Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941

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Act of Parliament New Zealand statute

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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Label	Occurrences
Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 canonical	2

Statements (48)

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) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateEnacted	1941 ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
established	Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfMeasure	framework legislation ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1941 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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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 ⓘ