Agriculture Act No. 23 of 1951. Pays/Territoire Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Type du document Législation Date 1951 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Acts 1987, pp. 151-159. Titre completAn Act to ensure that owners and occupiers of agricultural land fulfil their obligations to the community by managing their land in such manner as to prevent erosion and ruination of the soil and by cultivating all cultivatable land under their control. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural Mot clé Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Institution Exploitation agricole Développement agricole Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 9th September, 1954. Résumé The provisions of this Ordinance shall have effect for the purpose of securing that owners and occupiers of agricultural land fulfil their responsibilities to the community to manage and farm the land so as to prevent erosion and ruination of the soil. Section 4 describes the condition in which the owner or occupier shall be deemed to have fulfilled the duty aforementioned. Supervision of owners or occupiers may be imposed by the Superintendent of Agriculture, who may make an order for this purpose (sect. 5). Duties and powers of the Superintendent in this respect are outlined in section 6. The Superintendent shall by notice in writing served on the person to whom the order relates give directions as to the management and farming of the land affected. The governor-general shall divide Saint Vincent in agricultural areas and appoint for each area an Agricultural Area Committee. The Committee shall have powers as appeal board as outlined in section 12. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Amendé par Agriculture (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956 (No. 21 of 1956). Législation | Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines | 1956 Mot clé: Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol, Institution, Exploitation agricole, Développement agricole Source: FAO, FAOLEX