Law No.3 of 1984 on Agricultural Land Reclamation. País/Territorio República Árabe Siria Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1984 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Tierra y suelos, Agua Palabra clave Política/planificación Drenaje/bonificación Responsabilidad/indemnización Roza Comisión de tierras Concentración parcelaria Manejo de tierras Abastecimiento de agua Área geográphica Asia, Mediterráneo, Medio Oriente, Africa del Norte y Cercano Oriente, Asia Occidental Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Resumen This Law consisting of 56 articles divided in V Sections aims at establishing a land reclamation project to irrigate the land and prepare it for being cultivated. The Minister of Irrigation in agreement with the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform may decide land reclamation with a resolution announcing the date of commencement of works in the designed area and the body that undertakes or supervises them. The Ministry of Irrigation shall establish a technical committee with the following tasks: describe properties, plants and crops involved in the project; assess compensation resulting from deprivation of land investment and installations; determine the compensation resulting from the destruction of plants and facilities in case must be destroyed. In each province where the land reclamation has been carried out, shall be formed one or more committees, by a decision of the Minister of Irrigation, with the mission of reclaimed land distribution to the rights-holders. The Committee on reclaimed land distribution shall issue a decision to distribute land. The appeal against this decision to the Committee has to be presented within fifteen days following the announcement. The Minister of Irrigation in agreement with the Minister of Agriculture, after taking the General Union of Peasants opinion, designates the authority supervising the investment in reclaimed areas. Rights-holders shall execute the instructions given by the supervising authority, while the supervising authority shall set upper and lower limits for the amount of water supplied to the reclaimed land depending on the nature of the land and the need for the plantings and shall monitor the distribution of water and its good use. Texto completo Árabe Página web www.mowr.gov.sy Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Executive Instructions of the Law No.3 of 1984 on Agricultural Land Reclamation. Legislación | República Árabe Siria | 1984 Palabra clave: Comisión de tierras, Drenaje/bonificación, Responsabilidad/indemnización, Derechos/cánones Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX