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Foreshore and Seabed (Reclamations) Ordinance (Chapter 127).

Legislation
China
Eastern Asia
Asia

This Ordinance provides for the control of reclamation and use of the foreshore and seabed.Where a reclamation is proposed, the Director of Land shall prepare and publish a plan delineating and describing the proposed reclamation and the foreshore and seabed to be affected as provided for in the text.The Ordinance provides for: objections to the proposed reclamation; claims for compensation; payment of claims and interests; etc.

Public Purpose Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1937 (P.L. 5-33).

Legislation
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania

This Act authorizes the Marianas Public Land Corporation to enter into agreements by which the Government obtains freehold interest in private land in exchange for a freehold interest in private land to be assigned to a private landowner.Exchange of land shall be authorized for a public purpose as defined by this Act. The Act sets out the conditions at which an agreement may be made and defines some terms of the agreement. The Corporation may exchange land at its own initiative but “protected resources” and adjacent areas shall be excluded from public lands that may be exchanged.

Ministerial Decree No. 1172 validating the Regulation on determining and mapping coastlines.

Regulations
Kazakhstan
Russia
Central Asia

This Ministerial Decree sets forth the modalities for the accurate determination and mapping of the effective position of coastlines. The crossline between the surface of surface waterbodies (seas, lakes, rivers, ponds and water reservoirs) and the surface of dry land shall be established depending upon the determined water edge. Effective position of sea coastline shall be established at the maximum level of high tide and in the absence of such phenomenon in accordance with the surf line.

National Land Policy.

National Policies
Saint Lucia
Americas
Caribbean

Land is and will remain a primary asset for national development, performing multiple social, economic, ecological and cultural functions. In our vision, land, including both terrestrial and marine areas, will contribute to economic development in agriculture, fisheries, tourism, trade, manufacturing and other sectors. It will also provide the space for all Saint Lucians to live and shelter, it will contribute to food security for the nation and good nutrition for all its citizens.

Decree-Law No. 129/2008 regulating river estuaries’ land management plans (POE).

Legislation
Portugal
Southern Europe
Europe

This Decree-Law is composed of 12 articles and two annexes. It rules on the land management plans of river estuaries (POE). In particular, it defines the scope of application of POEs, mainly aimed at protecting the water and ecosystems through an integrated management. POEs shall be defined their respective Hydrographic Regional Administrations. The Annex lists the estuaries that shall adopt POEs.

Public Lands and Resources (Reclamation Amendment) Act 2008 (P.L.2008-2).

Legislation
Marshall Islands
Oceania

This Act amends the Public Lands and Resources Act by; giving definitions of “Adjoining lands”, “Land-fill”, "Lands reclaimed from marine areas below the ordinary high water mark" or "reclaimed lands", "Marine areas below the ordinary high water mark" and "Ordinary high water mark"; and inserts a new section (105) for purposes of confirming ownership of newly constituted lands by the owners of adjoining lands.

Amends: Public Lands and Resources Act. (2006-08-02)

Décret nº 2004-106 relatif au transfert des attributions de l'ex-ministre de l'environnement et de l'aménagement du territoire relatives au littoral et au domaine public maritime au ministre de l'équipemnt, de l'habitat et de l'aménagement du territoire.

Regulations
Tunisia
Africa
Northern Africa

Le présent décret porte transfert des attributions de l'ex-ministre de l'environnement et de l'aménagement du territoire relatives au littoral et au domaine public maritime au ministre de l'équipemnt, de l'habitat et de l'aménagement du territoire.

Met en oeuvre: Loi nº 95-72 portant création d'une agence de protection et d'aménagement du littoral. (1995-07-24)
Abrogé par: Décret nº 2005-2933 fixant les attributions du ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable. (2005-11-01)

Marine Management Organisation (Prescription of Powers to Fix Fees and Charges) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 603 of 2010).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

This Order sets out, in the Schedule, powers of the Secretary of State to fix a fee or charge prescribed for the purposes of section 17 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

Implements: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Cap. 23). (2009-12-11)

Resolución Nº 58 - Área de amortiguamiento para los predios colindantes con la zona marino costera dentro de las áreas declaradas de regularización y titulación masiva de tierras.

Regulations
Panama
Americas
Central America

La presente Resolución define el área de amortiguamiento para los predios colindantes con la zona marino costera dentro de las áreas declaradas de regularización y titulación masiva de tierras por el Programa Nacional de Administración de Tierras (PRONAT).

Implementa: Decreto Nº 228 - Reglamento de la Ley Nº 24, que declara de interés social las actividades de regularización y titulación masiva de tierra. (2006-09-27)

Land and Marine Management Strategy for Grenada.

National Policies
Grenada
Americas
Caribbean

The Land and Marine Management Strategy for Grenada is a national strategy adopted by the Government of Grenada in 2011 to guide the management of the land and marine sector. The overall goal of the Strategy is to achieve integrated national development that is environmentally sustainable. The instrument seeks to develop a coherent framework with an appropriate set of strategies that will foster productive and optimal utilization of land, freshwater, coastal and marine resources in an environmental sustainable manner.

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

The construction, operation and maintenance of works for the removal of obstructions, improvement of rivers and foreshores and the prevention of erosion of lands by tidal and non-tidal waters shall be approved by the Marine Ministerial Holding Corporation and carried out by the Constructing Authority. For the purpose of constructing works for the improvement of rivers and foreshores, any lands may be constituted as River and/or Foreshore Improvement Districts by the Ministerial Corporation.