The FAO Legal Office provides in-house counsel in accordance with the Basic Texts of the Organization, gives legal advisory services to FAO members, assists in the formulation of treaties on food and agriculture, for which the Director-General acts as Depositary, publishes legal studies and maintains a database (FAOLEX) of national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture (including fisheries, forestry and water).
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Displaying 511 - 515 of 15550Regulations on Criteria to be used for Expropriation of Agricultural Land (G.N. 209 of 2016).
These Regulations, made under section 77 of the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act, establish criteria to be used in expropriating agricultural land for purposes of section 20(1A) of the Act. The Regulations also concern the identification of agricultural land suitable for expropriation and lays down the method of calculating whether an agricultural land is highly suitable, suitable, moderate suitable or not suitable for expropriation (scoring criteria for agricultural land).
Política para la gestión sostenible del suelo.
El presente instrumento tiene por objeto promover la gestión sostenible del suelo en Colombia, en un contexto integral en el que confluyan la conservación de la biodiversidad, el agua y el aire, el ordenamiento del territorio y la gestión de riesgo, contribuyendo al desarrollo sostenible y al bienestar de los colombianos.
Customary Land Act (No. 19 of 2016).
This Act makes provision with respect to customary land in Malawi and in particular the administration of customary land and the adjudication of an interest in customary land.
Land Act, 2016 (No. 16 of 2016).
The Act makes provision for various matters relating to customary land, private land and public land and powers of the Minister in respect of such land.
Land Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 28 of 2016).
This Act amends the Land Registration Act, 2012, the National Land Commission Act, 2012 and the Land Act, 2012 to give effect to Articles 68(c)(i) and 67(2)(e) of the Constitution. Article 68(c)(i) requires Parliament to enact legislation to prescribe minimum and maximum land holding acreages in respect of private land. Article 67(2)(e) requires the Land Commission to initiate investigations, on its own initiative or on a complaint, into present or historical land injustices, and recommend appropriate redress. The Act places restrictions on transactions in "controlled land".