These Regulations, made by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture under section 29 of the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, provide for measures to protect soil from erosion and in general conservation of the soil and combating of weeds and plant invaders. In particular attention is given to cultivation of land (especially on slopes), protection of cultivated land against erosion through the action of water or wind, and prevention of waterlogging and salination of irrigated land.

This Notice, made by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture under section 8 of the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, establishes an Irrigation Improvement Scheme. The objects of the Scheme shall be to prevent that the soil becomes waterlogged, to prevent salination of the soil, to utilise and protect water resources and to construct waterworks for those purposes, and to provide for payment of subsidies for such purposes. Subsidies may be paid to participants in the Scheme in respect to waterworks in the defined area as classified by this Notice.

This Regional Law regulates turnover of agricultural land with a view of conservation of precious productive agricultural land. It establishes minimum agricultural land areas resulting from land consolidation for open land - 1 ha, for areas under glass - 0,05 ha. Minimum agricultural land area for drained and irrigated agricultural land shall not be less than 100 ha. Maximum agricultural land area that can be owned by a single natural or legal person within the boundaries of a single municipal unit shall not exceed 10 percent of total available agricultural land area.

The Act provides for soil conservation and livestock control. It harmonizes soil conservation activities in agriculture, livestock management and proper management of water resources. The Act contains provisions on range management and grazing control for communities to manage range resources in a sustainable manner, guaranteeing equal access.The Act applies to agricultural land, i.e. land utilised for the purpose of the growing of crops or the grazing of livestock.

This Order establishes the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority as a body corporate and provides with respect to its functions, powers, administration and operation. The Act also concerns development of Lesotho Highlands and ancillary development matters such as water management and conservation, regulation of fisheries and protection of the environment.

Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Irrigated arable land, transferred (transformed) in accordance with part 2 of this Article, cannot be used for other purposes”.

Amends: Law No. 257 “On moratorium on transfer of irrigated arable land to other categories of land”. (2011-06-23)

Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Irrigated agricultural land transferred for burying places shall not be used for other purposes”.

Amends: Law No. 257 “On moratorium on transfer of irrigated arable land to other categories of land”. (2011-06-23)

Le présent décret crée des périmètres publics irrigués classés dans les zones d'interdiction prévues par l'article 4 de la loi n° 83-87 du 11 novembre 1983 dans délégations d'El Hamma, Gabès Ouest et Ghannouch au gouvernorat de Gabès.

Le présent décret crée des périmètres publics irrigués classés dans les zones d'interdiction prévues par l'article 4 de la loi n° 83-87 du 11 novembre 1983 dans les délégations d'Agareb, Jebiniana, El Amra et El Hancha au gouvernorat de Sfax.

Le présent décret crée des périmètres publics irrigués classés dans les zones d'interdiction prévues par l'article 4 de la loi n° 83-87 du 11 novembre 1983 dans les délégations de Gbollat et Béja Sud au gouvernorat de Béja.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be to insert particularly precious agricultural land into the list of land areas that cannot be used for other purposes.

Le présent arrêté, en application des dispositions de l’article 8 du décret n° 87-15 du 13 janvier 1987 modifié et complété, portant création de l’institut national des sols, de l’irrigation et du drainage, crée un laboratoire de l’institut national des sols, de l’irrigation et du drainage dont le siège est situé dans la commune d’El Mohammadia-Wilaya d’Alger.