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Regional Law No. 72-RZ amending Regional Law No. 27-RZ “On guarantees of rights of indigenous peoples abazin”.

Legislation
November, 2016
Russia

Article 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Local government shall set up advisory councils of indigenous peoples abazin, attached to local government, in the areas of their traditional living, with a view of protection of traditional customary rights of indigenous peoples abazin”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 27-RZ “On guarantees of rights of indigenous peoples abazin”. (2011-07-05)

Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.

Legislation
March, 2011
New Zealand

This Act establishes a durable scheme to ensure the protection of the legitimate interests of all New Zealanders in the marine and coastal areas; recognizes the manu tuku iho exercised in the marine and coastal area by iwi, hapu and whanau as tangata whenua; provides for the exercise of customary interests in the common marine and coastal areas; and acknowledges the Treaty of Waitangi.The Act sets out the legal arrangements to apply to the common marine and coastal area including: the special status of the common marine and coastal area as an area that is incapable of ownership; matters rel

Native Title (South Australia) Regulations 2016.

Regulations
August, 2016
Australia

These Regulations, consisting of 16 sections completed by two Schedules, implement the Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994 by providing specifications on the Native Title Register, access to information to be included in State Native Title Register and administrative procedures related to native title questions.

Implements: Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994. (2001-07-13)
Repeals: Native Title (South Australia) Regulations 2001. (2001-08-09)

Judicature and Application of Laws Act (Cap. 358).

Legislation
December, 1919
Tanzania

This Act defines the jurisdiction of the High Court and makes provision with respect to the application of selected foreign law and customary law of Tanzania. The High Court shall be a Court of Admiralty and its jurisdiction shall extend to the territorial waters. Common law, doctrines of equity and statutes of general application of England shall be in force in Tanzania only so far as the circumstances of Tanzania and its inhabitants permit, and subject to such qualifications as local circumstances may render necessary.

Local Customary Law (Declaration) (No. 4) Order (G.N. No. 436/1963).

Regulations
December, 1962
Tanzania

This Notice contains in its Schedules declared customary law on guardianship, inheritance and wills. As to guardianship of women and children, certain powers and restrictions are placed un guardians regarding agricultural crops and livestock. A guardian is forbidden from selling land or permanent crops which are under his protection. As for inheritance, women are allowed to inherit except clan land. They can use clan land without selling it during their lifetime. But if there are no men in that clan, a woman can inherit this land completely.

Community Land Act, 2016 (No. 27 of 2016).

Legislation
August, 2016
Kenya

This Act makes provision for the recognition, protection and registration of community land rights and also provides for conversion of community land, special rights and entitlements with respect to community land, environment and natural resources management of community land and settlement of disputes relating to community land.

Carinthia Wood and Pasture Exploitation Law.

Legislation
February, 2003
Austria

The present Law lays down provisions relating to the right of wood and pasture exploitation in the Region of Carinthia. The text consists of 63 articles divided into 9 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); New regulation and regulation of traditional rights (II); Transfer of exploitation rights (III); Safeguard of rights of use (IV); Basic rights of wood cutting in case of need (V); Special field services (VI); Authorities and proceedings (VII); Penalties (VIII).

Resolución Nº 201-2017-ANA ─ Modifica el Reglamento para la delimitación y mantenimiento de fajas marginales de los cauces de agua naturales o artificiales.

Regulations
August, 2017
Peru

La presente Resolución modifica el Reglamento para la delimitación y mantenimiento de fajas marginales de los cauces de agua naturales o artificiales, en relación a la realización de cultivos en la fajas marginales y en las riberas de los ríos amazónicos, disponiendo que la Autoridad Administrativa del Agua (AAA) autoriza el uso temporal de las fajas marginales y de las riberas de los ríos amazónicos para la siembra de cultivos, siempre que no se afecten los usos públicos, el curso de las aguas y no impida el mantenimiento y limpieza de los cauces.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 (No. 16 of 2016).

Legislation
December, 2016
Vanuatu

This Act amends various enactments including the Forestry Act. That Act is amended in section 72 by adding after paragraph 71(2)(d) a new provision “(da) the requirements for the importation of sawn timber and wood products". and by inserting a new section 13A which requires the Customary Land Tribunal to consult the Council of Ministers, the Minister and the Director General of the Ministry of Finance before making any determination.

Amends: Forestry Act (Cap. 276). (2006)

Quarry (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 17 of 2016).

Legislation
December, 2016
Vanuatu

This Act amendments the Quarry Act in provisions concerning, among other things, a ban on quarry activities for environmental protection reasons, approval of development on land subject to a dispute between custom owners, suspension of a quarry permit and various environmental considerations regarding developments.

Amends: Quarry Act 2013 (No. 9 of 2013). (2013-10-14)