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Mountain Catchment Areas Act.

Legislation
South Africa
Southern Africa
Africa

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.

Act No. CXXII of 2013 concerning agricultural and forestry land trade.

Legislation
Hungary
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Act lays down rules regarding the acquisition of property rights of agricultural and forestry lands, the institution of usufruct right on such lands, the use of land, the control on restrictions relative to the acquisition of land, and rules regarding local land commissions. This Act applies to all land in the national territory.

Local Government Act (Cap. 265).

Legislation
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

This Act provides with respect to local government and local authority (i.e. a municipal, county, town or urban council) in Kenya. The Minister shall have the power to establish municipalities, counties or townships. Local authorities may enter into agreement between them for purposes of joint management and control.

Forestry Act, 2010 (No. 20 of 2010).

Legislation
Bahamas
Americas
Caribbean

This Act makes provision for the management, development and protection of the forest resources of The Bahamas and for related matters.The Act consist of 36 sections divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Forest Reserves, Protected Forests and Conservation Forests (III); Protected Trees (IV); Leases, Licences and Permits (V); Forestry on Private Land (VI); Power of Officers (VII); Offences (VIII); Regulations (IX).The Act provides for the establisment of an agency in Government to be called the Forestry Unit.

Ministerial Decree No. 1015 validating the Regulation on transfer of forestland to land of other categories for purposes not related to forestry.

Regulations
Kazakhstan
Russia
Central Asia

This Ministerial Decree establishes that transfer of forestland to land of other categories for purposes not related to forestry shall be authorized exclusively in the presence of positive conclusions of state environmental audit. Authorization for transfer shall be issued in the following cases: (a) impossibility of land tenure in accordance with previously established purposeful use of land; (b) modification of the boundaries of inhabited (urban) areas; and (c) classification of land as protected area.

Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act (Cap. 116).

Legislation
Grenada
Americas
Caribbean

This Act makes provision with respect to conservation of the forest, soil, water and other natural resources of Grenada. The Minister shall establish and maintain a Forestry Department within his or her Ministry, appoint forestry officers and generally promote the interests of forestry. The Forestry Department shall, for the purpose of implementing forest policy, plant, manage and use land vested in it or put at its disposal by the Minister.

Presidential Decree No. 115 validating rates of payment for timber extraction in public forests and rate of payment for citizens extracting timber in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Presidential Decree validates rates of payment for timber extraction in public forests and rate of payment for citizens extracting timber in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species. In case of cleaning cutting, referring to cutting of dead or damaged standing timber rate of payment shall be reduced by 50 percent and in other types of cleaning cutting rate of payment shall be reduced by 30 percent. Rate of payment includes land tax.

Decree amending the Decree on concession for exploitation of forests owned by the Republic of Slovenia.

Regulations
Slovenia
Europe
Southern Europe

This Decree of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, which is composed of nine articles, lays down some amendments to the Decree on concession for exploitation of forests owned by the Republic of Slovenia. In particular, the present Decree amends requirements for a person who wants to be the concessionaire for the exploitation of forests that are owned by the Republic of Slovenia and managed by National Farm Land and Forest Fund (art. 2 of the amended Decree).

Decree amending the Decree on concession for exploitation of forests owned by the Republic of Slovenia.

Regulations
Slovenia
Europe
Southern Europe

This Decree of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, which is composed of nine articles, lays down some amendments to the Decree on concession for exploitation of forests owned by the Republic of Slovenia. In particular, the present Decree establishes provisions concerning the calculation of costs that may be granted to the concessionaire for the exploitation of forests that are owned by the Republic of Slovenia and managed by National Farm Land and Forest Fund, specified in the Annex to the present Decree.

Decree amending the Decree on concession for exploitation of forests owned by the Republic of Slovenia.

Regulations
Slovenia
Europe
Southern Europe

This Decree of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, which is composed of nine articles, lays down some amendments to the Decree on concession for exploitation of forests owned by the Republic of Slovenia. In particular, the present Decree amends provisions concerning selection of the concessionaire for the exploitation of forests that are owned by the Republic of Slovenia and managed by National Farm Land and Forest Fund (art. 6 of the amended Decree), and conditions of the withdrawal of concessions (art. 9).