Barrow Drainage Act, 1927. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 1927 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the formulation, carrying out, and maintenance of a scheme of arterial drainage of the river barrow and its tributaries. Subject Water Keyword Drainage/land reclamation Institution Waterworks Policy/planning Flood Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract As soon as may be after the passing of this Act the Commissioners shall prepare a draft scheme of arterial drainage for reducing flooding on the River Barrow and its tributaries and for the carrying out of the works necessary therefor and of such other works subsidiary or incidental thereto as the Commissioners may think necessary or desirable. Contents of the Scheme are outlined in section 2. Upon presentation of the draft scheme to the Minister for Finance by the Commissioners, the Minister for Finance may by order confirm the draft scheme either without alteration or with such alterations (sect. 5). Commissioners shall carry out the confirmed scheme pursuant to sections 7 to 9 and they shall have the powers defined in those sections. When and so soon as all the works to be executed under the scheme have been completed the Commissioners shall prepare and publish a draft award showing either in the body thereof or by means of appropriate maps, drawings, plans, sections, and schedule, the matters indicated in section 10. The final award shall operate and be expressed to constitute the area specified in that behalf therein to be a separate drainage district to be called and known as the Barrow Drainage District (sect. 13). The county councils shall perform the duty and exercise the power so charged, imposed and conferred as aforesaid on them by the final award through a joint committee to be constituted in the manner specified in the Schedule to this Act and to be called and known as the Barrow Drainage Board (sect. 14). Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amended by Barrow Drainage Act, 1933. Legislation | Ireland | 1933 (2000) Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Institution, Waterworks, Policy/planning, Flood Source: FAO, FAOLEX