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Displaying 1711 - 1715 of 15550Regulations of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture on Land Supervision and Inspection.
These Regulations are enacted in order to strengthen land supervision and inspection, prevent the waste of land resources. The Regulations consist of 6 Chapters: General matters; Duties and functions of land supervision and inspection; Jurisdiction and investigation and handling of the illegal land cases; Measures for land supervision and implementation; Liabilities; Supplementary Provisions.
Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Conservation of Water and Soil.
These Regulations are formulated in accordance with Law on Conservation of Water and Soil of the People’s Republic of China, aiming to prevent and control the water loss and soil erosion, protect and make rational use of resources of water and soil, reduce floods and droughts, improve the ecological environment.
Protection Zone Law (1997)
The Law provides rules on different types of protection zones, protected areas, and protection strips, which are specified in laws and other regulatory enactments. Its purpose is to determine the types of protection zones and the functions thereof; the basic principles for the establishment of protection zones; the procedures for the maintenance and control of the condition of protection zones; and restrictions of economic activity in protection zones.
Law on pastures.
The relations in the sphere of the rights to use pastures on the territory of the Kyrghyz Republic shall be regulated by this Law, the Forest, Water and Land Codes, laws on lease and lease relations, protection of the nature, flora and fauna, atmospheric air and other legislation of the Kyrghyz Republic. The subjects for the utilization of pastures shall be juridical and natural persons. The objects shall be certain areas of pastures. The pasture areas shall have locations and boundaries both on the map and on the ground.
Agricultural and Livestock Policy, 1997.
Agricultural and Livestock Policy nine general objectives are: Assure basic food security for the nation, and to improve national standards of nutrition by increasing output, quality and availability of food commodities. Increase food crops production through productivity and livestock growth will be encouraged to private sector. Improve standards in the rural areas through increased income generation from agricultural and livestock production, processing and marketing: encouraging exports of cash crops, livestock products and agricultural surpluses.