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Law No. 31/2014 establishing the general basis for public policies on soils, land use and urbanism.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 104, 30 May 2014.
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Land-use planning Use restrictions Environmental planning Monitoring Urban land Early warning system Pollution control Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil rehabilitation Policy/planning
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force within 30 days from its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of seven Titles divided into 84 articles, establishes the general basis for policies on public soils, land use and urbanism. This Law does not apply to planning and management of the national maritime areas, without prejudice to the coherence, coordination and harmonization of soil policy and land use planning with policy on planning and management of the national maritime space. The purposes of this Law are the following: enhancing the potential of the soil, safeguarding their quality and the achievement of their environmental functions, socio-economic, cultural as physical support to environment for people and their activities, control on source and production of biomass, carbon and biodiversity reserve; ensuring sustainable development, territorial competitiveness, economic job creation and the efficient organization of the land market, strengthen national cohesion by organizing the territory to contain building, correcting regional imbalances, in particular in areas of low density, ensuring equal opportunities for citizens in access to infrastructure, equipment, services and urban functions, especially for equipment and services that promote family support, elderly and social inclusion; increasing the resilience of the territory to the effects of extreme weather events, combat effects of erosion, minimize the emission of greenhouse emissions and increase energy efficiency; prevent contamination of soil, eliminating or minimizing the effects of pollutants, to ensure the human health and the environment safeguard, preserving the identity of the area, promoting the integration of their diversity and quality of life of the people, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law 48/98 setting the basis for the spatial planning and urban policy.

Legislation | Portugal | 1998

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land-use planning, Use restrictions, Policy/planning, Environmental planning, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree-Law No. 80/2015 approving the revision of the Legal Framework for Territorial Management Instruments, approved by Decree-Law No. 380/99.

Legislation | Portugal | 2015

Keyword: Land-use planning, Use restrictions, Environmental planning, Monitoring, Urban land, Early warning system, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 15/2015 establishing the criteria for the classification and reclassification of soil, as well as the criteria for qualification and the categories of rustic soil and urban soil according to the prevalent use, applicable to the whole national territory.

Legislation | Portugal | 2015

Keyword: Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Policy/planning, Agricultural land, Urban land, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 54/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Alentejo (PROF ALT).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 53/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Algarve (PROF ALG).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 52/2019 approving the Regional Forestry Planning Programme of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (PROF LVT).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 58/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Entre Douro e Minho (PROF EDM).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Mountain area, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 57/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (PROF TMAD).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Mountain area, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 56/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Coastal Centre ("Centro Litoral) (PROF CL).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Coastal zone management, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 55/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Central Inland ("Centro Interior") (PROF CI).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Legislative Decree No. 18/2017/M establishing the bases of the Public Policy for Land, Regional Territorial Planning and Urbanism within the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

Legislation | Madeira Islands (Portugal) | 2017

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land-use planning, Use restrictions, Environmental planning, Monitoring, Urban land, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 74/2017 amending Law No. 31/2014 on the general basis for public policies on soils, land use and urbanism.

Legislation | Portugal | 2017

Keyword: Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX