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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 1981
    United Kingdom

    This Act provides generally with respect to compulsory purchase procedure in the United Kingdom. In particular the Act deals with the rights of appeal, and the consequent procedures. The Act applies in all compulsory purchase cases.

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    Markanvändnings- och bygglag.

    Legislation
    Finland, Europe, Northern Europe

    The objective of this Act is to ensure that the use of land and water areas and building activities on them create preconditions for a favourable living environment and promote ecologically, economically, socially and culturally sustainable development. The Act also aims to ensure that everyone has the right to participate in the preparation process, and that planning is high quality and interactive, that expertise is comprehensive and that there is open provision of information on matters being processed. Objectives in land use planning are set out in section 5.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Brazil, Americas, South America

    This Act establishes Sanitary Code in order to regulate environmental sector and food quality standards. It consists of 101 articles regulating all matters related to the protection of human health, controls to be carried out on land use plannings (urban and agricultural lands), water and soil pollution control, food quality in order to avoid food contamination, etc. It also establishes controls to be carried out on water quality standards, water discharge and solid residues disposal, veterinary procedures for detecting animal diseases, etc.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Norway, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Act makes provision for the protection of nature by: (1) prescribing a valuation of major works, construction and other activity which will entail substantial change to the landscape or substantial damage to the natural environment before such work is begun by the appropriate authorities (Chap. I); (2) providing for the establishment of national parks, nature reserves and natural monuments (Chap. II); (c) providing for the protection of fauna and flora (Chap.

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    2003. évi XXVI. törvény az Országos Területrendezési Tervről

    Legislation
    Hungary, Eastern Europe, Europe

    The purpose of this Act is the determination of terms regarding the utilization of land in each area of the country, the equal distribution of technical and infrastructural works, taking into consideration the principle of sustainable development, the protection of territorial, natural, ecological and cultural features and values, and the conservation of natural resources.

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    Zakon o kmetijskih zemljišcih.

    Legislation
    Slovenia, Europe, Southern Europe

    This Act, which is composed of 124 articles, regulates the use of agricultural land, their protection, marketing and leasing, agricultural operations and common pastures. Provisions of this Act apply mutatis mutandis to forests, unless otherwise provided by law. For these provisions agricultural land means land that is suitable for agricultural production, other than building land and water and land for other purposes. The agricultural land includes all land abandoned, not designated as forest under the Forest Act.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Denmark, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Act contains rules regarding the consolidation of agricultural land and redistribution of agricultural land for purposes of agricultural development and improvement of land use planning. Through the implementation of these plans, the Act aims to the conservation of the environment, including the creation of recreational areas and national parks.

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    Landstingsforordning nr. l af 2. februar 1981 om arealanvendelse, lands- og byplanlægning og bebyggelse.

    Legislation
    Greenland, Americas, Northern America

    The Act aims to ensure that the country's land and natural resources are exploited on the basis of social protection and development, by promoting local development, employment and business activities and by monitoring air, water, soil and noise pollution. It sets rules on safety and security standards through a National Planning Committee responsible for providing a summary of land planning projects with the specification of the planning’s objectives.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Norway, Europe, Northern Europe

    The purpose of the Act is to promote and facilitate outdoor recreation ensuring Marka's borders and preserve a natural and cultural heritage, as well as sustainability thereof. The geographical area Marka is composed by the following areas: Kjekstad Marka, Vard Åsmarka, Vestmarka Krokskogen, Bærumsmarka, North Marka, Lillomarka, Romeriksåsene, Gjellerås Marka, Østmarka and Sørmarka. Marka is an agricultural, natural and recreational area (LNF area) pursuing Act relative to planning and construction.

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Denmark, Europe, Northern Europe

    The purpose of this Act makes provision for the conservation of nature and its fauna and flora resources, and to protect natural and cultural monuments.It consists of 105 articles divided into 14 Chapters: Purpose of the Act (1); General protection provisions (2); Works, installations, etc. in the country side (3); Public access to nature (4); Protection of plant and animal species, etc. (5); Conservation measures (6); Management of natural areas and fighting of soil erosion (7); Management of natural resources (8); Monitoring, advising, etc.

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