Measures for the Administration of Overall Land Use Planing. Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Expropriation Urban land Agricultural land Policy/planning Inspection Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Measures, containing 46 Articles divided into 9 Chapters, provide for the preparation, examination and approval, implementation, revision and supervision of the overall land use planning. The overall land use planning is divided into five levels: national, provincial, municipal, county and township (town) level. The village land use planning is an important part of the overall land use planning of the township (town). The competent department of land and resources shall, in conjunction with the relevant departments, formulate overall plans for land use at the same level, and examine the overall plans for land utilization at the lower levels. Full text Chinese Website www.mlr.gov.cn References - Legislation Implements Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China. Legislation | China | 1998 (2019) Keyword: Land reform, Public land, Expropriation, Urban land, Agricultural land, Survey/mapping, Ownership, Policy/planning, Land tenure, Court/tribunal, Transfer, Framework law, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Land-use planning, Registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX