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Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Somerset Levels and Moors) Designation Order 1997 (S.I. No. 1442 of 1997).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

This Order is made under section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 which gives the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the power to designate an area of England as an environmentally sensitive area. In such area particular agricultural methods shall be adopted so as to conserve, protect or enhance environmental features in that area. For this purpose the Minister may enter into a management agreement with any person having an interest in agricultural land in any designated area.

Act to amend the Fisheries Act (No. 562 of 1995).

Legislation
Finland
Europe
Northern Europe

The amendments of the present Act concern land survey procedures in accordance with the recently enacted Real Property Formation Act (554/95) for various kinds of water areas to which provisions of the Fisheries Act apply. Borders of fish protection areas shall be established by a certified engineer at the request of Fisheries Area Offices (sect. 45). Section 55 provides for the designation by the Land Survey Office of the part in a water area of members in Fisheries Associations in accordance with section 101 of Act 554 of 1995.

Natural Resources Act 1951 (No. 71 of 1951).

Legislation
Eswatini
Southern Africa
Africa

The Act provides for the establishment of the Natural Resources Board, whose functions shall: (a) except in respect of Swazi areas to exercise supervision over natural resources; (b) to promote the conservation and improvement of natural resources; (c) to advice the Minister of Agriculture on the proper conservation, use and improvement of natural resources. The Minister may, on the recommendation of the board, set aside Government land or acquire land in areas other than the Swazi areas, for the conservation or improvement of natural resources.

Great Lakes Local Environmental Plan 1996.

Australia
Oceania

Principal aims and objectives of the Plan are: (a) to provide an updated and simplified plan for the area of Great Lakes; (b) to protect and enhance the environmental qualities of the area; (c) to promote the well-being of the area's population; (d) to provide a land use framework to guide the future use of the land within the area of Great Lakes; (e) to provide a basis for the preparation of detailed development control plans; (f) to improve opportunities for ecologically sustainable development; (g) to provide for the cultural needs of and the equitable provision of services and facilitie

Ley Nº 41 - Ley General del Ambiente.

Legislation
Panama
Americas
Central America

El presente Texto Único de la Ley Nº 41, Ley General de Ambiente, que comprende las reformas aprobadas por la Ley Nº 18 de 2003, la Ley Nº 44 de 2006, la Ley Nº 65 de 2010 y la Ley Nº 8 de 2015, reconociendo que la administración del ambiente es una obligación del Estado, por tanto, mediante la presente Ley, establece los principios y normas básicas para la protección, conservación y recuperación del ambiente, promoviendo el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales.

Native Title Act 1993.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

The main objects of the Act are: (a) to provide for the recognition and protection of native title; (b) to establish ways in which the future dealings affecting native title may proceed and to set standards for those dealings; (c) to establish a mechanism for determining claims to native title; and (d) to provide for, or permit, the validation of past acts invalidated because of the existence of native title (sect. 3).The text of the Act consists of 253 sections, preceded by a preamble and divided into 15 Parts.

Resolución Nº 56/98 - Reglamento de la inspección estatal de hidrografía y geodesia.

Regulations
Cuba
Americas
Caribbean

El Reglamento de la inspección estatal de hidrografía y geodesia, que consta de 4 capítulos, 28 artículos, 2 disposiciones especiales y 3 finales, define la Inspección estatal de hidrografía y geodesia (IEHG), como el conjunto de actividades que dirige el Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias y ejecuta el órgano de Dirección Estatal de Hidrografía y Geodesia de ese organismo, con vistas a comprobar el cumplimiento de la legislación, normas y disposiciones vigentes para la realización de las producciones y los servicios de hidrografía y geodesia, así como el establecimiento de lo

Presidential Decree No. 1152 - Philippine Environment Code.

Legislation
Philippines
South-Eastern Asia
Asia

This Act makes provision for the protection of the environment of a broad sense. Its provisions are divided into Titles, the major part of them dealing with specific aspects of environment protection.Title I makes provision with respect to air and noise pollution.Purpose Title II to prescribe management guidelines aimed to protect and improve the quality of Philippine water resources.

Resolución Nº 88/00 - Crea la Oficina Nacional de Hidrografía y Geodesia.

Regulations
Cuba
Americas
Caribbean

La presente Resolución crea la Oficina Nacional de Hidrografía y Geodesia (ONHG), adscrita la Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, como órgano de dirección que ejercerá las funciones de representación y ejecución estatal del Servicio Hidrográfico y Geodésico, con el fin de proponer, orientar y dirigir la ejecución de la política estatal sobre las actividades geodésicas, hidrográficas, topográficas, cartográficas, catastrales, de señalización marítima y de uniformación de nombres geográficos.

Crown Lands Act 1976.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

This Act, consisting of 74 sections divided into seven Parts and completed by six Schedules, makes provision for the tenure, management, and alienation of crown lands. "Crown lands" means land which is vested in the Crown, and which is not contracted to be granted in fee simple; and includes land granted in fee simple which has revested in the Crown by way of purchase or otherwise. Subject to this Act the Minister has power to manage and dispose of all Crown land. Land districts and parishes existing at the commencement of this Act are continued for the purposes of this Act.

Land Act, 1999 (No. 4 of 1999).

Legislation
Tanzania
Africa
Eastern Africa

An Act to provide for the administration of land and land tenure in Tanzania.The 187 sections of this Act are divided into 14 Parts: Preliminary provisions (I); Fundamental principles of land policy (II); Classification and tenure of land (III); Administration (IV); Rights and incidents of land occupation (V); Granted rights of occupancy VI); Conversion of interests in land (VII); Disposition affecting land (VIII); Leases (IX); Mortgages (X); Easements and analogous rights (XII); Co-occupancy and partition (XIII); Dispute settlement (XIV).Section 23 sets out the fundamental principles of Na

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (S.C. 1998, c. 25).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

There is hereby established a board to be known as the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board and a board to be known as the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board. Part 2 concerns land use planning. Land use planning for a settlement area shall be guided by the the principles set out in section 35. Two Land Use Planning Board are established under sections 36 and 38. Part 3 provides, inter alia for the establishment of Land and Water Boards.