Act on protection and usage of agricultural land and amending the Act on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts.

Zakon o ochrane a vyuzivani polnohospodarskej pody a o zmene zakona o integrovanej prevencii a kontrole znecistovania zivotneho prostredia a o zmene a doplneni niektorych zakonov.

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Slovak

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LEX-FAOC079701

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The Act is composed of the following Sections: Introductory provisions (sec. 1); Principles of sustainable usage of agricultural land and maintenance of agricultural land and its protection (sec. 2); Changing classification of land (sec. 3); Protection of agricultural land during non-agricultural usage (sec. 4); State administration of agricultural land protection (sec. 5); Offences (sec. 6); Common, provisional and final provisions (sec. 7). The Act establishes: protection of properties and functions of agricultural land and securing its sustainable maintenance and agricultural usage; protection of environmental functions of agricultural land; genetic potential of live organisms in the nature; protection of acreage of agricultural land from unauthorized occupation for non-agricultural usage; procedure for changing classification of land and procedure for designating agricultural land for non-agricultural purpose; sanctions for violating provisions established by this Act.

Implemented by: Ordinance on levies for unauthorized withdrawal and unauthorized occupation of agricultural land. (2013-03-13)
Implemented by: Decree amending the Decree implementing art. 27 of the Act on protection and usage of agricultural land and amending the Act on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts. (2013-03-11)
Implemented by: Decree implementing art. 27 of the Act on protection and usage of agricultural land and amending the Act on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts. (2004-08-23)
Amended by: Act amending the Act on protection and usage of agricultural land and amending the Act on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts. (2013-02-05)
Amended by: Act amending the Act on protection and usage of agricultural land and amending the Act on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts. (2014-01-28)
Amends: Act on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and amending and supplementing certain acts. (2003-06-19)

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