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Soil and Land Conservation Act, 1945.

Legislation
Australia

The Act (48 sections, 1 Schedule) is divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I), Administration (II), Soil Conservation Service (III), Soil Conservation Reserves (IV), Areas of Erosion Hazard (V) and Miscellaneous (VI). The Soil Conservation Service is established as part of the Department of Agriculture, headed by the Commissioner of Soil Conservation, as well as the Soil Conservation Advisory Committee. The administration may declare areas to be Soil Conservation Reserves or Area of Erosion Hazard.

Government Lands Law, 1972.

Legislation
December, 1971
Cyprus

The Law empowers the Governor to make grants and dispositions of certain lands in the Colony and to validate grants and dispositions made of certain lands (preamble). No valid title shall be acquired in any vacant or unoccupied lands in the Colony not being privately owned or in any Government owned lands, except under a grant or disposition made by the Governor under the provisions of section 2 (sect. 3). (4 sections)

Land Acquisition Law. test

Legislation
Cyprus

The Law facilitates the acquisition of land and other immovable property for public purposes. The governor may authorize a public utility undertaking, after which a recommendation to acquire land will be made to the Governor, based on a preliminary investigation. After the sanctioning of the acquisition, the land shall vest absolutely in the Government. If no agreement has been reached on the compensation within three months after notification of such sanction, the Acquiring Authority shall apply to the Compensation Assessment Tribunal.

Regulation No. 25 of 1962 amending the regulation for lease of beaches, islands and Miri surf lands on which pastures or liquorice are naturally grown (No. 33 of 1961).

Regulations
November, 1962
Iraq

The amendment replaces article 13 concerning breach of lease contracts. Any person that uses the leased lands other than in the way specified in the lease contract and without permission of the competent authority shall be liable to pay a fine of double the lease amount.

Law on the Preservation of Cultural and Natural Assets (Law No. 2863).

Legislation
July, 1983
Turkey

The objective of this Law is to specify which movable and immovable cultural and natural assets shall be preserved and to establish an organization which will implement provisions of this Law and to determine its functions (art. 1). "Natural assets" are defined as "valuables from geological, pre-historic and historic are, on surface, under the ground or under water, of which the preservation is essential due to their unique features and beauty". All assets covered by this Law which are known, or shall be discovered in the future, will be considered as state property (art. 5).

Act No. 77 of 1985 relative to planning and construction.

Legislation
Norway

This Act provides rules relative development and to town and country planning in Norway. The Act consists of more than 150 sections divided into 22 Chapters: General provisions (I); Planning and construction authorities (II); Consultation, communication, information (III); Planning at national level (IV); Planning at county level (V); Planning at municipal level (VI); Local Development Plan (VII); Impact assessments (VII-a); Expropriation (VIII); Reimbursement of costs of roads, waterworks, etc.

Law on Lands.

Legislation
July, 1960
Israel

This Law is composed of 3 articles which state the following: The ownership of Israel lands, being the lands in Israel of the State, the Development Authority or the Keren Kayemet Le-Israel, shall not be transferred either by sale or in any other manner (1); section 1 shall not apply to classes of lands and classes of transactions determined for that purpose by Law (2); In this Law, "lands" means land, houses, buildings and anything permanently fixed to land (3).

Native Title (Tribunal) Regulations 1993.

Regulations
Australia

These Regulations make provision with respect to administrative and legal proceedings at the Native Title Tribunal and various other acts relating to native title such as the payment of fees, making frequent reference to provisions of the Native Title Act, e.g. applications for purposes of paragraph 76 (a) of the Act.

Law No. 2/81 regulating State Institutions.

Legislation
September, 1981
Mozambique

This Law regulates State Institutions. It consists of 5 chapters divided into 34 articles establishing the requirements to be met in order to create a State Institution (Frelimo's Party). This Law specifies: creation of State Institutions (Chap. 1); planning and control (2); Organization (3); Financial management (4); and Final provisions (5).

Grassland Law of the People's Republic of China.

Legislation
June, 1985
China

This Law is enacted with a view to improving the protection, management and development of grasslands and to ensure their rational use; to protect and improve the ecological environment, to modernise animal husbandry; and to enhance the prosperity of the local economies of the national autonomous areas. This Law shall be applicable to all grasslands within the territory of China, including hills and lands covered with grass. The department of farming and animal husbandry under the State Council shall be in charge of national administration of grasslands.