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Law No. 24/1992 re the Arrangement of Spatial Layout.

Legislation
Indonesia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
environment
farmland
urban areas
This Act consists of 32 articles divided into the following Chapters: General Provisions (I); Principles and Aims (II); Rights and Obligations (III); Planning, Utilisation and Control (IV); Spatial Layout Plan (V); Authority and Development (VI); Transitional Provision (VII); Closing Provisions (VIII).Spatial layout is "the structural manifestation and the utilisation pattern of the space, both planned and unplanned" (art. 1, point 2.).
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Kathmandu Valley Development Authority Act, 1988.

Legislation
Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
land-use planning
land subdivision
environment
use rights
land management
land law
This Act concerns the establishment of the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority, whose functions shall pertain to land use planning, the development in land-use areas and the prescription of methods of construction works, the formulation and implementation for the development and maintenance of cultural heritage, the protection and conservation of the environment and natural resources. Subsequent sections establish all the powers given to the Authority in connection with its functions.
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Forest Areas Lands Act, 1971.

Legislation
Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
land registration
forestry
land management
cadastres
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
land ownership
The present Act makes arrangements relating to lands in Forest Areas. Such lands shall be sold by the appropriate authority to peasants who have "settled down there and who have been cultivating the lands for at least one year past..." (art. 4(1)). Land left over after sale and distribution as described above shall be sold or distributed in the prescribed manner. Further provisions concern the registration of lands, the modalities for the payment of the price of the land by the allottee and enforcement measures.
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Soil and Watershed Conservation Act 1982.

An Act made to provide for soil and watershed conservation.

Legislation
Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agricultural land management
protected areas
land-use planning
natural resources management
environment
fisheries
natural disasters
land management
land law
The Government may declare any area as a protected watershed area and the Watershed Conservation Officer may take within the area the measures established by the present Act for the purpose of soil and watershed conservation (e.g. construction and maintenance of waterworks, afforestation, planting of grasses or other vegetation, protection of forests, cultivation of crops and fruits, maintenance of the fertility of the soil, etc.).
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Physical Planning and Development Control Act, 1990 (Act No. 1 of 1991).

An Act to make provision for the systematic planning and development control of the land resources of The Gambia.

Legislation
Gambia, Western Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
environment
The Act provides in Part II for the establishment of a Planning Board (sect. 3) and Planning Authority for each planning district (sect. 5). There shall be 4 types of draft plans for spatial development of land. These are: National Plans; Divisional Plans; Development Plans and Local Plans (sect. 8). The Board shall prepare a National Plan for the Gambia. The Board shall also draft Division Plans for each Division of the Gambia (sect. 11). The Board shall, within the framework of the plans aforementioned, prepare development plans for the area covered by that plan.
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Environment, Sports and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (Act No. 25 of 1995).

An Act to amend legislation administered by the Department of Environment, Sport and territories, and for related purposes.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
The first and second Schedule to this Act set out amendments to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975: offences (sect. 38); preparation , amendment and revocation of plans of management by the Marine Park Authority (new Part VB); search powers of inspectors (sect. 46); penalties (various sections); and other matters. The Authority may prepare plans of management for: (a) one or more areas of the Marine Park; (b) one or more species in the Park; (c) one or more ecological communities within the Park (sect. 39X).
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Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987.

An Act to provide for the vesting in certain Aboriginal communities of certain land at Lake Condah and Framlingham owned by the State of Victoria, and for related purposes.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
customary law
land management
public ownership
forest conservation
land dispute resolution
forest land
This Act, consisting of 41 sections and completed by two Schedules, provides also for the management of the land vested in Aboriginal Corporations.The sections of this Act are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Vesting of Condah Land and Framlingham Forest (II); Management of Condah land (III); Management of Framlingham Forest (IV); Mining (V); Trust Funds (VI); Miscellaneous (VII).On the commencement of this Act, Framlingham Forest, shall be vested in the Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation.
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Interim provisions for the administration of the environment in the economic zones open to the outside world of 1986.

Regulations
China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
use rights
protected areas
environment
These Regulations impose upon local authorities involved in free economic zones the duty: (a) to carry out assessment of the impact on the environment of activities in the zones; (b) improve the zones through land use planning; (c) specify obligations of the contracting parties in economic contracts. The local authorities may formulate local supplementary environmental standards. Article 6 requires foreign enterprises to employ environmentally friendly technology. Article 9 deals with permits for the discharge of polluting substances. (13 articles)
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Decreto Supremo Nº 24.124 - Plan de uso del suelo para el Departamento de Santa Cruz.

Regulations
Bolivia, Americas, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land-use planning
land management
protected areas
farmland
El Decreto, que consta de 9 artículos, aprueba el Plan de uso del suelo para el Departamento de Santa Cruz. El plan establece las siguientes categorías generales de uso: a) tierras de uso agropecuario intensivo; b) tierras de uso agropecuario extensivo; c) tierras de uso agrosilvopastoral; d) tierras de uso forestal; e) tierras de uso restringido; e) áreas naturales protegidas (art. 2º).
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Agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental protection and country planning between Hungary and Ukraine.

International Conventions or Treaties
Hungary, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land-use planning
The contracting parties propose to develop cooperation in the fields of environmental protection, sustainable use of natural resources and town and country planning. They promote the development of economic, scentific and technical relations, and support new initiatives and agreements aiming to contribute towards the resolution of global and regional ecological and environmental problems. The Hungarian-Ukraine Environmental Protection and Country-planning Cooperation Commission is established for the elaboration and implementation of cooperation programmes.