Arterial Drainage (Minor Schemes) Act, 1928

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Maintenance of drainage work.

17.—(1) When a drainage scheme has been fully carried out the county council or joint committee by which the same was carried out shall thenceforth maintain the drainage works constructed pursuant to the scheme in good repair and condition and proper and efficient working order.

(2) Where a drainage scheme has been carried out by a single county council the expenses incurred by such council in maintaining in accordance with this section the drainage works executed pursuant to the scheme shall be defrayed out of the moneys raised under this Act by such council by means of the drainage rate.

(3) Where a drainage scheme has been carried out by a joint committee the moneys required by such joint committee for maintaining the drainage works executed pursuant to such scheme shall be furnished to such joint committee on the prescribed demand and in the prescribed manner by the county councils by whom such joint committee is appointed in proportion to the total amounts of the drainage assessments of lands in their respective counties out of the moneys raised under this Act by such councils respectively by means of the drainage rate.