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Village Land Act, 1999.

Legislation
Tanzania
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Act consists of 66 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary provisions (I); Application of fundamental principles of the National Land Policy (II); Transfers and hazard land (III); Village lands (IV); Dispute settlement (V); Miscellaneous provisions (VI). The President may transfer any area of village land to general or reserved land for public interest (sect. 4). Village land transfer shall not be transferred until the type, amount and timing of the payment of compensation has been agreed upon. The Minister may declare any area of a village land to be hazard land.

Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization.

Legislation
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

This Law sets forth the rules and principles for determining land and soil resources and their classification, preparing land utilization plans, preventing non-purpose utilization, and defining the tasks and obligations to ensure land and soil preservation. Soil Preservation Boards are established in each province to examine, assess and monitor the activities related to the preservation, development and productive utilization of lands. Lands are classified as absolute farming lands, special crop lands, cultivated farming lands and marginal farming lands.

Décret nº 2004-24 portant application de la loi n°44-2000 portant Code pastoral en Mauritanie.

Regulations
Mauritania
Africa
Western Africa

Le pastoralisme comme mode d'élevage, fondé sur la mobilité des éleveurs et des troupeaux, concourt à la satisfaction des besoins économiques et sociaux des populations ainsi qu’à la préservation des équilibres écologiques par une gestion durable des ressources naturelles. Le droit d’accès aux ressources pastorales est entendu comme la garantie pour le pasteur de la liberté de passage vers la ressource naturelle.

Law on land.

Legislation
Mongolia
Eastern Asia
Asia

The Law consists of 7 Chapters composed of 67 articles dealing with the following matters: 1) general provisions (chapt. 1, arts. 1-8); 2) the unified land territory and its basic classification (chapt. 2, arts. 9-16); 3) the authority of the government bodies and local self-governing organizations regarding land issues (chapt. 3, arts. 17 – 23); 4) land management, land register and the unified land territory report (chapt. 4, arts. 24-26); 5) concession of land in ownership and lease (chapt. 5, arts. 27-51); 6) efficient and rational use of land and land protection (chapt. 6, arts.

Act No. 85 of 2005 relating to legal relations and management of land and natural resources in the county of Finnmark (Finnmark Act)

Legislation
Norway
Europe
Northern Europe

This Act provides for the management of land and natural resources in the county of Finnmark. This shall be done in a balanced and ecologically sustainable manner for the benefit of the residents of the county and particularly as so as to enhance Sami culture, reindeer husbandry, use of non-cultivated areas, commercial activity and social life. The Act shall apply to real property and watercourses with natural resources in the county of Finnmark. On the shoreline, the Act shall apply as far out to sea as private right of ownership extends.

Trust Land (Athi-Tiva) (Land Utilization) Rules.

Regulations
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

These Rules prohibit the possession, herding or grazing of any bull, cow, ox, heifer, calf, sheep, goat, mule, donkey or swine in the Athi-Tiva Land Utilization Area without a permission from the licensing officer. The licensing officer shall place a limit on the number of authorized stock and any person who possesses, herds or depasturizes a larger number of stock shall be guilty of an offence. The licence shall be subject to various conditions stated in these Rules. The veterinary officer may require the vaccination of stock.

Implements: Trust Land Act (Cap. 288). (1974)

Trust Land (Kaimosi) Rules.

Regulations
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

These Rules regulate the occupation of land, the possession livestock and the grazing of livestock in the Kaimosi Settlement Area. They prohibit the occupation of land or the possession, herding or grazing of any bull, cow, ox, heifer, calf, sheep, goat, mule, donkey, camel or swine in the area without a permission from the licence from the Settlement Officer. The Settlement Officer shall maintain a register of licensees. The Settlement may prescribe the number and kind of livestock that may be kept.

Implements: Trust Land Act (Cap. 288). (1974)

Trust Land (Sarora) Rules.

Regulations
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

These Rules regulate the occupation or possession of land or livestock and the grazing of livestock in the Sarora settlement area. It provides for registration of occupation of land and sets out the conditions for occupation. The Settlement Officer shall set up an advisory committee for purposes of advising him or her on matters regulated by these Rules. Crop that has been illegally planted may be uprooted on order of the Settlement Officer.

Implements: Trust Land Act (Cap. 288). (1974)

Trust Land (Makueni Area) Rules.

Regulations
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

These Rules regulate the occupation of land and the possession, herding or grazing in an area defined in the Schedule to these Rules. A person shall only occupy land or possess, herd or depasture any bull, cow, ox, heifer, calf, sheep, goat, mule, donkey or swine if registered with the Settlement Officer. The Settlement Officer shall be advised on questions covered by these Rules by a committee appointed by him or her under these Rules. A registered person may occupy such area of land and keep a number of stock as is indicated in the register.

Trust Land (Meru Concessional Area) Rules (L.N. 625/1963).

Regulations
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

These Rules provide for the licensing of the possession, herding and grazing of any bull, cow, bullock heifer, calf, ox, sheep, goat, mule, donkey, swine or camel in the Meru Concessional Area as defined in the Schedule to these Rules. Every licence shall be in the form as set out in the Second Schedule. Licences shall be granted by the Settlement Officer who shall keep a register of licensees. A licence shall entitle the licensee to occupy and use land defined in the licence subject to conditions set out in these Rules.

Implements: Trust Land Act (Cap. 288). (1974)

Trust Land (North Yatta, Yatta Plateau and Ithanga) Rules.

Regulations
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

These Rules, made under section 64 of the Government Lands Act and deemed to have been made under section 65 of the Trust Lands Act, regulate the possession, herding and grazing of stock in an area defined in Schedule 4 to the Government Lands Act. The Settlement Officer shall decide on the granting of licences for the possession, herding and grazing of any bull, cow, bullock heifer, calf, ox, sheep, goat, mule, donkey, swine or poultry and domestic animals and shall be assisted by a committee established under these Rules.

Trespass Act (Cap. 294).

Legislation
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

This Act prohibits the trespassing and some related activities, without reasonable excuse, on private land or any land in possession of a person other than the one trespassing. It shall be an offence to enter private land without reasonable excuse or consent of the occupier or to cultivate such land or graze stock on such land.