The purpose of this law is to preserve from damage the restoration and improvement of the fertility of agricultural lands and determine the conditions for changing their designation.The Law consists of 9 Chapters divided into 46 articles: General provisions (I); Preservation of agricultural lands from damage (II); Recreation and improvement of the productive qualities of agricultural lands (III); Reclamation of lands (IV); Change of the designation of the agricultural lands for needs different from the agricultural (V); Taxes for change of the designation of agricultural land (VI); Revoking

The Act consists of 66 sections divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I); Establishment of Petroleum Resources Unit (II); Petroleum rights (III); Reports on exploration and discovery of petroleum (IV); Petroleum agreements (V); Rights and obligations of contractors and sub-contractors (VI); Miscellaneous (VII); Regulations (VIII).The Petroleum Resources Unit is established under section 3. It shall operate under the authority of the President and shall be headed by a Director-General.

This Law, consisting of 5 chapters, divided in 71 articles, regulates the general principles on land, territorial and urban planning. In particular, the Law rules on: land and territorial planning, land classification, and registration procedures. Moreover, the Law indicates the competent authorities and their related functions. The Law is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap I); Territorial planning structural tools (Chap II); Composition of territorial competent authorities (Chap III); Territorial plan regime (Chap IV); Final provisions (Chap V).

The Act provides that all deeds, conveyances, wills and instruments in writing whereby any land or interest in or affecting land other than land registered in accordance with the Registered Land Act, may be affected shall subject to compulsory registration in the Deeds Registry Office. The Minister may exempt certain leases from this requirement.

La présente loi définit les principes fondamentaux et les règles générales qui régissent l'exercice des activités pastorales en République du Mali.

The Act ratifies and validates the legal proceedings prior to the issuance of this Act.

This Law shall be applicable to immovable property, including land plots and objects located thereupon. It establishes that mortgage shall originate either in accordance with a contract or by court decision. In case of transfer in mortgage of a plot of land with constructions located thereupon the aforesaid plot of land shall be transferred in mortgage together with the aforesaid constructions. Prohibition and restrictions related to expropriation and alienation of land plots established by Land Code shall be applicable also to mortgage.

Articles 6, 9, 14, 30 have either been amended or new paragraphs have been added. The present Law also amends new articles of the Village Law of 1924, the Law on Natural Disasters 1959, and the Tourism Incentives Act of 1982. The formation of the technical teams is re-defined. The in-forest pastures and grazelands are re-defined by a committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and cannot be used for any other purposes unless their allocation purposes are modified.

This Act provides the procedure and principles for land readjustment. The document consists of 5 Chapters that contain 35 Paragraphs. This Act provides the procedure and principles for land readjustment. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (RT I 2001, 58, 354; 2002, 53, 336; 61, 375) apply to the administrative proceedings prescribed in this Act, taking account of the specifications provided for in this Act.

The present Act lays down provisions to amend and supplement the National Land Code. First of all, section 2 provides for the amendment of the long title of the National Land Code: the words “Selangor and Trengganu”are hereby replaced by the words “Selangor, Terengganu and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur”. The same amendment is laid down to the Preamble. Further linguistic amendments concern the names of official authorities and institutions (section 4). Moreover, the Act lays down amendments dealing with the application related to estate lands.

This Regional Law establishes maximum land parcel area destined for individual farming that can be owned or exercise other rights of use by citizens carrying out individual farming which totals 2 ha.

This Law, composed of 89 articles divided in 5 chapters, regulates the general principles on land rights. In particular, the Law rules on: property rights, rural community rights, natural resources’ use and protection measures, land expropriation, land concession, territorial planning, land classification, and registration procedures.