The Act provides for powers of land surveyors to carry out land survey of boundaries of estates and for procedures of such survey, the review of surveys and the inclusion of surveys in survey plans. Notice of land survey shall be given 7 days prior to survey and shall be in the form as set out in the First Schedule.

This Law is composed of 22 articles: management of public land is to be entrusted to the Director-General of Land Department (art. 3); competencies of Public Land Committees (art. 5); recommendations for land tenure and rent will be promulgated by the High Committe (art. 6); public land lease is to be authorized by the Minister of Finance (art.

The object of the Act is to provide a system for the registration of title to land and interests in land.

The present Act establishes the responsibility and power of local Panchayats with respect to the implementation of development activities an local level and the formulation of development plans and construction projects, according the procedure, criteria and priorities set out by the Act.

This Act concerns the establishment of the Guthi Corporation as an autonomous and corporate body. For the management of the corporation a Board of Directors shall be formed according to the provisions of Section 9.

The present Act regulates the nationalization of pasture lands. Nonetheless, the registered owner may retain possession of pasture land within the ceiling prescribed by the legislation in force, and the government may grant exemption for the purpose of horticulture, animal husbandry, herbal farming and tea plantation.

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.

L'article 3 de la loi nº 15-63 fixant le régime de la propriété foncière est ainsi complété: " les frais et droits, inhérents à la procédure d'immatriculation seront recouvrés comme en matière d'enregistrement".

Cette loi reconnait le littoral comme une entité géographique qui appelle une politique spécifique d'aménagement, de protection et de mise en valeur.

Cette loi vise à protéger l'homme et son environnement des risques qui peuvent résulter des substances chimiques. L'article 2 définit le champ d'application de la loi.

The Commission is established as a body corporate and shall be the principal advisory organ of the Government on all matters related to land use.

Cette loi modifie divers articles du Code rural en matière de mise en valeur des terres incultes récupérables. Elle réglemente la procédure à suivre pour obtenir l'autorisation d'exploiter un fonds susceptible d'une mise en valeur agricole ou pastorale, inculte depuis au moins trois ans.