Regional Act No. 12 on land protection and restoration. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Veneto Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Veneto No. 39, 12 May 2009. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Institution Policy/planning Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Irrigation Pollution control Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Regional Act aims at the protection and restoration of land and at the same time lays down provisions on the preservation of water resources and their exploitation for irrigation. The Act provides for the subdivision of the regional territory into restoration districts, as specified in article 2. Further provisions define the functions of consortia involved in land restoration and water resources preservation. Full text Italian Website www.regione.veneto.it