ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 51D

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 51D

51D .         Section 51C(a) does not apply to certain land

        (1)         In this section —

        Commissioner means the person for the time being holding or acting in the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation under the SLC Act.

        (2)         Section 51C(a) does not apply to clearing on land the subject of an agreement to reserve unless —

            (a)         the clearing permit was granted with the written approval of the Commissioner; or

            (b)         the clearing is done with the written approval of the Commissioner.

        (3)         Section 51C(a) does not apply to clearing —

            (a)         on land the subject of a conservation covenant; or

            (b)         on land the subject of an environmental protection covenant; or

            (c)         in contravention of a soil conservation notice.

        [Section 51D inserted: No. 40 of 2020 s. 44.]