(1) Subject to section 7 the Board may, where it deems it necessary for the conservation or improvement of land or water resources or to secure proper economic and efficient utilisation of all land, make orders hereinafter called Protection Orders.
(2) It is hereby declared that a Protection Order shall apply in respect of the properties described in Schedule 2.
(3) The Board may with the approval of the Minister renew, alter or revoke any order made under this section.
(4) A Protection Order may—
(a) prohibit, regulate and control the breaking up or clearing of land for cultivation or any other purpose;
(b) prohibit, regulate and control the grazing, depasturing and watering of livestock;
(c) prohibit or restrict the cultivation of crops specified in the Order;
(d) regulate the method of cultivation of land;
(e) require the uprooting or destruction without payment of any compensation thereof of any crop which has been planted in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act;
(f) prohibit, regulate, control and order the carrying out of drainage works;
(g) prohibit, regulate and control the lighting of fires and burning of vegetation;
(h) to prohibit or control the cutting of vegetation or parts thereof;
(i) prohibit, regulate and control any other matters connected with the foregoing.
(5) Any person who fails to comply with the terms of a Protection Order made under this section commits an offence against this Act.