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UGA-2001-R-88138
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Title_of_text
National Environment (Minimum Standards for Management of Soil Quality) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 59 of 2001).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Uganda
Subjects (Classification)
Agriculture workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-11-02
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The purpose of these Regulations is to establish and prescribe minimum standards for soil quality, to establish minimum standards for the management quality of soil intended for agricultural use, the establishment of criteria and procedures for the measurement and determination of soil quality and to issue measures and guidelines for soil management. The standards are prescribed in the First Schedule. The Second Schedule contains the guidelines for the management of fragile or particular soils. The Third Schedule contains parameters and methods of determination of soil quality; the Fourth Schedule contains soil conservation measures and guidelines. The Fifth Schedule prescribes recommended frequency for monitoring of soil quality parameters for enforcement purposes. No person shall use land in contravention with the soil quality parameters established under these Regulations. Regulation 13 concerns inspection by Environment Inspectors.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1995-05-17 (UGA-1995-L-56803)
National Environment Statute, 1995 (No. 4 of 1995).
Basic text(s)
2019-02-24 (UGA-2019-L-111164)
The National Environment Act, 2019 (Act 5 of 2019).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
UGA88138.pdf (PDF of Law in English)