Agricultural Land (Removal of Surface Soil) Act, 1953 (Ch. 10). País/Territorio Reino Unido Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1953 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to make it an offence to remove surface soil from land in certain circumstances ; and for purposes connected therewith. Materia Tierra y suelos Palabra clave Conservación de suelos/mejoramiento de suelos Contaminación del suelo/calidad Tarifas/cánones relativos al medio ambiente Erosión Terrenos agrícolas Área geográphica Islas del Océano Atlántico, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Atlántico Norte, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Septentrional Resumen This Act declares it to be an offence to remove soil of at least a specified quantity from agricultural land soil, if such removal constitutes development within permission to the meaning of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, if carried out without the grant of permission required under Part III of that Act. The expressions "agriculture" and "agricultural" have the same meanings as in the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947. The prohibition shall not apply to the cutting of peat or to the removal of so much surface soil as it is reasonably necessary to remove in the course of cutting turf. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.opsi.gov.uk