shall publish in such manner as it thinks fit, including by electronic means, and make available for inspection at all reasonable times by members of the public, the register of domestic waste water treatment systems maintained by it under this section.

(11) An authorised person appointed by a water services authority may request the owner of a premises connected to a domestic waste water treatment system to produce a valid certificate of registration in respect of the system.

(12) A person who fails to comply with a request under subsection (11) within 20 working days, commits an offence.

(13) The Minister may, following consultation with the Agency, make regulations for the purposes of this section and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, regulations under this section may prescribe:

(a) the form and manner, including by electronic means, in which an application, under subsection (2) or (6) shall be made;

(b) the fee payable to the water services authority, which shall not exceed €50, which shall accompany an application under subsection (2);

(c) the date for the purposes of subsection (2); and

(d) such consequential or ancillary matters as the Minister considers appropriate.]