Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43 of 1983)RegulationsRegulations in terms of Conservation of Agricultural Resources ActPart I : Control Measures3. Cultivation of land with a slope |
| (1) | Except on authority of a written permission by the executive officer, no land user shall cultivate any land if it— |
| (a) | has a slope of more than 20 per cent; or |
| (b) | has a slope of more than 12 per cent, is situated in an area specified in column 1 of Table 1, consists mainly of soil of a soil form and soil series respectively specified in columns 2 and 3 of the said Table opposite the area concerned and, if applicable, has such physical properties as may be specified in column 4 of the said Table opposite the soil series concerned. |
| (2) | The prohibition contained in subregulation (1)(a) shall not apply in respect of land which is under cultivation on the date of commencement of these regulations, provided it is already protected effectively in terms of regulation 4 against excessive soil loss due to erosion through the action of water. |
| (3) | The provisions of regulations 2(2), (3) and (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis with regard to an application for a permission referred to in subregulation (1). |