Arterial Drainage (Minor Schemes) Act, 1928

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Notices of and objections to the scheme.

8.—Within the prescribed time after the completion of the preparation of the drainage scheme the county council or joint committee charged with the preparation thereof shall—

(a) deposit a copy of the drainage scheme in the office of such county council or of every of the county councils by whom such joint committee is appointed (as the case may be) and also in a convenient place at or near the site of the drainage works proposed to be executed under the drainage scheme, and

(b) keep every copy of the drainage scheme so deposited open to inspection by any person at all reasonable hours during the time prescribed for sending objections to the scheme to such county council or joint committee, and

(c) serve in the prescribed manner on all occupiers of lands proposed in the scheme to be drained or improved notice in the prescribed form of the preparation of the scheme and of the said deposit and opportunity of inspection of copies thereof and of the prescribed time (not being less than twenty-one days from the service of the notice) within which and the manner in which objections to the scheme may be sent to such county council or joint committee and also by the same or a separate notice (as may be prescribed) and in the prescribed form and manner require every such occupier to inform such county council or joint committee within a specified time (which shall be the same as the time for sending objections to such council or committee) and in the prescribed manner whether he assents to or dissents from the scheme, and

(d) if the drainage scheme proposes that any lands, rights, or other property should be acquired, serve in the prescribed manner on all owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such lands, rights and other property notice in the prescribed form of the preparation of the scheme and of the said deposit and opportunity of inspection of copies thereof and of the prescribed time (not being less than twenty-one days from the service of the notice) within which and the manner in which objections to the drainage scheme may be sent to such county council or joint committee and also by the same or a separate notice (as may be prescribed) and in the prescribed form inform every such owner or reputed owner, lessee or reputed lessee, or occupier that the scheme proposes the acquisition of some land, right, or other property (which property shall be fully described in the notice) owned, held, or occupied by him.