Drainage, Ditch and Dike Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 102). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 1979 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Institution Irrigation Water charges Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Waterworks Special fund Freshwater resources management Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The Act is composed of 171 sections. It defines the functions and powers of district commissioners. Commissioners have to prepare a plan for the execution of waterworks and must identify the beneficiaries. Commissioners can require owners to execute the works decided (sec.110) or can execute, operate and maintain works themselves (sect. 100), for this purpose they can create a Maintenance Fund (sec.102). If the commissioners determine that they need to raise money by means of taxes, they must levy taxes on all land in the district and on the owners, based on and in accordance with the assessment roll (sec.82). A final Schedule contains model forms to be filled in for the purposes of this Act. Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca