Dike Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hamburg Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on public flooding protection facilities. Subject Sea, Water Keyword Harbour Flood Inland waters Authorization/permit Inspection Navigation Offences/penalties Waterworks Basin/catchment/watershed Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements various articles of the Hamburg Water Law of 20 June 1960 (HmbGVBl. p. 335). The Ordinance is applicable to public flooding protection facilities including parts lying outside the area. Article 3 establishes that such facilities shall be constructed, run and maintained in such a way that they shall at any time ward off flooding and high tide. The text – consisting of 15 articles – deals with the following aspects: sphere of application, definition of terms, survey of site, establishment of protection zones, maintenance of dikes, prohibitions and limitations, authorization for erecting dikes, surveillance of flooding protection facilities, land in front of dikes, penalties and transitional provisions. Full text German Website www.hamburg.de References - Legislation Implements Hamburg Water Law. Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2012) Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Surface water, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water supply, Flood, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX