Ordinance by the governing Council relating to the Law on improvement of soil and agricultural buildings (Soil Improvement Ordinance). Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Thurgau Document type Regulation Date 1991 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Soil pollution/quality Soil conservation/soil improvement Pollution control Land-use planning Agricultural land Cultural heritage Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 15 July 1991. Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Law on improvement of soil and agricultural buildings (Soil Improvement Law) of 2 May 1988. Article 1 establishes that the Department of Internal Affairs and Economics and the Agriculture Office are the competent authorities in the Canton responsible for the enforcement of the aforementioned Law. The text consists of 19 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: Competence and coordination (I); Proceedings (II); Contributions by the Canton (III); Transitional and final provisions (IV). Full text German Website www.tg.ch