These Regulations designate a coastal area as a Special Protection Area in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Conservation of Wild Birds. The purpose is to ensure protection from disturbance, capture and damage to nests and eggs under Article 5 of the Directive for all species of birds, not just the birds listed on Schedule 3 (with the exception of those birds covered under Articles 7 for hunting and 9, where derogations are listed).

These Regulations designate a coastal area consisting of land and marine waters as a Special Protection Area in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Conservation of Wild Birds. The purpose is to ensure protection from disturbance, capture and damage to nests and eggs under Article 5 of the Directive for all species of birds, not just the birds listed on Schedule 3 (with the exception of those birds covered under Articles 7 for hunting and 9, where derogations are listed).

This Regional Law establishes that total maximum land area of agricultural land that can be allocated to citizens on condition of ownership, lease, tenancy or under any other condition for private subsidiary farming shall be 10 ha.

The present Regulation enforces the Agricultural Operation Practices Act. The Regulations lays down provisions relating to administrative procedures of the Natural Resources Conservation Board which is mandated under the afore-mentioned Act to review applications for new or expanding confined feeding operations, to monitor and enforce compliance with the Act, its Regulations and permit conditions, and to conduct hearings to review decisions.

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of allotment free of charge of land parcels of public and municipal land. It establishes maximum land area allotted free of charge as follows: (a) for farming in accordance with average regional rate validated by local self-government; and (b) for gardening – 0,1 ha.

This Regional Law establishes plenary powers of regional state bodies as regards land tenure and management of public land parcels or land with unidentified ownership. Authorized state regional institution in the sphere of land management shall carry out the following plenary powers: (a) preparation of documentation for delimitation of land ownership; (b) tenancy and management of public land; and (c) shall be a Party on behalf of the regional administration to purchase and sale, and also lease or land tenancy contracts on behalf of the regional administration.

This Regional law establishes that minimum land parcels of public and municipal land that can be allotted to citizens for gardening and horticulture shall be 0,03 ha, while maximum land parcels of public and municipal land that can be allotted to citizens for gardening shall be 0,15 ha and for horticulture 0,25 ha.

Amended by: Regional law No. 142-ZS amending Regional Law No. 147-ZS “On minimum and maximum land parcels of public and municipal land that can be allotted to citizens for gardening and horticulture”. (2011-11-07)

These provisions lay down some amendments to the Nitrates Action Programme Regulations as regards slurry and requirements relating to the manner of land application of fertilizers. New provisions concerning penalties are laid down as well.

Amends: Nitrates Action Programme Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 321 of 2011). (2011)

Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “This Regional law establishes that maximum land parcels of public and municipal land that can be allotted to citizens for subsistence farming on condition of ownership or other types of land tenure shall be 2, 5 ha and on urban land for horticulture 0,5 ha”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 147-ZS “On minimum and maximum land parcels of public and municipal land that can be allotted to citizens for gardening and horticulture”. (2006-12-29)

These Regulations designate a coastal area as a Special Protection Area in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Conservation of Wild Birds. The purpose is to ensure protection from disturbance, capture and damage to nests and eggs under Article 5 of the Directive for all species of birds, not just the birds listed on Schedule 3 (with the exception of those birds covered under Articles 7 for hunting and 9, where derogations are listed).

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of allocation of parcels of public land to citizens free of charge for gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding, and establishes minimum and maximum land area of the aforesaid parcels. It establishes that regional resident – natural person that has never had nor has parcel of agricultural land in ownership for subsistence farming, gardening or horticulture, shall be granted the right to receive in ownership a land parcel for each of the aforesaid purposes once-only.

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of allocation of parcels of public land to citizens free of charge for farming, gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding, and establishes minimum and maximum land area of the aforesaid parcels. It establishes that regional resident – natural person that has never had nor has parcel of agricultural land in ownership for subsistence farming, gardening or horticulture, shall be granted the right to receive in ownership a land parcel for each of the aforesaid purposes once-only.