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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Repealed by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