This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of conservation, management and promotion of the objects of cultural heritage of regional and local significance, registration thereof and land-use planning related to areas of historical and cultural heritage.

This Regional Law regulates some relations concerning turnover of agricultural land and land shares in common property, and also classification of land plots as particularly precious productive agricultural land plots. Minimum consolidated land plot shall be equal to 1, 9 ha.

“Crown range” means land included within the boundaries of a range district as established under this Act, but does not include land that is subject to a lease issued under the Land Act (sect. 1).

This Act makes provision for land use planning and approvals.The Act makes provision for planning directives and planning schemes.

The present Law lays down provisions relating to land survey and land cadastre in the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen. The tasks of the public survey and mapping authorities include the collection, keeping and dissemination of data concerning land survey and land registration.