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Displaying 361 - 365 of 15549Regional Law No. 106 amending Regional Law No. 11 "On turnover of agricultural land".
Article 6.2 shall be amended to add the following wording: "Agricultural land plots pertaining to the regional or municipal public ownership shall be allottedon lease for the period of five years to smallholders (peasant farms) participating in state programs for support of agriculture for agricultural production purposes without tenders or auction sale".
Amends: Regional Law No. 11 "On turnover of agricultural land". (2009-03-31)
Sugar Industry Efficiency (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act No. 34 of 2016).
This Act amends the Sugar Industry Efficiency Act 2001 in various sections relating to, among other things: definitions, conversion of land in case of sale of land to the Government, ensuring the quality of sugar products produced under this Act (and quality control including HACCP), other matters regrading conversion of agricultural land in land used for other purposes.
Decree on conditions for the use of treated sludge on agricultural land.
This Decree, which was prepared by the Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health, lays down, in accordance with European Union legislation: (a) technical conditions for the use of treated sludge on agricultural land; (b) concentration limits of selected hazardous substances in soil; (c) heavy metal concentration limits that may be added to agricultural land for ten years; (d) concentration limits of selected hazardous substances in sludge for the use on agricultural land; (e) microbiological criteria for the use of sludge; (f) sludge
Valuation and Valuers Registration Act, 2016 (No. 7 of 2016).
This Act provides with respect to the process in which the value of an interest in real property is assessed by a valuer. It also requires a Chief Valuer to be appointed within the Ministry responsible for lands and provides for the registration of valuers. The Chief Valuer is appointed by the President and shall be responsible for advising the Government on all matters relating to valuation practice and activities and be head of the Valuation Department within the Ministry.
Regional Law No. 126-OZ amending Regional Law No. 112-OZ “On municipal land control”.
Article 2 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Municipal land control of urban land areas shall be performed by local government of urban centers”.
Amends: Regional Law No. 112-OZ “On municipal land control”. (2015-11-09)