40. After giving all the interested owners an opportunity to submit observations, the designated person may communicate his or her conclusions to them, endeavour to bring them to an agreement, and, if applicable, order the carrying out of work, specifying the place, nature and extent of the work, the time limit for carrying it out, the contribution to be made by the interested parties, and the nature of their contribution.
The designated person may also order that all or part of the work be carried out by the local municipality, at the expense of the interested parties.
If there is a disagreement relating to drainage work, the contribution of an interested owner is determined according to the area of the owner’s land that drains into the drainage ditch, or, if it is impossible to determine it according to that criterion, according to the number of interested owners.