(1) A person who objects to a soil conservation notice served upon him may, within 30 days of service of the notice, appeal against the notice to the Minister by causing written grounds of his objection to be served on the Minister.

(2) Where an appeal is made under subsection (1) of this section the Minister, after referring the appeal to a committee pursuant to section 39A of this Act and receiving the advice of the committee thereon, shall consider the appeal and notify the applicant of his decision confirming, varying or quashing the soil conservation notice.

(3) The decision of the Minister is final.

(4) Where a person is required by a soil conservation notice to refrain from doing anything upon land, the lodging of an appeal by that person under subsection (1) of this section shall not suspend the obligation of that person to comply with that requirement pending the determination of the appeal; but in every other case the lodging of an appeal under subsection (1) of this section shall suspend the obligation of the applicant to comply with the requirements of the notice to which the appeal relates.

[Section 34 inserted by No. 42 of 1982 s.33; amended by No. 47 of 1994 s.19.]