SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945 - SECT 29
SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945 - SECT 29
29 . Execution of works for land degradation
(1) The Minister may,
on the recommendation of the Commissioner on any land comprised in a soil
conservation reserve cause to be constructed or executed any fences, contour
banks, channels or other works or any act or thing to be done which the
Minister is satisfied it is necessary or expedient to construct, execute or do
for the purpose of conserving the soil of such land or for the purpose of
conducting research into the causes and modes of prevention of land
degradation.
(2) All works
undertaken or proposed to be undertaken under this section shall be deemed to
be public works within the meaning of the Public Works Act 1902 , and the
provisions of that Act shall apply thereto accordingly.
[Section 29 amended: No. 42 of 1982 s. 42.]