Land Erosion Order (Prevention), 1941

An Order that establishes conditions for the Minister of agriculture to set regulations concerning the prevention of land erosion and the repairing of damage caused by land erosion.

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LEX-FAOC030005

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The Minister of Agriculture has the power to set regulations concerning the prevention of land erosion and the repairing of land erosion damage. Regulations may deal with: (a) The examination of any area and the declaration, if needed, of it as a special area; (b) The regulation of pasture in a special area or the transferring of it to another area; (c) The regulation of land processing in a special area; (d) The regulation of extermination, land clearing and burning of any plantation or wild-plant in a special area; (e) The regulation of any work in a special area and its maintenance. No compensation is obliged for any operation made by the government under these regulations.

Implemented by: Land Preservation Regulations, 1960. (1982-07-09)

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