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FAO Legal Office
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FAOLEX

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The FAO Legal Office provides in-house counsel in accordance with the Basic Texts of the Organization, gives legal advisory services to FAO members, assists in the formulation of treaties on food and agriculture, for which the Director-General acts as Depositary, publishes legal studies and maintains a database (FAOLEX) of national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture (including fisheries, forestry and water).

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Nitrates Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 196 of 2008).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

These Regulations amend the Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 so as to implement Commission Decision 2007/863/EC granting derogation from the limit of livestock manure that can be applied to land each year in Northern Ireland pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. They redefine the conditions in closed periods for the spreading of all manures on a derogated holding.

Forest Regions and Districts Regulation (B.C. Reg. 123/2003).

Regulations
Canada
Americas
Northern America

This Regulation enacts sections 151 (2) (b) and 151.1 of the Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 157. Section 2 lays down provisions relating to the establishment and listing of forest regions, and section 3 contains provisions relating to the establishment and listing of forest districts. The text consists of 3 sections.

Implements: Forest Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 157). (2016-11-24)
Repeals: Forest Regions and Districts Regulation (B.C. Reg. 19/2000). (2000-01-28)

Land (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Cap. 227).

Legislation
Uganda
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Act amends the Land Act in section 98 to provide that, until the Land Tribunals are established and commence to operate under this Act, Magistrates’ Court and Local Council Courts shall continue to have jurisdiction they had immediately before the commencement of this Act. Also proceedings relating to a land dispute pending at a Magistrates’ Court or a Local Council Court shall continue to be heard by those courts until completion. Also rights of appeal at those courts shall be preserved.

Amends: Land Act (Cap. 227). (2000-12)

Land (Amendment) Act, 2004.

Legislation
Uganda
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Act amends the Land Act with respect to a wide variety of matters including: Commissioner for Land Registration, organization and procedures of District Land Tribunals, annual nominal ground rent for tenancy, security of occupancy and protection of family (farm) land, restrictions on transfer of family land, and establishment of Land Committees. New sections concern, among other things: establishment of the office of the Registrar of the District Land Tribunals, registration of District Land Tribunals and supervisory powers over land tribunals.