Concerning the land
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CHAPTER IIIOBJECT AND FUNCTIONS Article 9 The Section on Land Administration and Protection at the Region level, administers and takes steps to protect the land within the administrative and territorial jurisdiction of the region, as described by article 11 of this law. Article 10 The office for land management and protection manages and takes steps for land protection in the territory within the administrative and territorial jurisdiction of the commune and/or municipality. Article 11 The Section for Land Administration and Protection at the Region level and the office for land management and protection at the commune and/or municipality are responsible for:
Article 12 The Section for Land Administration and Protection at the Region level, in the capacity of a multi purpose cadastre for lands under its jurisdiction, carries out these functions: a) Plans the use of land, effectuates the changes in the cadastral entries and leads the formulation of development strategies. b) In conjunction with specialized institutions compiles, keeps and updates the geographical information in the shape of maps, descriptive data and the GIS. c) Designs and institutes, in conjunction with the communes and municipalities, the implementation of programs and measures for the physical and fertility protection of the land from erosion, pollution and degradation. d) Implements obligations deriving from international conventions and agreements on land protection to which Albania is a party. e) Keeps the archive and fundamental registers, provides information and carries out services that benefit the physical and legal entities. f) Conducts appraisals of the agricultural, forest, pasture, meadow and wood lands as may become necessary for expropriation, taxation and levy purposes. Manner of carrying out the functions described in this article is defined in the by laws passed by the Council of Ministers. Article 13 The Section or office for land management and protection carries out these functions: a) Prepares documentation to be submitted to the Council of the commune and/or municipality with regard to lease, concession, utilization permits or any other manner of transference of rights foreseen by legal and sub-legal acts concerning state land, woods, communal pastures, forest land and river banks which have legally passed under ownership or administration title of the region, commune and/or municipality. b) Gathers geographic data and keeps the maps and documentation for which it is responsible in accordance with legal acts. c) Institutes protective measures with regard to the physical condition and fertility of the land as may be needed to address damage caused by erosion, pollution and degradation. Manner of carrying out the functions described in this law is defined in by-laws passed by the Council of Ministers. SANCTIONS AND CLOSING PROVISIONSArticle 14 Failure to institute or to implement measures relative to physical damage, reduction of fertility from erosion, pollution and degradation, when not a criminal offense, qualifies as an administrative infringement and is fined with 10 000 up to 50 000 leks by the specialist for land protection at the section on land administration and protection at the Region level in accordance with Law no.7697, dated 7. 04. 1993 "On administrative infringements”. Indemnification of damage is handled separately. Article 15 The punishment decision may be appealed within 10 days from the day of its communication with the chairman of the Region’s Council who is obligated to review the complaint and make a decision within 5 days. Article 16 Complaint and execution procedures follow the provisions of the Law no. 7697, dated 7.04.1993 "On administrative infringements”, with subsequent changes and additions. Article 17 The Council of Ministers is hereby charged to endorse sub-legal acts to the effect of articles 4, 12, and 13 of this law. Article 18 Articles 17, 20 and 24 of the law no.7501 dated 19. 07. 1991 "On the Land” and any other legal or sub-legal act that may come into conflict with this law are hereby repealed. Article 19 This law enters into force 15 days following its publication in the Official Journal. C H A I R M A N Skënder Gjinushi L AWNo. 7623 dated 13. 10. 1992 CONCERNING FORESTS AND THE FOREST SERVICE POLICE Based on article no. 16 Law no. 7491 dated 29. 04. 1991 “On basic constitutional provisions” upon proposal from the Council of Ministers The People’s Assembly of the Republic of AlbaniaHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: CHAPTER 1 GENERAL STIPULATIONS Article 1 The object of this law is the administration, protection, proliferation and treatment of forests for purposes of protection of the environment, the production of wood stock and other forest by-products. a) General protection of the forestry stock is important due to its economic values and its critical role in: the protection of the environment, water reserves, cleaning of the atmosphere, increasing land fertility, landscape, agro-tourism and infrastructure. b) Control over the felling of trees is dictated by the need to balance it with the potentials for normal growth as programmed in forest growth projects designed in accordance with the requirements of this law. c) Control over the development of the forestry sector to ensure adequate management of the sector. d) Balancing society’s interests with the interests of individual physical or legal entities is one of the primary goals of the present law. |