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Displaying 41 - 45 of 15550Land (Conversion of Land) Rules, 2017 (S.I. No. 282 of 2017).
These Rules of the National Land Commission implement provisions of the Land Registration Act in respect of conversion of public land into private land. The national or county government may, on its own motion or upon a request, identify the land and notify the Commission, in Form LA I set out in the Schedule, of its intention to convert the land from one category to another pursuant to section 9 of the Act. The Commission shall consider the notification on specified criteria. For example, the land must not be part of an ecologically sensitive area.
Land (Extension and Renewal of Leases) Rules, 2017 (S.I. No. 281 of 2017).
These Rules of the National Land Commission implement provisions of the Land Registration Act in respect of expiry and renewal of leases. In order to determine whether to grant or decline to grant an extension, the Cabinet Secretary or the County Executive Committee Member responsible for matters relating to land of the respective county government shall consider various conditions.
Land (Allocation of Public Land) Regulations, 2017 (S.I. No. 284 of 2017).
These Regulations of the National Land Commission implement provisions of the Land Act, 2012 in respect of allocation of public land under the Act. The National land Commission shall upon the request of the national or a county government, where necessary, allocate the whole or part of a specific public land by (a) public auction; (b) application confined to a targeted group of persons or groups; (c) public notice of tenders; (d) public drawing of lots; (e) public request for proposals; and (f) public land exchange of equal value. Each of these methods of allocation are regulate in detail.
Law No. 236 amending Land Code of the Republic of Moldova.
Article 38 (1) shall be amended to add the following wording: “Article 38 (1). The use of agricultural land for rural tourism (agro-tourism). Owners of agricultural land can place on these lands structures for the reception of tourists of the category of agrotouristic boarding house without changing the designation of the respective land. The aforesaid right can be realized if the owner of agricultural land is engaged in agricultural activities for at least five years". Article 99 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Article 99.
Community Land Regulations (LN No. 279 of 2018).
These Regulations of the Cabinet Secretary for Land and Physical Planning implement provisions of the Community Land Act, 2016 ("Act") with respect to, among other things, recognition, protection and registration of community land rights, community land management committees, registration of communities, conversion of community land, settlement of disputes relating to community land, conversion of group representatives, a national programme for public education and awareness on provisions of the Act and the rights of communities over community land, and the preparation of Community Rules an