This Regional Law establishes the modalities of preparation of draft land-use planning scheme related to the whole regional territory by the authorized state institution in the sphere of territorial planning.

This Regional Law regulates ownership on land plots, land tenure and lease, and also turnover of land plots and land shares in common land property related to agricultural land. Land tenure shall be performed in accordance with purposeful use of land, legal regime and authorized land uses in accordance with zoning of the territory. Land tenure must ensure conservation of ecosystems.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be to increase the role of private subsidiary smallholding of citizens in raising production of agricultural commodities and it establishes the forms of state support of subsidiary smallholding. Subsidiary smallholding shall be considered a form of non-enterpreneurial activity for production and processing of agricultural commodities that shall be exclusive property of citizens conducting subsidiary smallholding.

The Order partly amends Order No. 106, whereby it change provisions for the protection of agricultural land against soil erosion. From the harvest period to 15 February of the following year there may not be made subsequent plowing of contiguous agricultural land of 5 000 square mt. - in adherence to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture's Internet field map: there is a requirement of a minimum slope of 12 degrees; a high risk of soil erosion by water runoff; and it should be located in the designated field.

El presente Acuerdo emite el Reglamento de la Ley de Reforma Agraria, que establece el procedimiento de afectación de las propiedades o tierras rústicas y su adjudicación al Estado, el procedimiento de indemnización, y el procedimiento de asignación con el objeto de hacer llegar a la población nicaragüense en una forma más eficiente los beneficios de una Reforma Agraria Integral.

La presente Ley reforma la Ley de Reforma Agraria de 1981, y garantiza la propiedad de la tierra a todos aquellos que la trabajan productiva y eficientemente.

El presente Acuerdo emite el Reglamento de la reforma de la Ley de Reforma Agraria, que establece el procedimiento de afectación y adjudicación de bienes al Estado (Capítulo I), el procedimiento de indemnización (Capítulo III), el procedimiento sobre la asignación de bienes rústicos y el título de reforma agraria (Capítulo IV), y de la composición y funcionamiento del Consejo Nacional de Reforma Agraria (Capítulo V).El Capítulo II, sobre las Zonas de desarrollo agropecuario y reforma agraria, y casos de utilidad publica o interés social, establece que el Acuerdo de Declaración de Zona de De

This Regional Law establishes minimum and maximum land areas of plots of land that can be allotted to citizens in ownership out of stock of public or municipal land for farming, gardening, horticulture, stockbreeding and suburban housing construction, including allotment of the aforesaid plots of land free of charge in cases envisaged by Land Code. Maximum land area that can be allotted for farming shall not exceed 10 percent of total available agricultural land area within the boundaries of a municipal unit at the moment of allotment.

This Regional Law regulates relations concerning ownership, tenure and disposal of plots agricultural land and also land share in common property. It also establishes that minimum agricultural land plot allotted to legal persons shall be 0,25 ha, while maximum agricultural land plot that can be allotted to natural and legal persons shall not exceed 50 percent of total agricultural land available within the boundaries of a single municipal unit. Regional administration shall have preferential terms for purchase of agricultural land in case of public sale thereof.

This Regional Law establishes that plots of municipal land and plots of land with undelimited ownership shall be allotted to multiple children family in ownership free of charge and without sale for individual housing construction, suburban housing construction, subsidiary smallholding, farming, gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding. The aforesaid plots of land shall be allotted to families or single parents with three or more children of minority age. Minimum land area of plots of land shall be 0, 10 ha and maximum land area shall be 0, 25 ha.

This Regional Law regulates relations concerning ownership, tenure, management and disposal of agricultural land plots and agricultural land shares in common property. It establishes maximum and minimum land areas of the consolidated plots of agricultural land in case of allotment thereof out of stock of public and municipal land. Mass media shall have the duty to publish information related to turnover of the plots of agricultural land. The plots of agricultural land can be allotted to citizens for farming, grazing and haymaking, and other agricultural purposes.

This Regional Law establishes legal grounds for performance of subsidiary smallholding by citizens (natural persons) and state support thereto by state bodies and local government in the form of financial assistance for production of agricultural commodities and preferential taxation. Either urban land or agricultural land in the countryside, allotted to citizens or purchased thereby, can be used for subsidiary smallholding. Subsidiary smallholding shall include farming, gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding.