16. Whenever it is necessary, in the prosecution of any public work, for the Minister or his contractors or servants to take down, demolish or remove the walls or fences of any property adjoining such public work, or to construct any ditches or drains for the outlet of water which has accumulated behind the banks of any public canal, the Minister, or contractor, or their authorized servants shall replace the said walls and fences as soon as the necessity for their being taken down, demolished or removed, ceases; and, after the same have been so replaced, they shall be maintained by the owner as if they had never been taken down or removed.
R. S. 1964, c. 138, s. 16.