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Isabel Province Conservation Management Ordinance 1993.

Country/Territory
Solomon Islands
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 297-305.
Long title
An Ordinance to provide for the protection of land for custom and conservation purposes.
Subject
Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights Management/conservation Protected area Cultural heritage
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

The purpose of this Ordinance is to assist owners of land to protect and manage their land and land based resources for conservation, custom spiritual and amenity purposes. Any owner of land may apply to the Isabel Province Executive for a declaration that part or all of their land be set aside as a Conservation Area (sect. 4). The Executive may declare Conservation Areas under section 5. Section 6 concerns amendment or removal of the status as Conservation Area. A notification of a declaration as Conservation Area shall be published and distributed as prescribed in section 8. There shall be kept records of Conservation Area in accordance with section 9. Remaining provisions of this Ordinance deal with disputes between owners of land in an area that is the object of a declaration of Conservation Area, offences , liability of company officers, penalties, enforcement, legal proceedings, civil liability, grant of rights to carry out an activity contrary to rules established for a Conservation Area.

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