509Powers of council as to drainage channels and land drainage works

1. The council may purchase, or make and maintain, or enlarge, and from time to time alter, extend, or repair, any drainage channel or land drainage works constructed under this Part in any drainage area in the district, and for that purpose may—

2. contract with the owner of any private land for and acquire from him by deed duly executed the grant in perpetuity to the council of the use, occupation, and enjoyment of that land or any part thereof for the purpose of constructing and maintaining any drainage channel or land drainage works thereon:
3. make drainage channels or land drainage works upon, over, or under any land:
4. make drainage channels or land drainage works over or under any road or place to which the public have general access, or through any public reserve:
5. alter the course or level of any road or public place, and break up and dig into the surface thereof and stop temporarily the traffic thereon:
6. make land drainage works across any stream or river but so as not to impede the navigation upon any navigable river, except under the provisions of a special Act:
7. alter the course or level of any stream or river, or of any ditch or drainage channel:
8. alter any drain, sewer, gas pipe, other pipe, cable, or other apparatus of any kind on or under any road or public place, whether within or outside the district, so far as is necessary for the purpose of constructing and maintaining any drainage channel or land drainage works.

9. Section 708 shall apply with respect to the laying of drainage channels or land drainage works on private land pursuant to subsection (1).