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Dike Maintenance Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 95).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1950 (2007)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Waterworks Inspection
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

"Dike" is defined in section 1 as "an embankment, wall, fill, piling, pump, gate, floodbox, pipe, sluice, culvert, canal, ditch, drain or any other thing that is constructed, assembled or installed to prevent the flooding of land". The Act provides for an Inspector of Dikes who is to supervise all dikes and the operation of all diking authorities (sect. 2). The Act lists the inspector's powers as well as obligations of diking authorities and offences under the Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca