Lower Saxony Soil Protection Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Niedersachsen Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Liability/compensation Data collection/reporting Inspection Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Soil rehabilitation Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to implement and complete the Federal Soil Protection Act of 17 March 1998 (BGBl. I p. 502). Article 1 establishes that the originator of a harmful change to the soil shall report this without delay to the competent authority. The text consists of 14 articles as follows: Duty to report and to give information (1); Right of entrance (2); Experts (3); Soil planning areas (4); Provisions on proceedings (5); Index of contaminated sites (6); Sanitation advisory boards (7); Soil information system (8); Soil protection authorities (9); Competent authorities (10); Compensation of costs (11); Empowerment to issue regulations concerning compensation claims (12); Data processing (13); Penalties (14). Full text German Website www.niedersachsen.de References - Legislation Implements Federal Soil Protection Act. Legislation | Germany | 1998 (2021) Keyword: Agricultural land, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Groundwater, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Lower Saxony Ordinance on experts and competent authorities for soil protection and contaminated sites. Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2010) Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Research, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX