These Regulations, made under section 4 (1) of the Land Husbandry Act by the Minister of Agriculture and Marketing, provides for the protection of agricultural land.

This Act provides for town and country planning at various levels of administration.The Act provides for the establishment of a National Physical Planning Council and of a State Planning Committee which shall promote, regulate, control and advise on, the use and development of all lands in the State. The Council may form time to time establish a regional planning committee.The State Director shall make a development plan based on the review of existing developments in the State.

This Regional Law regulates the issues of conservation, protection, management and reproduction of recreational forests in urban areas with a view of creation of favourable environment for the population. It shall also regulate the issue of afforestation and reforestation in urban areas. Regional executive bodies shall be responsible for education of the population related to management, keeping and reproduction of green plantations in urban areas.

This Regional Law establishes the modalities of transfer of land from one category to another, the modalities of land tenure, rational management and monitoring of land, application of public servitude, land expropriation, establishment of protected areas and land classification. Allotment of land free of charge to categories of citizens that have such right shall be performed by decision of the Regional Government.

This Decree establishes the modalities of exoneration from payment of land tax for land plots under young plantations and young growth of forest species. Young growth shall be identified as such in accordance with the classification of State Forest Service applicable to afforestation and reforestation areas age of which shall not exceed the following parameters: (a) 40 years for coniferous species; (b) 40 years for broad-leaved hard-wooded species; (c) 20 years for broad-leaved softwood species (except for speckled alder); and (d) 10 years for speckled alder.

This Decree establishes the modalities of exemption from payment of land tax of afforestation and reforestation areas. It shall be applicable to forest species considered regenerated or regrown by State Forest Service, the age of main species for the current year of survey an assessment shall not exceed: (a) coniferous – 40 years; (b) hardwoods broadleaved species – 40 years; and (c) soft broadleaved species and speckled alder – 10 years. Land shall be exonerated from payment of land tax if on it has been performed forest inventory in accordance with the established modalities.

Item 5.2 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The age of forest species shall be determined as of 1 January of the year following the year of inventory”.

Amends: Decree No. 76 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on exemption from land tax of afforestation and reforestation areas. (2003-02-11)

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