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Decree No. 173 regulating the Institute for Land and Agricultural Reform (ITERAL).

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Alagoas
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Institution Cultural heritage Land reform Indigenous peoples Cadastre/land registration Traditional rights/customary rights
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree, consisting of 4 Chapters and 2 Annexes, regulates the Institute for Land and Agricultural Reform (ITERAL) under the State Secretariat for Agriculture, Supply and Fisheries (SEAP). It specifies composition, duties and responsibilities of ITERAL, entitled to perform the following activities: enacting the State agricultural policy, promoting the recognition of legitimate land ownership; mediating agricultural conflicts; offering technical and social support to indigenous communities, conducting training on new agricultural techniques; designing maps; establishing rural and urban cadastres; technical management of natural resources; etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.soleis.adv.br

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 6.223 establishing the structure of the Institute for Land and Agricultural Reform (ITERAL).

Legislation | Brazil | 2001

Keyword: Institution, Cultural heritage, Land reform, Indigenous peoples, Cadastre/land registration, Traditional rights/customary rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX