This Decree establishes that for the period preceding the adoption of the basic land legislation, physical and juridical persons and public officials are committed to civil liability for the following offences in the field of land administration: for the infringement of legal and administrative procedures in urban construction documentation that caused land squatting; for the infringement in the use of land destined for environmental protection, national parks and recreational purpose; for irrational use of agricultural land and lack of protective measures for soil conservation; for dodging

This Order concerns the implementation of comprehensive land use plans by local authorities in accordance with criteria and standards of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLRB), who shall review, evaluate and approve land use plans. Procedures are outlined for cities and municipalities, and provinces. Land use plans shall be formulated on municipal level by Policy Recommending Bodies. Provincial Land Use Committees shall approve plans of cities and other municipalities. The Regional Land Use Committee shall approve the plans of provinces. (6 sections)

El presente Decreto dispone que podrán declararse por parte de la Junta Directiva del Instituto Colombiano de la Reforma Agraria, como reservas territoriales especiales del Estado, los terrenos baldíos situados en zonas aledañas o adyacentes a las exploraciones y explotaciones petroleras o mineras, los cuales en consecuencia, no podrán ser adjudicados a ningún título a los particulares. Tales tierras baldías sólo podrán reservarse en favor de las entidades de derecho público cuyo objeto esté directamente relacionado con las actividades de exploración y explotación petrolera o minera.

These Regulations impose upon local authorities involved in free economic zones the duty: (a) to carry out assessment of the impact on the environment of activities in the zones; (b) improve the zones through land use planning; (c) specify obligations of the contracting parties in economic contracts. The local authorities may formulate local supplementary environmental standards. Article 6 requires foreign enterprises to employ environmentally friendly technology. Article 9 deals with permits for the discharge of polluting substances. (13 articles)

Regulations to provide for the registration of titles to land and dealings with registered land.The 136 regulations are divided into 6 Parts: First registration (I); Adjudication procedure (II); Dealings with registered land (III); Minor entries in the register (IV); Fees (V); Miscellaneous (VI). The regulations are completed by 3 Schedules. The First Schedule contains no less than 53 forms applications, notices, deeds of transfer, summons, etc.

This Decree has been enacted in order (i) to control the utilization of land in general; (ii) to settle the problems in the field of land affairs; and (iii) to review the position, tasks, and functions of the Directorate General of Agrarian Affairs, and to upgrade it to an institution which handles land affairs on a national level: the National Land Affairs Agency. This is a non-departmental government institution which is positioned under the President of the Republic.

This text consists of 6 articles. Article 1 establishes the concept of precinct forests defined as the inland and marine fisheries domain and reserved for fishery productivity. Article 2 subjects the issuing of the land property in the precinct forest to the approval by the Ministry of Agriculture. The conduct of activities such as clearing, chopping, reclaiming or burning is prohibited unless prior authorization of the Ministry of Agriculture has been granted (art. 3).

These Regulations issued in implementation of article 56 of the Land Management Law, provide for (a) registration of landownership and land-use rights; (b) the systematic surveying of lands, land-use planning, and other mechanisms to control land use; (c) procedures for the expropriation of land needed for public construction purposes; (d) restrictions on the use of agricultural land for housing purposes; and (e) criteria for the determination of the kind and amount of fines payable for offences committed under the principal Law.

La presente Resolución, que consta de 11 párrafos, faculta a los directores de empresas agropecuarias y forestales del Ministerio de Agricultura y directores de los complejos agroindustriales del Ministerio del Azúcar, a fin de que autoricen para autoconsumo familiar los préstamos de tierra rústica estatal ociosa en carácter de usufructo gratuito a jubilados o personas que por causas plenamente justificadas no puedan trabajar sistemáticamente en la agricultura (par. 1º).

This Resolution is composed of 12 articles. Article 1 deals with the establishment and management of the Central Committee for Complaint related to the land expropriation for public utilities under the control of the Minister of Agriculture and Municipality Affairs. Article 2 defines duties and competencies of the Committee provided for in Law No. 13 of 1988 in particular: ownership expropriation compensations; ownership and owner’s rights of temporary expropriated lands . Article 6 decrees the establishment of the Complaint Register at the Expropriation Department.

This Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food lays down procedures and criteria for the leasing of agricultural land and farms owned by the Republic of Slovenia and managed by National Farm Land and Forest Fund, the content and duration of the lease. This Regulation applies to farms and agricultural land which can be used for agricultural production. Land may be leased only to nationals of the Republic of Slovenia and domestic legal entities with the majority share of domestic capital. Duration of the lease depends on the type of intended use.

This Decree lays down basic provisions on land. All land in the State of Lao PDR is the property of the national community. The State manages the land on a centralized and unanimous basis at the national level (art. 1).This Decree is composed of five Chapters, i.e.: Land and Property over Land (1); Right of Possession and Use of Land (2); Management and use of each Type of Land (3); Measures against Offenders (4); Organization and Implementation (5).

Implemented by: Decree on Land Tax. (1993-03-13)