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Article 6 of Law No. 8505 specifies that "outside urbanized territories construction is allowed only when new facility has been included in a regional study and master plans approved by appropriate institution. Regional studies and master plans shall be compiled excluding agricultural land of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th category, as well as protected natural areas", as defined by a technical report of the District Office of Agriculture and Food.Article 1 of Law No. 8501 adds a new paragraph to article 6 cited above as follows: "In the necessary cases, only the Council of Regulation of Territory of the Republic of Albania has the authority to approve studies and construction in agricultural land of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th category and in protected natural zones".Article 51 of Law 8405 establishes that a legal or individual entity, before being provided with a construction licence, shall pay 1 percent of the value of investment which he intends to carry out according to estimated construction costs. This fund should be deposited and reserved for financing city planning studies by the concerned local governmental institution. A legal or individual entity, before being provided with a construction licence, should also pay for using the existing network (water, sewage, electricity, etc.) as follows: 5 percent of the estimated cost when the construction site is located within city limits; 2 percent of the estimated cost when it is located outside the city limits. Article 2 of Law No. 8501 adds a new paragraph to article 77 as follows: "Legalization of construction, except when otherwise stated above, shall be made by completing legal obligations according to article 51".
