The functions of the Board shall be—
(a) to advise the Minister on matters relating to the general supervision of land and water resources;
(b) to stimulate public interest in the conservation and improvement of land and water resources;
(c) to recommend to the Minister the nature of legislation deemed necessary for the proper conservation and improvement of land and water resources;
(d) to co-ordinate efforts of other Conservation Bodies including Government Agencies in relation to the conservation of land and water resources;
(e) to be responsible for implementing the provision of this Act or any Regulations made thereunder;
(f) to advise the Development Control Authority and any other agency involved in land use on matters concerning land conservation and improvement of land;
(g) to offer where the Board deems it necessary and in conjunction with Government agencies, technical advice in the field of land management to landowners and/or occupiers;
(h) to do all that is expedient and necessary for the purposes of this Act.