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Temotu Province Agriculture Ordinance 2010 (L.N. No. 24 of 2010).

Country/Territory
Solomon Islands
Territorial subdivision
Temotu Province
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Solomon Islands Gazette of 2010.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Agricultural development Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Traditional rights/customary rights Cadastre/land registration Plant production Organic waste Protected area
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Ordinance of the Temotu Province concerns the administration of agriculture and the control on agricultural activities in the province. The Provincial Executive may establish a Provincial Agriculture Advisory Committee, the functions of which are defined by this Ordinance. The Ordinance lays down rules with respect to disposal of agricultural waste and the sale of agricultural produce, and requires livestock to be managed in accordance with the Temotu Province Livestock Ordinance 2008, trees to be felled in accordance with the Temotu Town and Country Planning (tree Preservation) Regulations 1993 and Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act, and Customary Rights to be recorded in accordance with the Temotu Province Customary Land Registration Ordinance 1992. The Ordinance also concerns: regulation-making powers of the Provincial Executive for purposes of quality control; restrictions on agriculture in protected places; and financial support for agriculture.

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