Organic Law of Georgia on Local Self-Government. Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil, Water Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Public land Ownership Agricultural land Land-use planning Water supply Sewerage Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law shall be enacted in 2006 on the day the results of the elections to the local self-government representative bodies are announced. Abstract This Law establishes exclusive plenary powers of the self-government bodies in the following areas: (a) management and disposal of public land resources; (b) land use planning; (c) management of local public forest and water resources; and (d) management of local water supply, drainage and sewerage systems (art. 16). The local self-governing representative bodies (Sakrebulo) shall have plenary powers in the following areas: (a) establishment of management rules and regulations applicable to local public land, forest and water resources; and (b) land use planning (art. 22). The local self-government units shall own: (a) non-agricultural land; (b) agricultural land except for cattle pasture routes, agricultural land within 500 metres of the border line, protected areas, cultural heritage, land of water stock, private and agricultural land subject to privatization; and (c) local forest and water resources (art. 47). Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Local Self-Government Code of Georgia (No. 1958-IIS of 2014) Legislation | Georgia | 2014 (2021) Keyword: Local government, Governance, Procedural matters, Public participation, Public land, Forest management/forest conservation, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX