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Land Reclamation Act (Cap. 106).

Legislation
Seychelles
Africa
Eastern Africa

The President may authorize land reclamation by owners of land bordering the foreshore. Before authority is granted the procedure as set out in the First Schedule shall be followed as far as possible. Any reclamation authorized shall be carried out by and to the complete satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. These provisions shall apply also to the Crown where the foreshore borders form part of the domaine public. The reclaimed land shall become property of the Crown as part of the domaine privé.

Agriculture (Procedure on Appeal) Regulations 1966.

Regulations
Seychelles
Africa
Eastern Africa

These Regulations provide for procedures of appeal with the Agricultural Appeals Tribunal under the Agricultural Act 1966. Any person aggrieved by a Land Preservation Order under the Act may appeal to the Agricultural Appeals Tribunal as provided for by section 9 of the Act. Matters regulated include initiation of appeal, filing of appeal, hearings, witnesses, evidence, adjournment, records and withdrawal of appeal.

Implements: Agriculture Act, 1966 (Cap. 5). (1976)

Parks and Land Certainty Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 165).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

The purpose of the Act is to establish parks to provide for the protection and management of areas of territorial significance and to encourage public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Yukon’s natural environment (sect. 1). The Act consists of 99 section divided into seven Parts: Interpretation, Establishing Parks, Park Planning, Park Protection, Use and Development, Regulations, Offences, Administration and Enforcement. Under Part 3, a management plan is required for each park. Under section 4, ecological reserves and wilderness preserves can be established (sect.

Ministerial Decree No. 879 regarding validation of State complex program of raising soil fertility in Russia.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

The Premier decrees to validate the Program. This Program was approved by the Board of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, by the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, by the Committee for social development of the rural areas, agrarian issue and food attached to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, by the Association of peasant (farming) economic entities and agricultural cooperatives of Russian and by the Agrarian Union of Russia. The Regulation consists of 7 Sections. Section 1 substantiates the necessity of the elaboration of the Program.

Law No. 473-Ic on promoting and ensuring investment activity.

Legislation
Georgia
Asia
Western Asia

This Law establishes legal basis for carrying out either foreign or local investments end ensuring their protection. The purpose of the Law is to establish legal basis for promotion of investments. Investments are all types of property and intellectual values and rights invested and used in entrepreneurial activity on the territory of Georgia for the purpose of making profit. Such values can be land, land tenancy, the right to use natural resources (including concession) and licences.

Law on soil protection.

Legislation
Serbia
Europe

This Law regulates the protection of land, systematic monitoring of the quality of soil, extent of remediation, re-cultivation, inspection and monitoring and other issues of importance for the protection and preservation (rules aimed to preserve the land surface and functions and to prevent or to eliminate specific harmful changes) of the land and soil that are considered as a natural resource of great national importance.

Natural Areas Protection Act (R.S.P.E.I.c. N-2).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

This Act has the object of preserving natural areas in the province of Prince Edward Island. Section 3 defines the criteria that the Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment has to follow in order to designate any area of land as natural area. Under section 6, the Minister may appoint an Advisory Committee to advise him on the designation and management of natural areas. Under section 7, the Lieutenant Governor in Council is empowered to pass all regulation necessary for the implementation of the Act, the section spells out what can be subject matter for regulation.

Ministerial Decree No.140 of 1994 regarding recultivation, removal, conservation and rational use of the fertile layer of soil.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

The Government, for the purpose of ensuring recultivation, removal, conservation and rational use of the fertile layers of soil, as well as for strengthening control over timely restoration of damaged soil and its involvement into economic activity, decrees to establish that recultivation of land, damaged by legal persons and citizens in the process of exploration of minerals and peat, carrying out construction activity of all types, geological prospecting, land reclamation, projecting and prospecting and other types of activity, as well as storage and disposal of industrial, domestic and o

Law No. 15 regarding amendments and addenda to Land Code.

Legislation
Russia
Tajikistan
Asia
Central Asia

The following amendments and addenda must be introduced to Land Code: 1) The first part acquires a new wording “Land tax and its rates are determined in accordance with Tax Code”; part 2 must be supplemented with the following wording “Rent for agricultural land must be calculated according to quality and situation of the plot of land taking into consideration its cadastre valuation”. 2) The first part of the article 34 acquires a new wording “Land tax must be distributed in accordance with Tax Code”.

Decision No. 179998/QD-BTC of the Minister of Finance to issue the Regulation on the land, water surface and sea surface rents applicable to foreign investment forms in Vietnam.

Regulations
Vietnam
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This Decision of the Minister of Finance provides for issuing the Regulation on rents applicable to foreign investors who rent land, or water expanses or sea areas in order to conduct their operations (agricultural, infrastructure etc. etc.) Rent Coefficients shall be calculated for urban, non urban land, water( meaning river and lakes) and sea on specific parameters.