Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

SOIL CONSERVATION AND LAND UTILIZATION ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part I Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   3.      Definitions
           Part II Administration
   4.      Commissioner for soil conservation
   5.      Soil Conservation Officer
   6.      Appointment of Officers
   7.      Soil Conservation Advisory Council
   7A.     Term of office of member
   7B.     Confidentiality
   9.      Meetings of Council
   9AA.    Disclosure of interest
           Part IIA Powers and functions
   9A.     Functions of Council
   9B.     Officer's power to enter on land
           Part III Soil conservation and land reclamation
           Division 1 Assistance to landholders
   10.     Information and advice
   11.     Carrying out of treatment
   12.     Commissioner may carry out treatment
   13.     Research into causes of erosion
           Division 2 Precautionary and corrective measures
   14.     Commissioner may issue soil conservation order
   15.     Commissioner may order offender to reduce danger of erosion
   16.     Council to ratify acts of Commissioner
   16A.    Entry of memorial of Soil Conservation Order in register by Registrar-General
           Division 3 Areas of erosion hazard
   17.     Declaration of area of erosion hazard
   18.     Notice of proposal to create area of erosion hazard
   19.     Objections
   20.     Landholder to reduce hazard
           Division 4 Control of public on restricted use areas
   20A.    Interpretation
   20B.    Declaration by Minister
   20C.    Offence relating to use of restricted use area
   20D.    Powers of Officers
           Part IV Enforcement
   21.     Contribution between landholders
   22.     Failure to perform obligation
   23.     Caveat
           Part V Loans for soil conservation treatment or equipment
   25.     Application for advance
   26.     Procedure on receipt by Commissioner of application
   27.     Minister may approve
   28.     Where consent of administrator required
   29.     Loan to be made out of moneys appropriated
   30.     Interest on loan
   31.     Security for loan
   32.     Advance not to exceed 90% of cost of work or equipment
   33.     Minister to be satisfied as to certain matters before approving loan
   34.     Minister to inform commissioner if loan approved
   35.     Commissioner to inform applicant where loan is approved
   36.     Notice of acceptance, &c.
   37.     Instalments and conditions of loan
   38.     Extension of time for payment
           Part VI Miscellaneous
   39.     Commissioner may require person to furnish information
   41.     Obstruction of authorized person, &c.
   42.     Damage
   43.     Acquisition of property
   44.     Service of notice
   45.     Offences
   45A.    Regulatory offences
   46.     Council to furnish annual report
   47.     Regulations
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