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Arrêté nº 51 MEHU/DC/SG/DIVI/SA, du 19 août 1998, portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement de la Direction de l'Inspection et de la Vérification Interne (DIVI).

Regulations
July, 1998
Africa
Western Africa
Benin

Cet arrêté porte attributions, organisation et fonctionnement de la Direction de l'Inspection et de la Vérification Interne (DIVI), ayant pour mission, entre autres: l'assistance nécessaire au Ministre en ce qui concerne l'organisation, le fonctionnement et le contrôle de la gestion des Directions Centrales, techniques et déconcentrées, ainsi que des sociétés ou organismes sous tutelle; la vérification et le contrôle, par des inspections régulières, de la bonne exécution des missions assignées à chaque organisme en conformité avec les lois et textes en vigueur.

Land (Allocation Committees) Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 72 of 2001).

Regulations
Tanzania
Africa
Eastern Africa

These Regulations provide for the establishment of Land Allocation Committees in every district authority, every urban authority and at the Ministry responsible for lands. The functions of these Committees shall be to allocate land at various administration levels in accordance with specifications given in regulation 9. The Regulations further provides for the composition of committees, meetings, accountability, etc. An applicant for land allocation aggrieved by a decision of a Committee may lodge an appeal with the District Land and Housing Appeal Tribunal. (14 regulations)

Ley Nº 2.028 - Ley de municipalidades.

Legislation
Bolivia
Americas
South America

La presente Ley tiene por objeto regular el régimen municipal establecido por la Constitución Política del Estado. El ámbito de aplicación comprende: a) organización y atribuciones de la Municipalidad y del Gobierno Municipal; b) normas nacionales sobre patrimonio de la Nación, propiedad y dominio público; c) control social al Gobierno Municipal.

Disclosure and Registration of Assets Proclamation (No. 668/2010).

Legislation
Ethiopia
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Proclamation requires (future) public servants to disclose to and register with the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission their interests in assets, including immovable property, so as to enhance transparency and accountability in the conduct of public affairs. Customary law shall not apply to matters provided for by this Proclamation. Any public office or public enterprise shall ensure compliance with this Proclamation.

Governing Land for Women and Men

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Global

The present paper is written as part of the overall Voluntary Guidelines consultation and development process and is a contribution to the subsequent preparation of the Gender Technical Guide. It contextualises and defines gender for the Voluntary Guidelines, discusses what governance of tenure means from a gender perspective and identifies and analyses key issues and themes. It then summarises recommendations relevant to gender before drawing some conclusions for the development process of the Voluntary Guidelines.

What is the Committee on World Food Security and why does it matter?

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2010
Global

This brief produced for the Dialogue Initiative on Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and their Alternatives provides an overview of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), the most inclusive international and intergovernmental platform to facilitate and coordinate work to ensure food security and nutrition for all.

You can get involved in the CFS through the Civil Society Mechanism. Check out http://cso4cfs.org/ to connect with your constituency and sub-regional focal points.

 


Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, The Compulsory Acquisition of Privately-Held Land by Government

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Africa

This lesson brief focuses on four issues - compulsory acquisition uses; procedures for exercising this authority; compensation; and redress - which are central to balancing private land rights and compulsory land acquisition for public purposes.It is part of the Uganda module on the 

Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, Land for Private Investors and Economic Development

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Africa

This lesson brief examines the law and practice of allocating land in the protected estate for private investment. It is part of the Uganda module on the Focus on Africa: Land Tenure and Property Rights online educational tool. Private investors need land to conduct their business.