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Law No. 921 of 11 November 1985 on the creation of tourist areas.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio de Janeiro
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Cultural heritage Environmental planning Land-use planning Protected area Policy/planning
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on date of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, composed of 12 articles, sets the criteria for defining areas of tourism interest in order to protect them and to plan programmes for tourism development. It confers to the Tourism Agency of Rio de Janeiro State (FLUMITUR) the power to promote agreements with the concerned Government institutions in order to identify the areas to be protected and to establish compatible tourist utilization. It stipulates that all State tourist areas will be created by Government Decree while the tourist amenities will be created, on FLUMITUR proposal, by Resolutions of the State Tourism Council. In tourist areas parcelling projects will be admitted only with the previous consent of the State Tourism Council.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.lei.adv.br

References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. 1.130 providing for a detailed definition of the areas to be considered of special interest for the State.

Legislation | Brazil | 1987

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Cultural heritage, Environmental planning, Land reform, Land-use planning, Subdivision of land, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX