| (1) |
A farm plan referred to in section 10(1) of this scheme shall be provided to a land user in terms of section 10 of the Act for use by him in connection with the utilisation and conservation of the natural agricultural resources. |
| (2) |
Such a farm plan shall consist of— |
| (a) |
a map of the farm unit concerned on which the approximate positions of all existing and proposed soil conservation works, as well as of all roads, railway lines, watercourses, permanent fountains, boreholes, buildings, other prominent land marks and such other particulars are deemed necessary for the purposed of the Act or a scheme are indicated; |
| (b) |
a list of the soil conservation works that— |
| (i) |
are recommended for construction on the farm unit concerned, and in respect of which subsidies could be paid in terms of this scheme; and |
| (ii) |
have already been constructed on the farm unit concerned, irrespective of whether subsidies were previously paid in respect thereof in terms of this scheme or in terms of section 6 of the Soil Conservation Act, 1969 (Act 76 of 1969); |
| (c) |
a management programme with regard to the utilisation and conservation of the natural agricultural resources on the farm unit concerned, in so far as it relates to— |
| (i) |
the management of the veld and lands of that farm unit; |
| (ii) |
the maximum number of each kind, type or breed of animal that should be kept on that farm unit; |
| (iii) |
the size and composition of the herds that should be kept on that farm unit; and |
| (iv) |
such other matters as may be deemed expedient in particular case; and |
| (d) |
such further documents as may be deemed necessary in particular case. |
| (a) |
consists of a map referred to in subsection (2)(a) and a list referred to in subsection (2)(b); |
| (b) |
has been provided to the current owner of a farm unit prior to the date of commencement of this scheme; and |
| (c) |
is still in force on such date of commencement, |
shall be deemed to be a farm plan referred to in subsection (1): Provided that such a farm plan shall be supplemented with a management programme referred to in subsection (2)(c) on the first occasion that such map or list is amended, supplement or substituted in terms of subsection (4).
| (4) |
The executive officer may at any time, either of his own accord or at the request of the owner of a farm unit, amend, supplement, substitute or, subject to the provisions of subsection (5), withdraw the farm plan for that farm unit. |
| (5) |
If any assistance has been rendered to the owner of a farm unit under a scheme or any subsidy or grant has been paid or made to him in terms of section 6 of the Soil Conservation Act, 1969 (Act 76 of 1969), the farm plan for that farm unit shall not be withdrawn in terms of subsection (4) unless— |
| (a) |
another farm plan is issued for it; or |
| (b) |
the entry of that farm unit with a view to participation in this scheme has lapsed in terms of section 10(3). |
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (107 of 1998)
