DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE ACT 1924long title An Act to make better provision for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of drainage works in Saorstát Eireann executed under the acts relating to the drainage of lands in Ireland. [5th August, 1924.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— 1 Definitions. 1.—In this Act, the expression "the Commissioners" means the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, and all expressions to which special meanings are assigned by the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898, have the special meanings so assigned to them respectively. Commissioners may repair drainage works. 2.—(1) The Commissioners may from time to time as and when they think fit, appoint an engineer or other competent person to inspect and report upon the state of the drainage works in any drainage district. (2) If it shall appear to the Commissioners, from the report of any such engineer or other person, that the drainage works in any drain...