3   Construction of references to Soil Conservation Service

(1)  In any document, a reference to the Soil Conservation Service (other than in relation to the title of the Commissioner of that Service) is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Lands, except as provided by subclause (2).

(2)  A reference to the Soil Conservation Service in Part 2A, 3 or 4 of the Soil Conservation Act 1938, or in section 15 or 30A of that Act, is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Lands or the Department of Environment and Climate Change.