This Act provides for State financial support for various measures in the field of agriculture and fisheries, such as organic production, development of less-favoured areas, cooperation between farmers, etc. The Minister may tie investment support to agricultural enterprises of improvement plans…

This Act ensures sound and diversified use of agricultural property for agricultural production, sustainable development of agricultural industries and improving the competitiveness of these industries; accommodates development in rural areas requiring these properties to be registered as a farm…

This Act converts ultra-long leases (i.e. leases that were let for over 175 years and that have over 100 years left to run from the appointed day) into ownership. Certain leasehold conditions to real burdens. The Act also covers compensation for loss of landlord’s rights and provides exemption…

Section 171E of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 enables a local planning authority to issue a temporary stop notice ("TSN") if they think that there has been a breach of planning control and that it is expedient that the activity, or any part of it, which amounts to the breach,…

These Regulations make provision in connection with the preparation and content of schemes of delegation and the procedure for reviews under section 43A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. Section 43A requires a planning authority to prepare a scheme of delegation by which…

This Act ensures a plan uniting the community’s interests in land use and contributes to protecting the country's environment in order for the society to develop on a sustainable basis in regards to human living conditions and preservation of animal and plant life. Regional and local…

This Act establishes a Property Registration Authority, defines its functions and powers and internal organization and provides for the registration of deeds, i.e. documents by which an estate or interest in land is created, transferred, charged or otherwise affected. The Act consists of 78…

This Regulation deals with the measures to be undertaken by the European Community Commission from 2008 to 2013 within the framework of the common agricultural policy, making use of remote-sensing applications. Such measures, which shall be financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (…

The purpose of this Directive is to achieve integrated prevention and control of pollution arising from certain industrial activities (those listed in Annex I), including energy and mineral industries, production and processing of metals, chemical industries and waste management. These…

These Regulations make provision regarding the making of tree preservation orders under section 160 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and disapplies section 172 of the Act, which protects trees in conservation areas, in respect of various acts. The Regulations also prescribe…

This Scheme makes provision for the making of grants in respect of agricultural businesses which are at least partly situated in nitrate vulnerable zones, as defined by regulation 3(1) of the Protection of Water against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 and…

The Order sets out requirement standards for good agricultural and environmental conditions in order for farmers to comply with regulations on granted subsidy for land development, in accordance to the Rural Development Programme for the period 2007-2013. Criteria for being eligible to these…