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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