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Regulation laying down detailed rules on the purchase, by managers of the National Forests organizational units, of forests, lands designated for afforestation and other immovables being a property of individuals and legal persons.

Regulations
Poland
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regulation of the Minister of Environment Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry is composed of four paragraphs. A forest or land designated for afforestation can be purchased in the following cases: the forest or land is directly adjacent to lands managed by the National Forests; there is no common ownership; the field forest border has been regulated. Other immovables can be purchased as long as it is justified by needs of forest management run by organizational units.

Implements: Forest Act 1991. (1991-09-28)

Resolution No. 1126/2007/NQ-UBTVQH11 specifying limits for receipt of agricultural land use rights transferred to households or individuals for agricultural purpose.

Regulations
Vietnam
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This Resolution specifies limits for receipt of the rights to use land under annuals or perennials, land with production forests, land under aquaculture transferred to households or individuals for agricultural purposes.

Private Managed Forest Land Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 80).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

The present Act applies to private managed forest land other than land that is in a tree farm licence area, a woodlot licence area or a community forest agreement area. Section 4 decrees that the Private Managed Forest Land Council is established as a corporation consisting of the members appointed under section 6. The object of the council is to encourage forest management practices on private managed forest land, taking into account the social, environmental and economic benefits of those practices.

Upper Austria Forest Land Division Law.

Legislation
Austria
Europe
Western Europe

Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law establishes that the division of forest land as a result of which a remaining part of land would reach no longer the minimum size for forestry management is forbidden. The minimum size is 1 ha and a minimum width of 40 m. However, if the public interest prevails such divisions are permitted as, for instance, in case of water works, mining activities, energy resources, improvement of agricultural structure, land reform, and so on. The text consists of 8 articles.

Regulation of the Federal Forest Service on transfer of forest land to the category of unforested land for the purposes related to forest management.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Order establishes the list of requested technical documentation and the modalities of transfer of forest land to the category of unforested land for the purposes related to forest management. The aforesaid transfer can be carried out by initiative of the owners of forests and forest managers. The scope of forest land shall be construction of cone-drier, seed storage facilities of forest species, and planting of forest nurseries. District forestry administration shall submit application, containing technical survey and map of the forest land plot, to the local executive body.

Act No. 991 on mountain areas.

Legislation
Italy
Europe
Southern Europe

This Act sets out the legislative framework related to mountain territories ands their management. In particular, the Act deals with subsidies to be granted for the improvement of such territories, particularly as regards the management of sylvopastoral resources. Further provisions concern the expropriation procedures to be applied, the institutional framework and the procedures for adopting the reclamation plan.

Climate Change Act 2010.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

This Act, consisting of 65 Sections divided into six Parts and completed by two Schedules, aims at establishing a target to reduce Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions; to promote collaboration, cooperation and innovation in the Victorian response to climate change by strengthening the role of communities and other measures; to provide for a strategic response by the Government of Victoria to climate change through a Climate Change Adaptation Plan; to facilitate Victoria's contribution to national and international carbon sequestration efforts; to provide for the creation of forestry rights,

Private Managed Forest Land Council Matters Regulation (B.C. Reg. 372/2004).

Regulations
Canada
Americas
Northern America

The present Regulation is made under the Private Managed Forest Land Act. The Regulation provides for the establishment of water quality objectives , Council review of requests with respect to administration and exit fees, remediation orders and offences. The text consists of 5 sections.

Implements: Private Managed Forest Land Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 80). (2014-10-15)

Private Managed Forest Land Council Regulation, 2007 (B.C. Reg. 182/2007).

Regulations
Canada
Americas
Northern America

The present Regulation is made under the Private Managed Forest Land Act. The Regulation provides for Council powers and administrative requirements , owner requirements with regard to: administration , soil conservation, structures and activities near streams, fish streams and water supply areas, reforestation. The text consists of 31 sections divided into 4 Divisions.

Implements: Private Managed Forest Land Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 80). (2014-10-15)

Forestry Act (Northern-Ireland) 2010 (Chapter 10).

Legislation
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

This Act provides for the management and protection of forest resources in Northern Ireland. It, among other things, specifies functions and powers of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, provides for the protection of trees from damage and provides for restrictions on the felling of trees.The Department shall promote forestry on a wider footing than the traditional primary role of developing afforestation, the supply of timber, and the maintenance of reserves of growing trees.