This Act establishes the basic framework for ownership, concession and use of agricultural land of the People's Republic of Angola. It consists of 7 chapters defining all the issues related with the land basic legislation, such as: General Provisions (Chap. 1); Land classification (2); Licensing (3); Transmission and rescission of land use right (4); Registration (5); Administration Powers (6); Final Provisions (7).

The President, with the purpose of maintenance of economic interests and social protection of the workers of social sphere of village, satisfaction of their needs in the land lots, increase of efficiency use of grounds of a stock both surplus fund and decision of separate questions, which have arisen during realization of land reform, decrees to the cabinet council of Ukraine, Ministerial Council of Independent Republic of Crimea, regional, Kiev and Sevastopol urban, regional state administrations to accept necessary measures concerning allocation till November 1, 2000 according to the legi

This Act regulates agreements of lease of real property used for agricultural or forestry purposes and other matters regarding the relationship between lessor and lessee. Section 1 defines the application sphere of the Act. The rules laid down by this Act cannot be excluded by agreements, unless the Act expressly provides so. Lease contracts shall be made in writing (sect. 3). The owner of the land object of the agreements shall submit the agreement to the municipality within a month of entry into force (sect. 4).

This Act lays down provisions relating to agrarian contracts, giving particular regard to lease and sharecropping. The Act is divided into three different Titles. Title I regulates lease of agricultural lands and sets out detailed rules in matter of duration (the minimum duration is up to fifteen years), tacit renewal, withdrawal and annulment. Article 8 lays down rules for determining the fair rent. Title II of the Act deals with the conversion of lease into other contracts, such as sharecropping. Article 49 (Title III) provides for the transmission of rights on lands to heirs.

In accordance with articles 44 and 129 of the Constitution, this Act pursues the development of mountain areas by encouraging the participation of local communities (by creating Mountain Communities) in the drafting and implementation of development programmes and territorial plans relevant to their respective mountain districts. For this purpose, the Act boosts the removal of socio-economic imbalance and inequities between mountain areas and national territories other than mountain areas (art. 2). The Act is divided into five Titles.

Section 11 forms part of first paragraph (entitled “Hereditary lease”) which forms part of the third Chapter entitled “Granting of rights in respect of lands of the domain”. Section 11 regulates the use of plants and trees present on the public lands tenured in long-term lease. The tenant has the free right of exploitation or other use of trees and plants if not otherwise expressly provided in the hereditary lease order and subject to payment to the President of charges for the logging of valuable timber species.

The land tenant shall be allowed to freely use of plants and trees that are planted by others, as far as such use is not excluded in the allocation order and subject to payment imposed by laws for the logging for other purposes than own use. If on the land timber is processed or balata or other forest products are exploited, except for own use, the tenant shall be subject to payment of such levies and charges as are applicable to such activities on land of the domain, except in case of exemption pursuant to a concession.

These Regulations amend the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1997 and provide new forms of notices to be used by tenants applying for enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. The new forms are to be used for applications made on or after a specified date. Forms which are substantially to the same effect as those prescribed may also be used.

This Act, in relation to commonhold: defines the nature of commonhold; specifies the registration process; defines the commonhold unit and the transactions which may take place, such as transfer, leasing etc.; defines the common parts of a development and to regulate their use, maintenance, transactions, such as charging etc.; defines the form and content of a commonhold community statement; defines the constitution and operation of the commonhold association; etc. The second Part of the Act concerns a reform of leasehold; it redefines various obligations and rights of leaseholders.

These Rules, which have been enacted in implementation of section 41 of the National Land Code 1965, shall apply only to the Federal Territory of Putrajaya. The Rules deals with the request to the Land Administrator of land for lease, temporary occupation and certain types of use and exploitation of land.

The present Act makes provisions in matter of tenure of lands intended for padi cultivation, with a view to controlling related rent and security of tenure. Sections 3 to 10 lay down rules concerning tenancy agreements by which a landlord agrees to let and a tenant agrees to take any padi land for the purpose of cultivating padi. Tenancy agreements must be concluded in writing and in compliance with the form prescribed by Form A of the First Schedule. After its conclusion, the agreement shall be registered.

The Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Nizhni Novgorod Region have agreed as follows: 1) The Parties shall contribute to transfer the use (on terms of preferential lease) of plots of land, constructions and buildings to the federal institutions of culture and art as far as they are necessary for carrying out their activity. 2) The Parties shall contribute to establish taxation of the federal institutions of culture and art on preferential terms and preferential tariffs for communal and other services.