Drainage Act. Country/Territory Fiji Document type Legislation Date 1961 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the declaration of drainage areas, to authorize the execution of drainage works and establishment of the Drainage Boards, to define their duties and prescribe their powers and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Drainage/land reclamation Institution Waterworks Water conservation zone Expropriation Special fund Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract The Land Conservation Board established under the Land Conservation and Improvement Act is implicitly declared to be "Controlling Authority" for the purposes of this Act. The Authority may declare drainage areas with the prior consent of the Minister (sect. 3). "As soon as may be" after a drainage area has been declared, the Minister shall appoint a Drainage Board for that area (sect. 4). Not less that 2 members shall be landowners of the area. The Board shall be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the drainage of all land within the drainage area and carry out drainage works and issue Orders concerning drainage works (sect. 8). Powers of a Board are outlined in section 9. For each area there shall be established a Drainage Fund (sect. 10) for which drainage rates may be levied (sect. 11). The Board may, either by agreement with consent of Authority or compulsorily with consent of the Authority and authorized by the Minister, acquire land in drainage areas (sects. 17 and 18). The Board may issue Order with respect to private drainage (sect. 20). (22 sections completed by a Schedule) Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amended by Drainage Act (Amendment) Promulgation 2007 (No. 4 of 2008). Legislation | Fiji | 2008 Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Institution, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Drainage (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act No. 22 of 2023). Legislation | Fiji | 2023 Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Drainage/land reclamation, Institution, Special fund, Capacity building, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Drainage (Budget Amendment) Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018). Legislation | Fiji | 2018 Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Institution, Special fund, Capacity building, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX