Arterial Drainage Act, 1925

Commissioners to carry out drainage scheme when confirmed.

11.—When an order has been made by the Minister for Finance under this Act confirming a drainage scheme the Commissioners shall proceed to carry out the scheme and for that purpose the order shall operate to confer on the Commissioners power—

(a) to construct, execute, and complete the works specified in the scheme with such reasonable additions, omissions, variations, and deviations as shall in the course of the work be found necessary, and

(b) to enter on any land or premises and there to do all such acts and things as shall be reasonably necessary for or incidental to the construction, execution, or completion of the works with such additions, omissions, variations, and deviations as aforesaid, and

(c) to acquire compulsorily the several lands and premises, easements, water-rights, and other rights proposed in the scheme to be so acquired, and, if the Commissioners think fit so to do, to enter on any such lands or premises or exercise any of such easements, water-rights, and other rights at any time after the confirmation of the drainage scheme and before the conveyance or ascertainment of price of such lands, premises, easements, or rights, and

(d) to restrict, terminate, or otherwise interfere with any easements, water-rights, or other rights proposed in the scheme to be compulsorily restricted, terminated, or interfered with, and to divert, remove, or otherwise interfere with any roads or bridges proposed in the scheme to be diverted, removed, or interfered with, and, if the Commissioners so think fit, to do any of the things aforesaid at any time after the confirmation of the drainage scheme and before any conveyance or ascertainment of compensation in respect thereof, and

(e) to do all such other acts and things as in the opinion of the Commissioners shall be necessary or proper for or reasonably incidental to the due carrying out of the scheme and are not specifically provided for by this Act.