Law amending the Law on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization and the Law on pastures. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal No. 5751, 26 March 2008. Subject Livestock, Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Land-use planning Grazing Pastoralism Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the day it published in the Official Journal. Abstract This Law amends the Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization and the Law No. 4342 on pastures.This Law adds two new clauses (f) and (g) to Article. 13 of the Law No. 5403 on the use of agricultural lands other than agricultural purposes. The new clauses set forth agticultural lands may be used for renewable energy production purposes and geothermal greenhouse investments. The Law also repeals Provisional Article. 3 and adds a new provisional article to the above mentioned Law No. 5403. This Law further makes amendments in the Law No. 4342 by adding two new clauses to Article. 14 on changes in the purpose of the allocation of pasture lands. The new clauses (ğ) and (h) set out that, pasture lands allocated for the purpose of grazing and nomadic transhumance may be reallocated for renewable energy production purposes and geothermal greenhouse investments. Full text Turkish Website www.resmigazete.gov.tr References - Legislation Amends Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization. Legislation | Türkiye | 2005 Keyword: Land consolidation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Land-use planning, Classification/declassification, Agricultural land, Use restrictions, Pastoralism, Framework law Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on pastures No. 4342. Legislation | Türkiye | 1998 Keyword: Land tenure, Lease, Agricultural land, Special fund, Pastoralism, Grazing Source: FAO, FAOLEX