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Displaying 14341 - 14345 of 15550Countryside Stewardship Regulations 2000 (No. 3048 of 2000).
These Regulations, which are made pursuant to section 98 of the Environment Act 1995, provide for payments to be made to any person who enters an agreement with the Minister requiring him to carry out an activity which is conducive to a specified purpose on land in which he has an interest. The Regulations specify the maximum rates of payments for activities, which are beneficial to the Environment and listed in the Schedules, under an agreement and specify professional fees and charges in connection with an agreement or application therefor (regs.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage I) Designation Order 2000 (S.I. No. 3049 of 2000).
Section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 gives the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food power to designate areas in England as environmentally sensitive areas where it appears to him particularly desirable to conserve, protect or enhance environmental features in those areas by the maintenance or adoption of particular agricultural methods. This Order designates areas in the Broads, Pennine Dales, Somerset Levels and Moors, South Downs and West Penwith as environmentally sensitive areas (art. 3).
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Ordinance (Establishment of Ngorongoro Pastoral Council) Rules, 2000 (G.N. No. 234 of 2000).
There is hereby established a Ngorongoro Pastoral Council. The Council shall carry out the functions as provided for by its act of constitution as set out in the Schedule. The Council shall, for purposes of development in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, have the power to develop and plan for implementation of any project and to submit such proposal to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority.
Implements: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Ordinance (No. 14 of 1959). (1959-01-01)
Council of Ministers Resolution No. 136/99 approving the Land use Planning of Coastal zone of Sado-Sines (POOC).
This Council of Ministers Resolution approves the Land use Planning of Coastal zone of Sado-Sines with the purpose of a better exploitation of water and land resources, in compliance with the environmental preservation. It consists of 5 chapters and 3 annexes establishing: General provisions establishing the conditions to be satisfied for occupation, use and transformation of lands (chap. 1); Water resources exploitation and sanitary measures to avoid pollution and to guarantee water quality standards (chap. 2); Classification of protected areas (chap.
Council of Ministers Resolution No. 126/99 approving the Urban Planning of Management (Unit 1 - UP 1) from 'Ferragudo' to 'Calvário', within the Municipality of Lagoa.
This Council of Ministers Resolution approves the Urban Planning of Management (Unit 1 - UP 1) from 'Ferragudo' to 'Calvário', within the Municipality of Lagoa. It defines the conditions to be satisfied in order to use urban and non urban land, and consists of 3 chapters establishing general provision (chap. 1); zoning (chap. 2); and other provisions (chap. 3). the Annex lists a map with the geographical limits of the aforementioned area.