The regulation contains the procedures and considerations for the allotment of land plots. The Regulation makes specifically provision for agricultural land. In the case of "condemnation" or temporary use of land for state or public needs land users or landowners are entitled to compensation. Land plots alloted to citizens, farmers and collective farms can be alienated when new land plots are alloted to them by agreement. (40 articles)

The Decree concerns compensation for the privitization or cutting down of vineyards and orchards. (3 articles)

La Ley consta de 5 capítulos y 66 artículos. INDICE: Disposiciones generales (I); Procedimiento administrativo (II): Requisitos previos a la expropiación (1), Determinación del justo precio (2); Expropiación (III); Modalidades de indemnización (IV): Reubicación (1), Indemnización por ocupación temporal y otros daños (2); Disposiciones finales (V).La presente Ley regula la expropiación forzosa por causa de interés público legalmente comprobado.

La Ley consta de 9 capítulos, 67 artículos, 7 transitorias y 4 finales.

La Ley, que consta de 4 artículos, declara de interés social la resolución de todo contrato de arrendamiento relativo a tierras del Estado que excedan de 100 tareas, siempre que se trate de tierras irrigadas, hecho con particulares, cuando su distribución entre campesinos de escasos recursos económicos dedicados a la agricultura, se considere útil a juicio del Instituto Agrario Dominicano (art. 1º). Quedan exceptuados de la disposición los arrendamientos hechos para fines industriales, educativos, turísticos o de transporte aéreo o marítimo (art. 2º).

La Ley consta de 26 artículos. En el artículo 1º se declara expropiado por ministerio de ley el excedente del límite de 245 hectáreas de tierra rústica, establecido por el artículo 105 de la Constitución, que por causa imputable a sus propietarios o poseedores no fue transferido en el plazo establecido por la Ley; quedan exceptuadas las tierras que pertenezcan a asociaciones cooperativas y comunales campesinas. El dominio de las tierras expropiadas pasa al Instituto Salvadoreño de Transformación Agraria (ISTA) (art. 2º).

The Decree makes provisions for the procurement of land for the implementation of construction in the interest of the public. The land procurement shall be conducted by means of releasing or relinquishing the land title and shall be based on the General Planning of Spatial Layout already stipulated. The construction in the interest of the public is limited to the fields listed in article 5 (e.g. public roads, reservoirs, dams, irrigation channels, harbours, religious services, public markets, government offices, etc.).

The amendments to the Guthi Corporation Act of 1976 concern the composition of the Board of Directors, the records of private Guthis, the taking over of rights and liabilities of Private Guthis by the Corporation, the management of Guthi-owned lands.

Amends: Guthi Corporation Act 1976. (1984)

"Land" is defined in this Act as "any parcel of land held for a Government lease as defined in the Freehold Titles (Conversion) and Government Leases Act, 1963 or under a right of occupancy as defined in the Land Ordinance and any portion of, or any estate or interest in, such land (sect. 2). Provisions of Part II of the Act provide for compulsory acquisition of land for public purposes. Section 4 provides a definition of public purposes. In sections 6 to 10 the procedures of notification of intention of compulsory acquisition are outlined.

The purpose of this Law is to provide for the protection and management of coast, shore and bank areas. Protection and management shall be based on principles of sustainable development and preservation of biological diversity (art. 1). Article 2 defines coasts, shores and banks as land areas bordering the sea, lakes, rivers, reservoirs and water courses, which for the purposes of this Law start at the "mean" water level line (art. 2).

This Act is divided into 7 parts as follows: Definitions and application (1); Approval (2); Pre-expropriation procedures (3); Expropriation (4); Compensation procedures (5); Basis for compensation (6); General (7).This Act regulates land expropriation by an "expropriating authority", defined as a person, including the government, empowered under an enactment to expropriate land (sect. 1).

This Act provides rules for the prevention of pollution of the environment.