This Act makes provision for the conservation, use, management and control of land situated in mountain catchment areas. "Mountain catchment area" means any area declared by the Minister or competent authorities of provinces under section 2 to be a mountain catchment area.

The amendments concern the need for authorization from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture for the conversion of forest and valley land into the following: 1. making farmland, orchard, rangeland, artificial forests, forage land, livestock institutions, aquatic breeding institutions, as well as the use for mine exploting and exploration (in nothern Iran); and 2. establishment of factories, townships, schools, training institutions, sport clubs, etc.

The Act consists of 26 articles divided into the following Chapters: Preliminary (I); General Powers of the Central Government (II); Prevention, Control and Abatement of Environmental Pollution (III); Miscellaneous (IV).The Act regulates the power of the Central Government to take measures to protect and improve the environment through means of planning, establishment of environmental quality standards, examination of manufacturing processes, collection and dissemination of information, preparation of manuals, etc. (sect. 3).

The purpose of this Law, which includes 21 articles and 1 supplementary article in 4 sections, is the placement of villagers within forests who are decided to be transferred and to support the development of the forest villagers through the utilization of the areas excluded from forest. This Law consists of the following areas excluded from forest boundaries by the Forest Cadastre Commissions in accordance with Article 2 of the Forest Law No.

This Act lays down the basic principles of forest management and conservation, makes provision for the administration of forestry (Chap. I), the survey and classification of lands for purposes of forestry (Chap. II), and the use of forest resources (Chap. III).Basic policy principles are outlined in section 2. Section 3 contains definitions.

This Law provides all necessary information, official borders and denominations for the declaration of the area of Biokovo mountain, Republic of Croatia as a protected National Park (total surface 19,550 ha).

This Law provides all necessary information, official borders and denominations for the declaration of the area of “Medvednica”, including the forest areas with common boundaries.Medvednica, with a total area of 22,826 ha, is hereby designated as Croatian nature park " Medvednica".

Implemented by: Regulation on the adoption of the Spatial Plan for Medvednica Nature Park. (2014-07-15)
Amended by: Law amending the Law declaring the western part of Medvednica as nature Park. (2009-02-13)

Cette loi porte code de l'urbanisme et de l'habitat. Elle est formée de 142 articles répartis en 4 titres, à savoir: Autorités chargées de l'urbanisme et de l'habitat (I); Plans directeurs d'urbanisme et de détail (II); Lotissements (III) et Autorisation de construire (IV).

This Act amends the Nagaland Village and Area Councils Act, 1978 by deleting section 14 dealing with powers of the Village Council to administer justice within the village limits.

Amends: Nagaland Village and Area Councils Act, 1978 (Act No. 1 of 1979). (1979-03-09)

This Act provides for the constitution of Village and Area Councils in Nagaland and defines their internal organization and power and duties.Village Councils shall among other things, formulate Village Development Schemes to supervise proper maintenance of water supply, roads, forests, sanitation and other welfare activities; administer justice within the village limits; and deal with the internal administration of the village.The Act further provides for the constitution of a State Level Advisory Boards and defines its powers and duties.

This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance and for the regulation of archaeological activities in India.The Central Government will have the power to declare ancient monuments or archaeological sites, etc. to be of national importance. The Director General may, with the sanction of the Central Government, purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation.

The Regional Counsel for Agriculture and Forestry shall be in charge of the drafting of a general plan concerning the interventions to be undertaken in the field of soil conservation, protection of the environmental balance in forests as well as nature preservation. The Act describes the approval procedure, which involves Mountain Communities. Particular provisions deal with expropriation of lands to be included in the forest domain and hence subjected to the interventions envisaged in the plan.