The purpose of the present Law is to complete and implement the Federal Soil Protection Act of 17 March 1978 (BGBl. I p. 502) to create the legal basis to protect the soil in the Land of Rheinland-Pfalz. The text consists of 16 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Soil protection concerning certain areas (2); Soil information, data protection (3); Competent authorities, penalties (4); Final provisions (5).