Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967

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The Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 was a key New Zealand environmental law that governed the allocation and protection of the country’s water and soil resources prior to the comprehensive reforms of the Resource Management Act 1991.

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Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
aimedToBalance economic development and conservation of water resources ⓘ
appliedTo coastal waters ⓘ
groundwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
commencementYear 1967 ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
createdBody National Water and Soil Conservation Authority ⓘ
enactedBy New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
establishedSystem statutory framework for water rights ⓘ
geographicScope entire territory of New Zealand ⓘ
governed allocation of water rights for hydroelectric generation ⓘ
allocation of water rights for industrial use ⓘ
allocation of water rights for irrigation ⓘ
historicalSignificance principal statute governing water and soil resources in New Zealand before 1991 reforms ⓘ
influenced development of integrated resource management in New Zealand ⓘ
integratedEarlierLaw Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain environmental law of New Zealand ⓘ
public law ⓘ
legislature New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
policyArea environmental protection ⓘ
natural resource management ⓘ
precededBy Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 ⓘ
purpose to promote soil conservation and prevent erosion ⓘ
to promote the conservation, allocation, use, and quality of natural water in New Zealand ⓘ
regulated damming of rivers and streams ⓘ
discharge of contaminants into water ⓘ
diversion of natural water ⓘ
taking of groundwater ⓘ
taking of surface water ⓘ
repealedBy Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
repealYear 1991 ⓘ
royalAssentYear 1967 ⓘ
shortTitle Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ
status repealed ⓘ
subjectMatter catchment management ⓘ
river control ⓘ
soil conservation ⓘ
water allocation ⓘ
water resources management ⓘ
supersededBy Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
timePeriodOfEffect late 1960s to early 1990s ⓘ
typeOfLaw framework legislation ⓘ

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Resource Management Act 1991 → replaced → Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ
RMA → replaced → Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ
Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 → shortTitle → Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ
Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941 → influenced → Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 ⓘ