Soil Conservation Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 434). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 1977 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Institution Agricultural land Soil conservation/soil improvement Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The aim of this Act is to protect "agricultural land reserves", as established under the Agricultural Land Commission Act. It is based upon a basic prohibition to either remove soil or bring any material onto agricultural land reserves, unless accompanied by a local authority permit, or by the written approval of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission (sect. 2). The remaining sections deal with application fees (sect. 4); permits (sect. 5); suspension and cancellation of permits (sect. 6); enforcement (sects. 8 and 9); offences (sect. 10); regulations (sect. 11). Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca References - Legislation Repealed by Agricultural Land Commission Act ([SBC 2002] Chapter 36). Legislation | Canada | 2002 (2020) Keyword: Institution, Agricultural land, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Indigenous peoples, Classification/declassification, Land-use planning, Land commission Source: FAO, FAOLEX