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Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 219 of 2013).

Regulations
Ireland
Europe
Northern Europe

These Regulations amend the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 in provisions concerning exempted development. A planning exemption is being introduced in respect of remedial works carried out in compliance with an advisory notice from a water services authority requiring remediation in cases where septic tanks or other onsite waste water treatment systems have been assessed by the water services authority as causing or likely to cause a risk to human health or the environment.

Law on exemption of authorization in dealing with agricultural and forestry land.

Legislation
Germany
Europe
Western Europe

The present Law implements the Federal Land Parcel Act (BGBl. I p. 1091) of 28 July 1961. Article 1 establishes that the sale of land up to a size of 0.25 hectare does not require any authorization according to the aforementioned Federal Act. The text consists of 2 articles.

Implements: Land Parcel Act. (2008-12-17)

High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (2013 asp 6).

Legislation
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

This Act grants the right to an owner or occupier of a domestic property who considers that the height of a high hedge situated on land owned or occupied by another person adversely affects the enjoyment of the domestic property to apply to the relevant local authority for a high hedge notice. A relevant local authority must dismiss an application in specified circumstances. Where a relevant local authority decides under section 6(5)(b) that action should be taken, it must issue a high hedge notice as soon as is reasonably practicable after making 15 that decision.

Local Government Act (Cap. 265).

Legislation
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

This Act provides with respect to local government and local authority (i.e. a municipal, county, town or urban council) in Kenya. The Minister shall have the power to establish municipalities, counties or townships. Local authorities may enter into agreement between them for purposes of joint management and control.

Forestry Act, 2010 (No. 20 of 2010).

Legislation
Bahamas
Americas
Caribbean

This Act makes provision for the management, development and protection of the forest resources of The Bahamas and for related matters.The Act consist of 36 sections divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Forest Reserves, Protected Forests and Conservation Forests (III); Protected Trees (IV); Leases, Licences and Permits (V); Forestry on Private Land (VI); Power of Officers (VII); Offences (VIII); Regulations (IX).The Act provides for the establisment of an agency in Government to be called the Forestry Unit.

Ministerial Decree No. 1015 validating the Regulation on transfer of forestland to land of other categories for purposes not related to forestry.

Regulations
Kazakhstan
Russia
Central Asia

This Ministerial Decree establishes that transfer of forestland to land of other categories for purposes not related to forestry shall be authorized exclusively in the presence of positive conclusions of state environmental audit. Authorization for transfer shall be issued in the following cases: (a) impossibility of land tenure in accordance with previously established purposeful use of land; (b) modification of the boundaries of inhabited (urban) areas; and (c) classification of land as protected area.

Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act (Cap. 116).

Legislation
Grenada
Americas
Caribbean

This Act makes provision with respect to conservation of the forest, soil, water and other natural resources of Grenada. The Minister shall establish and maintain a Forestry Department within his or her Ministry, appoint forestry officers and generally promote the interests of forestry. The Forestry Department shall, for the purpose of implementing forest policy, plant, manage and use land vested in it or put at its disposal by the Minister.

Presidential Decree No. 115 validating rates of payment for timber extraction in public forests and rate of payment for citizens extracting timber in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Presidential Decree validates rates of payment for timber extraction in public forests and rate of payment for citizens extracting timber in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species. In case of cleaning cutting, referring to cutting of dead or damaged standing timber rate of payment shall be reduced by 50 percent and in other types of cleaning cutting rate of payment shall be reduced by 30 percent. Rate of payment includes land tax.

Arrêté Ministériel N°001/14 du 14-04-2014 portant modalités du sous-bail emphytéotique des terres destinées a l’exploitation agricole, élevage et forestière.

Regulations
Rwanda
Eastern Africa
Africa

Le présent arrêté détermine les modalités du sous-bail emphytéotique des terres destinées à l’exploitation agricole, à l’élevage et à l’exploitation forestière.Ces modalités du sous-bail emphytéotique concernent notamment le contrat du sous-bail emphytéotique; l’ enregistrement du sous-bail emphytéotique; la durée du bail les terres; la rectification de la superficie du terrain donné en sous-bail emphytéotique; l’interdiction de sous-louer; le droit d’hypothéquer les travaux réalisés sur le terrain; les litiges créés par des tiers; la vente des terres sous-louées; les modalités d’indemnisat

Regional Law No. 441-OZ “On some issues of granting of forest land plots to citizens free of charge for the length of service for limited utilization”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regional Law establishes that forest land plots granted to citizens free of charge for the length of service for limited utilization shall be allotted to forest officers and staff of state hunting organizations (game managers and gamekeepers) for agro-forestry (haymaking, grazing, apiculture, growing of crops etc.). Land areas shall be established within the following limits: (a) arable land – 3 ha; (b) haymaking – 10 ha; and (c) other agricultural activities – 5 ha.