70I.— (1) The Agency shall supervise a water services authority in the performance of such of its functions as the Agency considers appropriate.

(2) Where the Agency is of the opinion that a water services authority has failed to perform all or any of its functions, the Agency shall issue a direction to the water services authority concerned.

(3) The Agency may direct a water services authority to keep such records in relation to the performance of its functions and to submit to it, in such manner and at such times as the Agency may direct, such information as it may specify, and, in particular details in relation to—

(a) the registration of domestic waste water treatment systems within the functional area of the water services authority concerned,

(b) the inspection of domestic waste water treatment systems within the functional area of the water services authority concerned,

(c) advisory notices issued by the water services authority concerned, including details in relation to the confirmation, modification or cancellation of an advisory notice,

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

(e) appeals to the District Court under section 70H,

(f) prosecutions taken by the water services authority concerned under this Part, and

(g) such other matters as the Agency considers appropriate.

(4) The Agency shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained, such records of any supervision carried out under subsection (1) and such directions issued under subsection (2) as the Agency considers appropriate.

(5) A water services authority shall comply with a direction under this section.

(6) A water services authority that fails to comply with a direction under this section commits an offence.

(7) In this section, ‘functions’ means functions of a water services authority under this Part.]