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Crown Grant Restrictions Act (RSNB 2011, c 136).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

This Act released the restrictions made on any grant issued by the Crown prior to January 1, 1990. Restrictions may affect clear, cultivate, seat, enclose, dyke, repair or maintain dykes, improve, sow, plant, sow or plant specified crops or drain the land; dig a stone quarry or other mine or cut wood or employ labour in digging any stone quarry or other mine or in the cutting of wood; and keep or put neat cattle on the land. The text consists of 4 sections.

Repeals: Crown Grant Restrictions Act (S.N.B. 1983, c. C-37.1). (1997-06-30)

Loi nº 1-13 du 9 août 2011 portant revision du Code foncier du Burundi.

Legislation
Burundi
Africa
Eastern Africa

Cette loi porte revision du Code foncier. La question foncière est un enjeu majeur de développement pour le Burundi Le pays est confronté à une importante croissance démographique, à une multiplication des conflits sur la terre liés à la perte de valeur du témoignage oral du système traditionnel, à la situation post-conflit qui voit le retour massif des réfugiés et des déplacés, ce qui accroit de plus en plus la pression foncière. De plus, le Code foncier appliqué jusqu’aujourd’hui date du 1er septembre 1986.

Law No. 19/2007 on Land Use Management.

Legislation
Mozambique
Eastern Africa
Africa

This Law, consisting of 6 Chapters, aims at regulating the territorial planning of Mozambique, in order to guarantee the organization and sustainable use of the environment. It establishes regulations for the following sectors: General provisions (Chap. I), Territorial Management System (Chap. II), Territorial Planning Tools (Chap. III), Citizen Rights and Obligations (Chap. IV), Evaluation, Monitoring and Inspections (Chap. V).

Implemented by: Decree No. 23/2008 approving the Regulation on Land Use Management. (2008-07-01)

Land Act, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012).

Legislation
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

This Act makes provision for a wide variety of matters regarding public and private land and community land (as defined respectively by Articles 62, 63, 64 and 260 of the Constitution), and in particular provides of the sustainable administration and management of land and land-based resources. It also provides for (compulsory) acquisition of land.

Savannah Sound Commonage Rules (Cap. 152).

Regulations
Bahamas
Americas
Caribbean

These Rules, made under section 11 of the Commonage Act, concern commoners in the Savannah Sound area. The Rules require commoners to register with the Commissioner and specify conditions for registration as a commoner and the application for land by a commoner. The Rules also, among other things: regulate elections and meetings of commoners; provide rules regarding the setting of fire to land; provide for resolution of disputes between commoners in relating to the use of land by the Land Policy Committee; and secure free access to water resources by commoners.

Tarpum Bay Commoners Rules (Cap. 152).

Regulations
Bahamas
Americas
Caribbean

These Rules, made under section 11 of the Commonage Act, concern commoners in the Tarpum Bay district. The Rules: allow a commoner to take up abandoned land of another commoner for cultivation; set limits for the proximity of cultivation on land bordering land of another commoner; provide rules for the setting fire to fields and provide for arbitration in case of damage; place restrictions on the sale of land by commoners; require a commoner not to fell more land than he or she is able to cultivate within a year; and secure free access to water resources by commoners.

Soil and Land Conservation Regulations, 1992.

Regulations
Australia
Oceania

These Regulations implement the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 by providing forms to obtain authority cards as referred to in section 21(1) of the Act; procedure to notify the Commissioner of the intention to drain or pump water; and, subject to section 25A(8) of the Act, the procedure to be followed before recommending that a service charge be imposed, including public meeting to be held, procedures to be followed and information to be presented; etc.

Implements: Soil and Land Conservation Act, 1945. (1999-06-12)

Decree-Law No. 43/2010 approving the National Regulation for Land and Urban Planning (RNOTPU).

Legislation
Cape Verde
Africa
Western Africa

This Decree-Law, consisting of 7 Chapters, approves the National Regulation for Land and Urban Planning (RNOTPU). it specifies the basic legislation for territorial planning and its management, as established by Legislative Decree No. 1/2006. The Decree-Law, defines the instruments to regulate territorial: management development, planning, sectoral policy and regarding special nature, such as land planning of: protected areas, touristic areas, coastal zone management and hydrographic basins. It is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Instument for territorial management (Chap.