China Urban and Rural Planning Law 2007 Commenced on 1 January 2008 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Urban and Rural Planning Law of the People's Republic of China Chapter IGeneral Provisions Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of improving administration of urban and rural planning, adjusting the layout of urban and rural spaces, improving people’s living...

United Kingdom Planning Etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 Published on 20 December 2006 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision relating to town and country planning; to make provision for business improvement districts; and for connected purposes. Part 1 – NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK 1. National...

Saint Lucia Disaster Management Act 2006 Published on 6 October 2006 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] AN ACT to provide for disaster management in Saint Lucia and for related matters. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Assembly and the Senate of Saint Lucia, and by the authority...

Malawi Energy Regulation Act Act 20 of 2004 Commenced on 28 December 2007 [This is the version of this document from 14 January 2025.] [Amended by Energy Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 1 of 2025) on 14 January 2025] An Act to establish an Energy Regulatory Authority to regulate the energy sector, to define the functions and powers of the Energy Regulatory Authority, to provide for licensing...

Malawi Electricity Act Act 22 of 2004 Commenced on 28 December 2007 [This is the version of this document from 31 May 2024.] [Amended by Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2024 (Act 19 of 2024) on 31 May 2024] [22 of 2004; 12 of 2016; G.N. 39/2007] An Act to make provisions for the regulation of the generation, transmission, wheeling distribution, sale, importation and exportation, use and safety of...

Samoa Planning and Urban Management Act 2004 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] AN ACT to establish a Planning and Urban Management Agency and to implement a framework for planning the use, development, management and protection of land in Samoa in the present and long-term interests of all Samoans and for related purposes. BE IT ENACTED by the...

Angola 2004 General Petroleum Activities Law Published on 12 November 2004 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Republic of Angola LAW No. 10 04 of 12 November 2004 Law No. 13 78, of 26 August 1978 (General Petroleum Activities Law) constitutes a landmark in Angolan petroleum legislation, setting forth the fundamental principles regulating the...

Uganda National Forestry and Tree Planting Act Chapter 160 Published in Uganda Gazette 37 on 8 August 2003 Assented to on 17 June 2003 Commenced on 8 August 2003 [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2023.] [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 December 2000 and 31 December 2023 by the Law Reform Commission of Uganda. All subsequent amendments have been...

South Africa National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 Act 57 of 2003 Published in Government Gazette 26025 on 18 February 2004 Assented to on 11 February 2004 Commenced on 1 November 2004 by National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003: Commencement [This is the version of this document as it was from 18 February 2004 to 31 October 2005.] GENERAL EXPLANATORY...