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Regional Law No. 96-ZO “On protected areas”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Ulyanovsk
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Protected area Land tenure Survey/mapping Use restrictions Expropriation
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates the issues related to formation, protection, keeping, functioning and suppression of protected areas, organization and reservation thereof. It classifies protected areas as follows: (a) natural parks; (b) state nature reserves; (c) nature monuments; (d) dendrological parks and botanical gardens; and (e) healthcare resorts, spas and recreational areas. Regulation on protected areas must contain: 9a) name of protected area; (b) location, mapping and boundaries; (c) brief description; (d) data related to organizational and legal form; (e) protection and management modalities; (f) land management; and (g) authorized uses. Validation of the boundaries of protected area shall be the grounds for use restriction or expropriation of land plots.

Full text
Russian
Website
mpr73.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 10-ZO amending Regional Law No. 96-ZO “On protected areas”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016

Keyword: Protected area, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX