Regulation on Land Use, Construction of Buildings and Facilities Outside the Boundaries of Cities and Villages. Country/Territory Iran, Islamic Republic of Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Authorization/permit Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Urban land Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Southern Asia Abstract This Regulation is drafted further to the proposal of the Board of Ministries and provides regulations for any construction and facilities establishment outside of the Boundaries of cities and villages by considering the legal borders for roads, mines, lakes, rivers, forest, wetlands and other relevant named factors in Article 4. The text provides for establishment of new villages and town for population settlement and allocation of land construction. Implementation of the land use planning is performed under the supervision of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development. The document lays out provision for grant of construction permit. The text consists of 11 Articles. Full text Farsi Website www.rc.majlis.ir