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Agricultural Land Commission Act ([SBC 2002] Chapter 36).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Institution Agricultural land Policy/planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Royalties/fees Indigenous peoples Classification/declassification Land-use planning Land commission
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 1 November 2002.
Abstract

This Act contains 55 articles. It provides for the establishment of a Provincial Agricultural Land Commission in articles 2, 3, 4 and 8. The Commission is for all purposes an agent of the Government. Its objectives and powers are set out in article 10 and are as follows, to (a) preserve agricultural land, (b) encourage the establishment and maintenance of farms, and the use of land in an agricultural land reserve compatible with agricultural purposes, (c) assist municipalities and regional districts in the preparation of land reserve plans required under this Act, and (d) encourage municipalities, regional districts, first nations and ministers, ministries and agents of the governments of British Columbia and Canada to support and accommodate farm use of agricultural land in their bylaws, plans and policies. Moreover the Commission has the power, by itself or in cooperation with the entities to acquire and dispose of property. The mechanism used by the Commission to achieve these objectives is by adopting by bylaw a land reserve plan only after a regional board or municipal council has held a public hearing, having complied with the prescribed Notice in article 12. A "land reserve plan" means a plan prepared under this Act according to the regulations and sets out the areas that, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, may be designated by the Commission as an agricultural land reserve; exclusions are provided for in article 14.

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca

References - Legislation

Repeals

Soil Conservation Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 434).

Legislation | Canada | 1977 (1996)

Keyword: Institution, Agricultural land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Agricultural Land Commission Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 10).

Legislation | Canada | 1973 (1996)

Keyword: Institution, Farming, Agricultural land, Agricultural development, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation (B.C. Reg. 171/2002).

Legislation | Canada | 2002 (2014)

Keyword: Agricultural land, Farming, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Land tenure, Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX