Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Irrigated agricultural land transferred for burying places shall not be used for other purposes”.

Amends: Law No. 257 “On moratorium on transfer of irrigated arable land to other categories of land”. (2011-06-23)

This Law amends articles 30-35 of law 9693 of 2007. The amendments deal with penalties issued for law infringements and their appeal process. The inspection is carried out by the Forestry Police and its regional and local units.

Amends: Law No. 9693 on the Pasture Fund. (2007-03-19)

La présente loi comprend 74 articles repartis en 7 chapitres,notamment les dispositions générales(I); la catégorisation des terres(II); administration et gestion des terres(III); droits et obligations fonciers (IV); prescription(V); sanctions pénales, mesures et sanctions administratives (VI); dispositions diverses,transitoires et finales(VII).Elle détermine les modalités d’allocation, d’acquisition,d’usage et de gestion des terres au Rwanda.Elle établit également les principes applicables aux droits reconnus sur l’ensemble des terres situées sur le territoire du Rwanda, ainsi que tous les

La presente Ley tiene por finalidad precautelar el derecho propietario, el interés público, la soberanía y seguridad alimentaria, la capacidad de uso mayor y evitar los asentamientos irregulares de poblaciones. Para ello establecer el régimen jurisdiccional que permita al Estado resguardar, proteger y defender la propiedad privada individual y colectiva, la propiedad estatal y las tierras fiscales de los avasallamientos y el tráfico de tierras.

This Law establishes legal and organizational grounds for activities in the sphere of land survey and is aimed at regulation of relations between state bodies, local government, legal and natural persons with a view of ensuring stable development of land tenure.

This Act must be applied to land and to real estates classified other than land. It lays down provisions regarding land management, land protection and evaluation, and soil conservation. The provisions regarding land must be applied also to urban lands taken into agricultural or forestry production. This Act foresees the application of the land protection contribution in Articles 21-23 (amounts in Annex 1), of the land protection fee in Articles 24-25 (amounts in Annex 2).

This Act provides for control of tenancy contracts of small holdings, i.e. parcels of land intended for cultivation or pasturage, with or without buildings thereon, consisting of not less than a quarter of an acre and not more than 25 acres. The Act provides rules relative to contracts of tenancy and provides with respect to evidence of registered contracts. A contract of tenancy shall be registered by the landlord with the Registrar of the High Court.

The objective of the present Law is to safeguard the public interest on the occasion of the transfer of land or parts thereof, taking into account the need to comply with the principles of a sustainable protection of the environment, nature and landscape. The text consists of 40 articles divided into 11 Parts as follows: Acquisition of agricultural and forestry land (I); Acquisition of building plots (II); Acquisition of land by foreigners (III); Provisions concerning civil law (IV); Competent authorities (V); Penalties and final provisions (VI).

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the protection of agricultural land and the use of sewerage sludge. Article 2 lists cases of violations against the present Law, such as, for example, passing by car or horse on agricultural land, conducting cattle on agricultural land for grazing purposes, destroying of fences, street signs, etc. The text consists of 13 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: Protection of agricultural land (1); Transformation of agricultural land in forestry land (2); Sewage sludge (3); Common provisions (4).

This Act provides rules relative to sale and other transactions concerning land. It also concerns (statutory) mortgages, easements and selected matters regarding leases. The Act requires contracts for sale etc. to be in writing. All conveyances of land or of any interest therein are void for the purpose of conveying or creating a legal estate unless made by deed. The Act specifies covenants that may be included in a deed. Mortgaged land may be leased by mortgagee or mortgagor for agricultural or mining purposes. As for mortgages the Act specifies procedures for execution.

La présente loi détermine d’une part, le statut des terres du domaine foncier national, les principes généraux qui régissent l'aménagement et le développement durable du territoire, la gestion des ressources foncières et des autres ressources naturelles ainsi que la réglementation des droits réels immobiliers et d’autre part, les orientations d’une politique agraire.Cette loi comprend 358 articles repartis en 9 titres, notamment les dispositions générales (Titre I); domaine foncier national (Titre II); aménagement et développement durable du territoire (Titre III); gestion du domaine foncie

This Decree-Law, consisting of four Chapters, creates the new structure of the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning (MAHOT).