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National Development Planning (System) Act, 1994 (No. 480).

An Act to provide for a National Development Planning System, to define and regulate planning procedure and provide for related matters.

Legislation
Ghana, Africa, Western Africa
land-use planning
This Act provides for a decentralised national system of planning and development. The Act defines planning duties of various local authorities established under the Local Government Act, 1993 and specifies procedures for the preparation and adoption of local development plans. The system shall be coordinated by the National Development Planning Commission, established under the National Development Planning Commission Act, 1994.
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Decree-Law No. 65/2014 creating the new structure of the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning (MAHOT).

Decreto-Lei n. 65/2014 de 2 de Dezembro.

Legislation
Cape Verde, Africa, Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
environment
farmland
urban areas
surveyors
This Decree-Law, consisting of four Chapters, creates the new structure of the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning (MAHOT).
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Loi n° 2013-001du 14 janvier 2013 portant code foncier et domanial en République du Bénin.

Legislation
Benin, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
use rights
farmland
customary law
pastoralists
land-use planning
land registration
environment
fisheries
land management
cadastres
forest conservation
land dispute resolution
forest land
gender equity in access to land
Le présent code comprend 543 articles répartis en 10 titres, à savoir: Dispositions générales (Titre I); De la propriété (Titre II); De la protection et de la reconnaissance administrative du droit de propriété (Titre III); Des atteintes au droit de propriété (Titre IV); Du domaine immobilier de l’Etat et des collectivités territoriales (Titre V); Des dispositions relatives aux terres rurales et coutumières (Titre VI); De la preuve et du contentieux foncier (Titre VII); Du cadre institutionnel de gestion du domaine et du foncier (Titre VIII); Des infractions et des sanctions (Titre IX); Des
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Rectification of Law No. 60/VIII/2014 on the legal regime for urban land.

Rectificação 27/06/2014.

Legislation
Cape Verde, Africa, Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land-use planning
public ownership
urban areas
This Rectification of Law No. 60/VIII/2014, having been published incorrectly on the Official Bulletin, establishes the legal framework for operations urban development, including the subdivision of lands, urbanization and utilization and conservation of buildings, rectified the parts that matters transfers of charges to the municipal area.

Amends: Law No. 60/VIII/2014 establishing the legal regime for urban land planning. (2014-04-23)
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Decree-Law No. 52/2015 amends Decree-Law No. 37/2014 on the special legal regime for the implementation of land cadastre in Sal, Boa Vista, Sao Vicente and Maio islands.

Decreto-lei n. 52/2015 de 24 de Setembro.

Legislation
Cape Verde, Africa, Western Africa
Land & Gender
land-use planning
land inheritance rights
urban areas
land ownership
land registration
This Decree-Law amends and re-publishes Decree-Law No. 37/2014 of 22 July, approving the special legal regime for the implementation of land registers in the islands of Sal, Boa Vista, São Vicente and Maio.
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Loi n° 2013-05 du 27 mai 2013 portant création, organisation, attributions et fonctionnement des unités administratives locales en République du Bénin.

Legislation
Benin, Africa, Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land-use planning
La présente Loi détermine les conditions de création des unités administratives locales (Arrondissement, Village et Quartier de ville), en application l'article 33 de la loi n° 97-028 du 15 janvier 1999 portant organisation de l'administration territoriale en République du Bénin.
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Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Act 1992.

Legislation
Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa
land-use planning
land law
This Act provides for physical and development planning in Nigeria and for the protection of environment from development. It establishes the Development Control Department and the Urban and Regional Planning Tribunal.
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Nigerian Co-operative Societies Act.

An Act to provide for the registration and operation of co-operative societies throughout the Federation and for related purposes.

Legislation
Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa
land law
This Act provides for the registration and administration of co-operative societies, duties and privileges of registered societies and rights and liabilities of members, provides for the settlement of disputes between co-operative societies and other institutions or its members, and the division and amalgamation of co-operative societies.The President may appoint the Federal Director of Co-operatives for the registration and control of co-operative Societies.
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Probates (Re-sealing) Act.

An Act to make provisions for the re-sealing of probates and letters of administration issued and sealed in the High Court of a State by the High Court of another State and to make similar provisions relating to Commonwealth countries.

Legislation
Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa
Land & Gender
land inheritance rights
This Act provides for the re-sealing of probates and letters of administration granted in Commonwealth countries and a State of Nigeria. The Act defines conditions to be fulfilled before re-sealing and effects of re-sealing. The High Court of a State may, if it thinks fit, on the application of any creditor, require, before re-sealing, that adequate security be given for the payment of debts due from the estate to creditors residing in that State.
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Town Planners (Registration, etc.) Act.

Legislation
Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa
land-use planning
land registration
This Act provides for the control of the practice of town planner and for this and other purposes establishes the Town Planners Registration Council, the Town Planners Disciplinary Tribunal and the Town Planners Investigating Panel. "Town planning" in this Act means town and country planning for the improvement of the human environment.