
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Groundwater (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 14 December 2009.
2 

(1) In these Regulations—
 “the Principal Regulations” means the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
3 

(1) The Principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Regulation 29(a) for “not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale” substitute “not exceeding the statutory maximum”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 6 November 2009
Maggie Smith
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
