Agriculture Act No. 23 of 1951. Country/Territory Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Document type Legislation Date 1951 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Acts 1987, pp. 151-159. Long titleAn Act to ensure that owners and occupiers of agricultural land fulfil their obligations to the community by managing their land in such manner as to prevent erosion and ruination of the soil and by cultivating all cultivatable land under their control. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Institution Farming Agricultural development Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 9th September, 1954. Abstract The provisions of this Ordinance shall have effect for the purpose of securing that owners and occupiers of agricultural land fulfil their responsibilities to the community to manage and farm the land so as to prevent erosion and ruination of the soil. Section 4 describes the condition in which the owner or occupier shall be deemed to have fulfilled the duty aforementioned. Supervision of owners or occupiers may be imposed by the Superintendent of Agriculture, who may make an order for this purpose (sect. 5). Duties and powers of the Superintendent in this respect are outlined in section 6. The Superintendent shall by notice in writing served on the person to whom the order relates give directions as to the management and farming of the land affected. The governor-general shall divide Saint Vincent in agricultural areas and appoint for each area an Agricultural Area Committee. The Committee shall have powers as appeal board as outlined in section 12. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Agriculture (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956 (No. 21 of 1956). Legislation | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1956 Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Institution, Farming, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX