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