La Ley contiene 19 capítulos y 119 artículos.

Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law establishes that water and soil associations are public bodies based on the law of the Reich or Land with the following tasks: 1) to create, modify and keep in orderly state waters and their banks, to regulate the discharge of waters and to ensure their elimination as appropriate; 2) to create, modify, keep in good state, run, exploit and as appropriate to eliminate navigation plants, dams, floodgates, hydropower stations and watersheds; 3) to drain, to irrigate, to lay dry and to protect land from flooding, 4) to eliminate, recycle and clean waste water

The Act provides for soil conservation and livestock control. It harmonizes soil conservation activities in agriculture, livestock management and proper management of water resources. The Act contains provisions on range management and grazing control for communities to manage range resources in a sustainable manner, guaranteeing equal access.The Act applies to agricultural land, i.e. land utilised for the purpose of the growing of crops or the grazing of livestock.

El Código Agrario tiene como objetivo fundamental la reforma agraria integral y la abolición del acaparamiento de tierra inculta u ociosa o con fines especulativos.

Enmendado por: Ley Nº 68 - Establece la titulación conjunta como forma de adquirir la tierra. (2001-12-19)
Enmendado por: Ley Nº 38 - Ley de Asociaciones Cooperativas. (1980-10-22)
Enmendado por: Ley Nº 55 - Código Agrario de la República de Panamá. (2011-05-23)

The Bureau of Soil Conservation shall have a headed by the Director of Soil Conservation, to be appointed by the President. All the divisions, sections, field activities and agencies of the Government connected with soils work are hereby transferred to the Bureau of Soil Conservation and such powers, functions and duties relative to soils vested by law or executive orders are hereby vested in the Director of Soil Conservation.

This Act establishes committees with powers to preserve and reclaim land and to protect water resources in approved areas of the Gold Coast. The Minister may declare, for the purposes of preserving land, reclaiming land and protecting water resources, any area within a designated area to be a planning area and establish a planning committee for such area (sect. 3 and 4).

The 85 sections of the Law are divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); Tenure (II); Registration (III); Valuation (IV); Miscellaneous (V).As far as the text is available, the Law deals, inter alia, with the extent of private ownership (sect. 5), the vesting of waters in the Crown, adverse possession, easements, right of irrigation.

Les dispositions de cette loi s'appliquent aux terres situées dans le périmètre d'irrigation de la mise en valeur de la basse vallée de la Medjerma. Tout propriétaire de terrain agricole ou irrigable, possédant plus de 2 hectares, est débiteur envers l'Etat d'une contribution aux investissements publics effectués pour permettre l'irrigation. La superficie de toute parcelle appartenant à un même propriétaire ne peut excéder 50 hectares de terres irrigables. Les propriétaires sont tenus de mettre en valeur les terrains par la pratique constante et régulière de cultures irriguées.

The objective of this Law which includes 14 articles is to define the registration procedure of marshy lands. Those who wish to acquire land through drying marshy lands that are not possessed by anyone will apply to the relevant Governor, who shall then ask the Prime Ministry whether drying can be made by the State or not. If so, drying should be made within 4 years otherwise it will be considered as being renounced from this right. If drying will not be made by the State then the case will be communicated to the villages and water users' unions in the area. Priority will be for them.

This Law defines the mandatory requirements to bear the agricultural engineer m.sc. title and the duties and responsibilities of this profession. Article. 2 sets out that the agricultural engineers are responsible from and authorized to operate in areas of agricultural research, analysis, breeding, soil conservation, plant protection, agricultural tools and machines, garden architecture, soil classification, soil, water, food, feed, chemical fertilizers, and zootechnics.

This Decision approves the scheme on the socio-economic development of the Lai Chau Province.The plan, among other things, shall: bring into full play the province’s advantages in its border locations, minerals, hydropower, land and climate for economic development; concentrate on hunger eradication; protect and develop forest resources.

This Decision approves the master plan on the socio-economic development of the Quang Ninh Province.