Soil Conservation (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 24 of 1996). Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Soil Conservation (Amendment) Act 1996, 9 pp. Long titleAn Act to make provision for the enhancement and substenance of productive capacity of the soil; to restore degraded land for the prevention and mitigation of soil erosion; for the conservation of soil resources and protection of land against damage by floods. Salinity, alkalinity water logging, drought; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Institution Special fund Erosion Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract Section 1 of the Soil Conservation Act is amended by inserting new Sections 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D regarding respectively the establishment, appointment of Secretary and functions of the Soil Conservation Board and the establishment of the Soil Conservation Fund. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Soil Conservation Act 1951 (No. 25 of 1951). Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1951 (1953) Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Protected area, Flood, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX