Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941

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The Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 was a New Zealand law that established a national framework for managing soil erosion and river control, laying the groundwork for later integrated water and soil conservation legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament ⓘ
New Zealand statute ⓘ
addresses flooding and river instability ⓘ
soil erosion caused by deforestation and land use practices ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry of Works (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Works

Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council ⓘ
appliesTo flood control ⓘ
river control ⓘ
soil conservation ⓘ
concerns coordination of local and national river control activities ⓘ
protection of productive land from erosion ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
created Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council ⓘ
dateEnacted 1941 ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ
established Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council ⓘ
fieldOfLaw environmental law ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ
water law ⓘ
geographicFocus New Zealand river catchments ⓘ
erosion-prone lands in New Zealand ⓘ
historicalSignificance first comprehensive national legislation on soil conservation in New Zealand ⓘ
foundation of New Zealand’s modern flood control system ⓘ
influenced Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
laidGroundworkFor integrated water and soil conservation legislation in New Zealand ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus amended multiple times ⓘ
legislativeBody New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ
longTitle An Act to make provision for the conservation of soil resources and for the prevention of damage by erosion and for the prevention of flood damage ⓘ
partOf New Zealand environmental legislation framework ⓘ
policyArea catchment management ⓘ
flood risk management ⓘ
land management ⓘ
providedFor catchment boards ⓘ
catchment districts ⓘ
purpose to coordinate river control works at a national level ⓘ
to establish a national framework for managing soil erosion in New Zealand ⓘ
to promote soil conservation and prevent damage by erosion ⓘ
to provide for river control and flood protection in New Zealand ⓘ
region Oceania ⓘ
regulates river engineering works for flood protection ⓘ
soil erosion control measures ⓘ
scope national framework for river control ⓘ
national framework for soil conservation ⓘ
shortTitle Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 ⓘ
typeOfMeasure framework legislation ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1941 ⓘ

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Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 → precededBy → Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 ⓘ
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 → integratedEarlierLaw → Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 ⓘ
Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 → shortTitle → Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 ⓘ
Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 → longTitle → An Act to make provision for the conservation of soil resources and for the prevention of damage by erosion and for the prevention of flood damage ⓘ
linked to: Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941