These Rules introduce various prohibitions regarding use of sloping land and introduce other measures regarding the prevention of soil erosion on such land. They shall apply to all land in Kenya except plots of not more than two acres used for residential purposes within a municipality, a former township a or a township an shall not apply to lands used for recreational purposes. Cultivation, cutting or destroying vegetation or depasturizing of livestock on slopes exceeding 35 percent is declared to be an offence if not authorized by the appropriate officer who may also prohibit these activities on other specified sloping land or judge if adequate measures against erosion are taken.
Implements: Agriculture Act (Cap. 318). (2012)
Autores y editores
Legal Name: The National Council for Law Reporting
Brand Name: Kenya Law
Organization type: A semi-autonomous state corporation
Parent Institution: The Judiciary
Parent Act: The National Council for Law Reporting Act
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To Provide Universal Access to Kenya’s Public Legal Information by Monitoring and Reporting on the Development of Jurisprudence for the Promotion of the Rule of Law
Vision
Accessible Public Legal Information towards an Enlightened Society
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