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Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Jersey) Law 1973.

A Law to control the carrying on of undertakings and to regulate further development.

Legislation
Jersey, Europe, Northern Europe
land-use planning
This Law requires a licence to be obtained for a new undertaking or a new development. “Development” has the same meaning as in the Island Planning (Jersey) Law 1964. An application for a licence shall be in the form required from time to time by the Minister and shall contain or be accompanied by such particulars as the Minister may require. The Minister may attach conditions to a licence. Appeal against decisions of the Minister may be had with the Royal Court.
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Act on Contaminated Soil (No. 1427 of 2009).

Bekendtgørelse af lov om forurenet jord.

Legislation
Denmark, Europe, Northern Europe
land management
urban areas
land law
The Act’s purpose is to prevent, eliminate or/and reduce land contamination to avoid adverse effects from soil contamination through technical inspection projects.The Act consists of 13 Chapters (of which Chapter 12 is omitted): Purpose (1); Pollution Survey and permission to land use change etc. (2); The public investigation and remedial action (3); Loss of value scheme for homeowners, etc.
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Customary Law (Choses Publiques) (Jersey) Law 1993.

A Law to amend the customary law of Jersey to enable the granting of permits for the exclusive possession and use of certain areas of land to which the public of Jersey has access.

Legislation
Jersey, Europe, Northern Europe
use rights
customary law
public ownership
This Law grants power to local authorities to authorize the occupation of a “chose publique”, i.e. any area of land over which the public has, under the customary law of Jersey, the right to pass without let or hindrance, whether on foot or with animals or vehicles, including any highway, but excluding any park or sea beach. This right of occupation restricts the public right of access to the area of land in question.
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Act on fields and road peace (No. 61 of 2007).

Bekendtgørelse af lov om mark- og vejfred.

Legislation
Denmark, Europe, Northern Europe
Land Conflicts
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land dispute resolution
compensation
land law
grazing
pastoralists
The purpose of this Act is to enforce upon anyone keeping livestock, full damage liability in case their domestic animals are itinerant elsewhere outside the assigned (privately owned) land.
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Fence Act (No. 59 of 2007).

Bekendtgørelse af lov om hegn (Hegnsloven).

Legislation
Denmark, Europe, Northern Europe
land subdivision
land ownership
land law
This Act sets regulations on public and private fences to delimit property boundaries. The Act applies to the use of fence for delimitation of land and sets regulation on the type of fences permitted, make thereof (metal, electric, bush), agreed size of fences, their maintenance etc. The establishment of fences must be paid by both parties and should be in style of the building/construction belonging to it. Changes may occurr subject to pre-agreement on size and costs.
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Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (2007 asp 7).

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision as regards crofting and as regards the Scottish Land Court; and for connected purposes.

Legislation
United Kingdom, Europe, Northern Europe
land subdivision
leases
customary law
This Act provides for the reform of legislation regarding a Scottisch form of land tenure called crofting and for this purpose amends provisions of the Crofting (Scotland) Act 1993.
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Land Reform Act.

Legislation
Estonia, Europe, Northern Europe
farmland
public ownership
land law
leases
urban areas
land ownership
The Land Reform Act determines the bases for restructuring relations regarding land (land reform). Based on the continuity of rights of former owners and the interests of current land users that are protected by law, and to establish preconditions for more effective use of land, the objective of land reform is to transform relations based on state ownership of land into relations primarily based on private ownership of land.
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Town and Country Planning Act (No. 883 of 2004).

Bekendtgørelse af lov om planlægning.

Legislation
Denmark, Europe, Northern Europe
land-use planning
land management
coastal areas
farmland
This Act provides for town and country planning at various levels of administration and related matters such as registration of servitudes in local plans and expropriation.The Act consists of 70 sections divided into 18 Chapters: Scope (1); Area planning (2); Coastal planning (2a); Planning relative to commercial activities (2b); Regional planning (3); Municipal planning (4); Local planning (5); Plan implementation and withdrawal (6); local agenda 21 (6a); Division into zones and administration of zones (7); Summerhouse areas (8); Servitudes (9); Conversion of zones (10); Expropriation, etc
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Planning and Development (Amendment) Act, 2002 (No. 32 of 2002).

An Act to amend and extend Part v of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, and certain other provisions of that Act, to amend certain other enactments and to provide for related matters.

Legislation
Ireland, Europe, Northern Europe
land-use planning
Section 3 substitutes section 96 of the principal Act and concerns the transfer of land in case of applications for the development of land for residential purposes.
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Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (2003 asp 9).

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision as respects real burdens, servitudes and certain other obligations affecting land; to amend the law relating to the ranking of standard securities; and for connected purposes.

Legislation
United Kingdom, Europe, Northern Europe
leases
land ownership
land law
The Act stipulates rules for the creation, enforcement and extinction of real burdens, and special rules for community burdens and manager burdens. A “real burden” is an encumbrance on land constituted in favour of the owner of other land in that person's capacity as owner of that other land. Other burdens regulated by this Act include: Conservation burdens, community burdens, management burdens, rural housing burdens, maritime burdens, economic development burdens, and health care burdens.