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This Ordinance of the Temotu Province concerns the administration of agriculture and the control on agricultural activities in the province. The Provincial Executive may establish a Provincial Agriculture Advisory Committee, the functions of which are defined by this Ordinance. The Ordinance lays down rules with respect to disposal of agricultural waste and the sale of agricultural produce, and requires livestock to be managed in accordance with the Temotu Province Livestock Ordinance 2008, trees to be felled in accordance with the Temotu Town and Country Planning (tree Preservation) Regulations 1993 and Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act, and Customary Rights to be recorded in accordance with the Temotu Province Customary Land Registration Ordinance 1992. The Ordinance also concerns: regulation-making powers of the Provincial Executive for purposes of quality control; restrictions on agriculture in protected places; and financial support for agriculture.
