Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43 of 1983)6. Control measures |
| (1) | In order to achieve the objects of this Act the Minister may prescribe control measures which shall be complied with by land users to whom they apply. |
| (2) | Such control measures may relate to— |
| (a) | the cultivation of virgin soil; |
| (b) | the utilization and protection of land which is cultivated; |
| (c) | the irrigation of land; |
| (d) | the prevention or control of waterlogging or salination of land; |
| (e) | the utilization and protection of vleis, marshes, water sponges, water courses and water sources; |
| (f) | the regulating of the flow pattern of run-off water; |
| (g) | the utilization and protection of the vegetation; |
| (h) | the grazing capacity of veld, expressed as an area of veld per large stock unit; |
| (i) | the maximum number and the kind of animals which may be kept on veld; |
| (j) | the prevention and control of veld fires; |
| (k) | the utilization and protection of veld which has burned; |
| (l) | the control of weeds and invader plants; |
| (m) | the restoration or reclamation of eroded land or land which is otherwise disturbed or denuded; |
| (n) | the protection of water sources against pollution on account of farming practices; |
| (o) | the construction, maintenance, alteration or removal of soil conservation works or other structures on land; and |
| (p) | any other matter which the Minister may deem necessary or expedient in order that the objects of this Act may be achieved, and the generality of this provision shall not be limited by the preceding paragraphs of this subsection. |
| (3) | A control measure may— |
| (a) | contain a prohibition or an obligation with regard to any matter referred to in subsection (2); |
| (b) | provide that the executive officer may exempt a person from such prohibition or obligation by means of a written consent; |
| (c) | prescribe the procedure with regard to the lodging of an application for such written consent. |
| (4) | Different control measures may be prescribed in respect of different classes of land users or different areas or in such other respects as the Minister may determine. |
| (5) | Any land user who refuses or fails to comply with any control measure which is binding on him, shall be guilty of an offence. |