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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guernsey, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Law provides for acquisition of private land by the States Treasury Department on behalf of public bodies for purposes of public interest. The law sets out procedures for such acquisition (by compulsory purchase order) and compensation to the former owner. The Act also provides for temporary possession of land by the States and control or use of and access to land (both also to be executed by orders).

    Implemented by: Compulsory Acquisition of Land (Guernsey) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations, 2012 (G.S.I. No. 30 of 2012). (2012-07-03)

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guernsey, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Law provides for land use and development planning in Guernsey and control over development. Its purposes are to protect and enhance, and to facilitate the sustainable development of, the physical environment of Guernsey, to protect natural beauty to preserve and promote biological diversity. A Strategic Land Planning Group shall be appointed from various state offices and shall Strategic Land Planning Group be involved in the preparation or amendment of the Strategic Land Use Plan.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guernsey, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Law provides rules relative to improvements made by tenants or landlords under a lease of an agricultural holding. The tenant shall in principle be entitled on the termination of the tenancy to receive compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule, for any improvement carried out by the tenant as specified in Part I of the First Schedule or any act of husbandry carried out by the tenant on the holding as specified in Part II of the First Schedule. If the landlord carries out such improvement he or she may raise the rent according to provisions of this Law.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guernsey, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Law amends the Preservation of Natural Beauty and Control of Agricultural Land (Guernsey) Law, 1959 in section 2 in relation with the number of members that shall constitute the Natural Beauty and Control of Agricultural Land Committee.

    Amends: Preservation of Natural Beauty and Control of Agricultural Land (Guernsey) Law, 1959. (1959)

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guernsey, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Law provides for the preservation of natural beauty of Guernsey and the control of development of agricultural land and for these purposes provides for the appointment by the States of the Preservation of Natural Beauty and Control of Agricultural Land Committee. The Law principally grants legislative powers to the States for the purposes of this Law. Ordinances of the States shall provide for a system of authorization of development of agricultural land and certain activities affecting the landscape.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Guernsey, Europe, Northern Europe

    This Ordinance provides for the protection of the coast of Guernsey. It prohibits the taking of material or breaking of rocks on the coastline without a permit of the States Board of Administration. The Board may attach to the grant of a permit under this section such conditions (including a condition that the permit shall only be operative during such period as shall be therein specified) as it may deem necessary or expedient.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 2017
    Guernsey

    This Law provides with respect to access orders, i.e. an order of the Magistrate Court to grant access to neighbouring land for a person that requires such access for the purpose of carrying out works on adjoining or adjacent land (dominant land) but does not have the consent to do so. An access order may be made only at certain conditions. Compensation may be had by the person served with a servitude tacite notice.

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