Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958 - SECT 96

Powers of Board in construction of waterworks

96. Powers of Board in construction of waterworks

For the purposes of this Part the Board subject to the provisions and
restrictions herein contained may within and (with the consent of the Governor
in Council) without the metropolis exercise any of the following powers (that
is to say):

It may enter upon any lands and take the levels of the same and set out such
parts thereof as it thinks necessary and dig and break up the soil of such
lands and trench the same and remove or use all earth stone trees or other
things dug or got out of the same.

It may enter upon and take possession of such land as it from time to time
considers necessary for the construction or improvement of the works under
this Part or for securing or improving the water to be supplied or the quality
or purity thereof.

It may from time to time sink such wells or shafts and make maintain alter or
discontinue such reservoirs waterworks cisterns tanks aqueducts drains cuts
sluices pipes culverts engines and other works and erect such buildings upon
the lands and streams authorized to be taken by it as it thinks proper.

It may from time to time divert and impound the water from any such streams as
it deems necessary and alter the course of any streams; and also take such
water as is found in under or on the lands to be taken for constructing the
works.

It may enter upon any lands public or private streets or roads and lay or
place therein any pipe and may repair alter cut off or remove any pipe so laid
and may in like manner enter upon any such lands streets or roads for the
purpose of repairing watercourses and other works the property of the Board
connected with the water supply.

It may for or in connexion with any of the foregoing purposes blast with
explosives or otherwise any rock clay stone soil or any geological formation
or artificial structure in any manner whatsoever and remove or use all or any
such materials so obtained.