Prevention of Floods Act (CAP. 235). País/Territorio Barbados Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1951 (1998) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-10. Título completoAn Act to make provision for the execution of works necessary to prevent and control flooding and inundations caused by excessive rains and by high tides and by reason of the low level of various places, causing inconvenience to persons and injury to health and property and to authorise the Minister to take all reasonable steps in connection therewith. Materia Tierra y suelos, Agua Palabra clave Expropiación Ordenación de áreas costeras Inundación Instalaciones Política/planificación Área geográphica Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo Resumen This Act makes provision for measures for the prevention of floods in Barbados. The Minister may by Order declare any area to be a flood area. The Chief Technical Officer may from time to time prepare plans for the approval of the Minister for the execution of flood works in any flood area, having regard to the coastal zone management plan referred to under the Coastal Zone Management Act. When the plans have been approved, written notice thereof shall be given to any person whose land, premises, plants, trees or growing crops may be affected by such flood works. The Act further specifies powers of the Chief Technical Officer to carry out flood works or to order the carrying out of works. Land may be compulsorily acquired in accordance with the Land Acquisition Act. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.caricomlaw.org