Country Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Albania

Land and Building Laws

• Law No. 8312 dated 26.03.1998 for Non-Divided Agricultural Lands

Algeria

Land and Building Laws

• Code civil (Livre IV)

Angola

Land and Building Laws

• Decree Law No. 16-A/95 (in Portuguese)

Antigua and Barbuda

Land and Building Laws

• Environmental Protection Levy Act, 2002

Armenia

Land and Building Laws

• Law on Land Tax
• Law on Property Tax
• Law on State Registration of Rights to Property

Australia

Land and Building Laws

• Building Industry Act 1985

Austria

Land and Building Laws

• Baurechtsgesetz

Azerbaijan

Land and Building Laws

• Law on Land Reform
• Law on Land Tax
• Law on Property
• Law on Tax on Property
• Law on Environmental Safety

Belarus

Land and Building Laws

• Code on Land (Law No. 226-Z of January 4, 1999) (extracts)
• Law No. 1337-XII of December 23, 1991 on Real Estate Tax

Belgium

Land and Building Laws

• Code bruxellois d'aménagement du territoire (COBAT) (in Dutch and French)
• L'arrêté du 12 juin 2003 du gouvernement de Bruxelles-Capitale déterminant les actes et travaux dispensés de permis d'urbanisme, de l'avis du fonctionnaire délégué ou de l'intervention d'un architecte (in Dutch and French)

Belize

Land and Building Laws

• Aliens Landholding Act
• Belize City Building Act
• Land Acquisition (Promoters) Act
• Land Adjudication Act
• Land Adjudication Act (Subsidiary Laws)
• Land Utilization Act
• Land Utilization Act (Subsidiary Laws)
• Law of Property Act
• Registered Land Act
• Registered Land Act (Subsidiary Laws)

Bhutan

Land and Building Laws

• Bhutan Building Rules, 2002

Bolivia

Land and Building Laws

• Código Civil - Ley Nº 12760 de 6 de Agosto de 1975
• Reglamento de Usos del Suelo y Patrones de Asentamiento (USPA)
• Manual de aplicación del Reglamento USPA/ 93
• Resolución Ministerial No. 226/03

Brazil

Land and Building Laws

• Decreto-Lei n° 1.414, de 18 de agosto de 1975 -- Dispõe sobre o processo de ratificação das concessões e alienações de terras devolutas na faixa de fronteiras, e dá outras providências
• Lei delegada n° 11 11 de outubro de 1962 -- Cria a superintendência de política agrária (SUPRA) e dá outras providências
• Lei n° 10.308, de 20  de novembro de 2001
• Lei n° 11.337, de 26.7.2006 -- Sistema de aterramento
• Lei n° 4.504, de 30 de novembro de 1964 -- Dispõe sobre o estatuto da terra, e dá outras providências
• Lei n° 4.591, 16.12.64 -- Condomínio em edificações e as incorporações imobiliárias
• Lei n° 4.864, 29.11.65 -- Estímulo à indústria de construção civil
• Lei n° 6.015, de 31 de dezembro de 1973 -- Dispõe sobre os registros públicos, e dá outras providências
• Lei n° 8.629, de 25 de fevereiro de 1993 -- Dispõe sobre a regulamentação dos dispositivos constitucionais relativos à reforma agrária, previstos no capítulo iii, título vii, da constituição federal

Bulgaria

Land and Building Laws

• Law on Mortgage-Backed Bonds, NULL
• Law on Environment protection, promulgated in State Gazette, issue No. 91 of 25 September 2002, as amended and supplemented
• Waters Act
• Territorial, urban, and rural development act
• Law on Cadastre and Property Register, promulgated in State Gazette, issue No. 34 of 25 April 2000, as amended and supplemented
• Regulations for implementation of the Law for Protection of Agricultural Lands
• Law of Health
• Law for Preservation of the Agricultural Lands
• Law of Preservation of Environment
• Environmental Protection Act 1991 (Law No. 326 of 1991)
• Law for local taxes and fees, 1998

Burkina Faso

Land and Building Laws

• Code de l'urbanisme et de la construction (2006)
• Code forestier
• Code de l'environnement
• Loi n° 014/96/ADP du 23 mai 1996 portant réorganisation agraire et foncière au Burkina Faso

Burundi

Land and Building Laws

• Loi n° 1/008 du 1 septembre 1986 portant code foncier, NULL

Cambodia

Land and Building Laws

• Law dated October 13, 1992 on the Land
• Law on Country Planning Urbanization and Construction

Cameroon

Land and Building Laws

• Loi portant loi-cadre relative à la gestion de l’environnement (1996)
• Loi portant régime de l'eau
• Décret nº 76-166 fixant les modalités de gestion du domaine national
• Décret nº 76-165 fixant les conditions d'obtention du titre foncier
• Ordonnance nº 74-1 fixant le régime foncier, modifiée par la loi nº 19 du 26 novembre 1983 relative aux compétences des juridictions judiciaires et des commissions consultatives
• Décret n° 2005/481 modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions du décret nº 76-165 fixant les conditions d'obtention du titre foncier
• Loi n° 2004/003 régissant l'urbanisme

Canada

Land and Building Laws

• Building Standards Act (Yukon)
• Building Code Act (Nova Scotia)
• Building Code Act, 1992 (Ontario)
• Building Standards Act (Newfoundland)
• National Housing Act

Chad

Land and Building Laws

• Propriété foncière et droits coutumiers (Loi n°24 du 22 juillet 1967)
• Limitation aux droits fonciers (Loi 67-25 du 22 juillet 1967)

China

Land and Building Laws

• Auction Law
• Shanghai construction quality supervision and management methods (in Chinese)
• Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Safety Quality Supervision and Administration of Construction Projects (in Chinese)
• Administrative Ordinance on Development and Management of Urban Real Estate (in Chinese and English)
• Law on Urban Real Estate Administration (in Chinese and English)
• Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on City Planning (in Chinese)
• Interim Measures for the Administration of Record for Completion of Construction House Building and Municipal Infrastructure Projects (in Chinese)
• Administrative Provisions on the Work Safety License of Construction Enterprises (in Chinese)
• City Planning Law (in Chinese)
• Classification Standard of Large/Medium-Sized Non-industrial Construction Projects
• Construction Law
• Interim Procedures for the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Development and Management of Whole Areas of Land
• Interim Regulations Concerning the Assignment and Transfer of the Right to the Use of the State-owned Land in Urban Areas
• Interim Regulations on Encouraging Foreign Investment in the Development and Management of Whole Tracts of Land
• Land Administration Law
• Procedures of Shanghai Muncipality on the Administration of Land Use by FFES
• Provisional Regulations on Real Estate Tax
• Provisional Rules on Construction Tax
• Provisions of the Beijing Municipal People's Government for the Development and Management of Real Estate by Foreign Investors
• Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of the Construction Market

Colombia

Land and Building Laws

• Decreto 422, 8 de Marzo de 2000, Por el cual se reglamenta parcialmente el art. 50 de la Ley 546 de 1999 y los arts. 60, 61 y 62 de la Ley 550 de 1999
• Law 9 of 1989 (Urban Reform) (in Spanish)
• Law 388 of 1997 (Territorial Organization Law) (Spanish)
• Decree No. 2181 of 2006 (in Spanish)
• Law 152 of 1994 (Development Plan Law) (in Spanish)
• Decree No. 609 of 2006 (in Spanish)
• Decree 319 of 2006 (Bogota's Mobility Plan) (in Spanish)
• Decreto 564 de 2006 (febrero 24 de 2006)
• Decreto 564 de 2006 (febrero 24 de 2006)
• Decreto 4397 de 2006 (diciembre 6 de 2006)
• Decreto 4397 de 2006 (diciembre 6 de 2006)

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Land and Building Laws

• Ministerial Decree No. 013/CAB/MIN.URB-HAB/2005 of 6 May 2005 modifies Decree CAB/CE/URB/012/88 of 22 October 1988 that regulates the issuance of the building licence.

Congo, Rep.

Land and Building Laws

• Loi n° 17-2000 du 30 décembre 2000 portant régime de la propriété foncière

Costa Rica

Land and Building Laws

• Organic Environmental Law (Spanish)
• Construction Law (Spanish)
• Ley Reguladora de la Propiedad en Condominio No. 7933
• INVU Building Regulations, 1983 (Spanish)
• Urban Planning Law, No.4240 (Spanish)
• Alterations to the Building Regulations of INVU (Spanish)
• General Health Law, No. 5395 (Spanish)

Côte d'Ivoire

Land and Building Laws

• Décrets et arrêtés d'application de la loi relative au domaine foncier rural
• Loi n° 98-750 du 23 décembre 1998 relative au domaine foncier rural

Croatia

Land and Building Laws

• Real Estate Transfer Tax Act
• Law on Waste, NULL

Czech Republic

Land and Building Laws

• Water Act, 2001
• Act No. 183/2006 Coll. on town and country planning and building code (Building Act)
• Law on environmental impact assessment 2001
• Act No. 114/1992 Coll. on nature and landscape conservation (in Czech)

Denmark

Land and Building Laws

• Mortgage-Credit Loans and Mortgage-Credit Bonds etc. Act

Djibouti

Land and Building Laws

• Loi n° 177/AN/91/2ème L portant organisation de la propriété foncière
• Loi n° 178/AN/91/2ème L fixant les modalités d'application des loi relatives au régime foncier

Dominican Republic

Land and Building Laws

• Ley N° 171 sobre Bancos Hipotecarios de la Construcción

Ecuador

Land and Building Laws

• CODIGO MUNICIPAL PARA EL DISTRITO METROPOLITANO DE QUITO (LIBRO 1)
• Civil Code (Sections 602–1,014)

Egypt

Land and Building Laws

• Civil Code (Articles 802 - 869)
• Nature Protection Law
• Law 4 for the Protection of the Environment (Arabic and English)
• Civil Code (Articles 802 - 869) (Arabic)
• Executive Regulations of Real Estate Finance Law No. 148 of 2001
• Real Estate Finance Law No. 148 of 2001
• Prime Minister's Decree No. 465 of 2005 Amending Real Estate Finance Law No. 148 of 2001
• Decree No. 465 of 2005 amending the Executive Regulations of the Mortgage Finance Law

El Salvador

Land and Building Laws

• Decreto de Creación del Centro Nacional de Registro y su Régimen Administrativo
• Decreto que Autoriza al Centro Nacional de Registros Para que Asuma las Funciones Hasta Hoy Encomendadas a la Dirección General De Registros y al Instituto Geográfico Nacional, así Como Transferirle los Recursos Originalmente Asignados a Dichas Institucio
• Decreto Sobre la Inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad Raíz e Hipotecas de Los Inmuebles Adquiridos de Conformidad a la Ley Básica de la Reforma Agraria, la Ley Para la Afectación y Traspaso de Tierras a Favor de sus Cultivadores Directos, y Decretos
• Decretos Mediante los que se Autoriza el Sistema de Fotocopia Para Hacer las Inscripciones en el Registro de la Propiedad Raíz e Hipotecas
• Ley de Arrendamiento Financiero
• Ley de Catastro
• Ley de Creación de la Unidad del Registro Social de Inmuebles
• Ley de la Dirección General de Registros
• Ley de Procedimientos Uniformes Para la Presentación, Trámite y Registro o Deposito de Instrumentos en los Registros de la Propiedad Raíz e Hipotecas, Social de Inmuebles, de Comercio y de Propiedad Intelectual
• Ley de Reestructuración del Registro de la Propiedad Raíz e Hipotecas
• Ley Relativa a las Tarifas y Otras Disposiciones Administrativas del Registro de la Propiedad Raíz e Hipotecas (17)

Estonia

Land and Building Laws

• Act to Amend Law of Property Act, Estonian Central Register of Securities Act, Credit Institutions Act, Insurance Activities Act, Bankruptcy Act, Law of Obligations Act, Private International Law Act and Securities Market Act (in Estonian and English)
• Building Act (in Estonian and English)
• Land Improvement Act (in Estonian and English)
• Land Register Act (in Estonian and English)
• Land Tax Act (in Estonian and English)
• Land Valuation Act (in Estonian and English)
• Law of Property Act (in Estonian and English)
• Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act, 2005
• Environmental Supervision Act, 2002

Fiji

Land and Building Laws

• Land Development Act
• Land Sales Act
• Land Transfer Act
• Property Law Act

Finland

Land and Building Laws

• Code of Real Estate
• Land Use and Building Act
• Real Estate Register Act
• Land Use and Building Decree (Finnish)
• Land Use and Building Decree (English)

France

Land and Building Laws

• Ordonnance n 2005-1527 du 8 décembre 2005 (permis de construire et autorisations d'urbanisme)
• Décret 2007-18 du 5 janvier 2007 (modifiant le code de l'urbanisme)
• Code de l'urbanisme
• Code de l'environnement
• Code de la construction et de l'habitation (partie réglementaire)
• Code de la construction et de l'habitation (partie législative - décrets en Conseil d'Etat)

Georgia

Land and Building Laws

• Law on Management and Alienation of State-Owned Non-Agricultural Land
• Law on Land Registration (No. 490-Is) (in Georgian and English)
• Law on Licensing
• Law on Environmental Permits
• Law on Construction and Architectural Activity

Germany

Land and Building Laws

• Federal Building Code
• Baugesetzbuch
• Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch

Ghana

Land and Building Laws

• Land Title Registration Regulations, 1986
• Land Title Registration Law, 1986
• Lands (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963 (Act No. 161)
• Administration of Lands Regulations, 1962
• Administration of Lands Act, 1962 (Act No. 123)
• Concessions Act, 1962 (Act No. 124)

Guinea

Land and Building Laws

• Codification des études d’impact sur l’environnement
• Code de la protection et de la mise en valeur de l’environnement
• Code de l'eau
• Décret D/94/180/PRG/SGG du 7 décembre 1994 portant création, attributions et organisation du Bureau de la Conservation Foncière
• Code foncier et domanial

Guyana

Land and Building Laws

• Civil Law of Guyana Act
• Deeds Registry Act
• Deeds Registry Authority Act 1999
• Immovable Property (Sale and Interests) Act
• Land Registry (Validation of Awards) Act
• Land Registry Act
• Title to Land (Prescription and Limitation) Act
• Acquisition of Land (Land settlement) Act
• Landlord and Tenant Act

Haiti

Land and Building Laws

• Law of April 23, 1940 (Protection of Property and Cultural Heritage) (French)
• Decree Law of October 31, 1941 (Protection of Property and Cultural Heritage) (French)
• Constitution (Title III, section H) (French)
• Rural Code, 1962 (French)

Honduras

Land and Building Laws

• Decree No. 180-2003 (Ley de Ordenamiento Territorial)

Hong Kong, China

Land and Building Laws

• Buildings Ordinance
• Construction Workers Registration Ordinance, Chapter 583
• Conveyancing and Property Ordinance
• Industrial Training (Construction Industry) Ordinance, Chapter 317
• Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance
• Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations
• Land Acquisition (Possessory Title) Ordinance
• Land Registration Fees Regulations
• Land Registration Ordinance
• Land Registration Regulations
• Sale of Land by Auction Ordinance

Iceland

Land and Building Laws

• Multi-Owner Buildings Act, No. 26/1994, with Subsequent Amendments
• Planning and Building Act, Nos. 73/1997, 135/1997and 58/1999

India

Land and Building Laws

• Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
• Transfer of Property (Amendment) Act, 2002
• Transfer of Property Act, 1882
• Coal India (Regulation of Transfers and Validation) Act, 2000
• Land Acquistion Act, 1894
• The Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954

Iraq

Land and Building Laws

• Tax on Transfer of Real Estate
• Vacant Land Tax Law

Italy

Land and Building Laws

• (Testo Unico) Code of laws and regulations concerning construction, 2001 (Italian)

Japan

Land and Building Laws

• Water Pollution Control Law
• The Basic Environment Law
• Environmental Impact Assessment Law
• National Spatial Planning Act (Act No. 205 of 1950)
• Basic Act for Land (Act No. 84 of 1989) (Japanese and English)

Kazakhstan

Land and Building Laws

• Land Code (in Russian)

Kenya

Land and Building Laws

• Building Societies Act
• Registered Land Act
• Stamp Duty Act
• Transfer of Property Act, 1882
• Physical Planning Act,1996

Kiribati

Land and Building Laws

• Land Planning Ordinance
• Landowners Taxation Ordinance
• United Kingdom Law of Property Act, 1925

Korea

Land and Building Laws

• Framework Act on the Construction Industry, 2003 (Korean)
• Building Act, 2003 (Korean)
• Framework Act on the Construction Industry, January 2002 (Korean)
• Framework Act on the Construction Industry, 2000 (Korean)
• Framework Act on the Construction Industry, 1999 (Korean)
• Framework Act on the Construction Industry, December 2002 (Korean)
• Foreigner's Land Acquisition Act

Kyrgyz Republic

Land and Building Laws

• Law On Licensing, 1997 (in Russian)
• Land Code
• Land Code (in Russian)
• Subsoil Law

Lao PDR

Land and Building Laws

• Law on Land
• Presidential Decree Law on Promulgation of Land Law (No. 33/PO, 1997)

Latvia

Land and Building Laws

• Cabinet of Ministers regulations "Regulations for the Registration of Construction Merchants" No. 453 (adopted 07.11.2005)

Lebanon

Land and Building Laws

• Decree No. 14293 (2005) - Requirements and conditions for buildings, installations, and elevators for the protection against fires and earthquakes
• Amendment of Legislative Decree No.148 of September 16, 1983 (Construction Law) (in Arabic)

Lithuania

Land and Building Laws

• Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania
• Law on Land
• Law on Land Reform
• Law on Land Tax

Madagascar

Land and Building Laws

• Code foncier

Malaysia

Land and Building Laws

• Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982 (Act 267)
• Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) (June 2003)
• Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Act 133) - Part III
• Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Act 133) - Part II
• Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Act 133) - Part I
• Town Planners Act 1995 (Act 538)

Maldives

Land and Building Laws

• Maldives Land Law Regulations 2003, NULL
• Maldives Land Law Regulations 2004, NULL

Marshall Islands

Land and Building Laws

• Land Acquistion Act 1986
• Land Recording and Registration Act 2003
• Planning and Zoning Act 1987
• Real and Personal Property Act

Mauritania

Land and Building Laws

• Décret d'application de l'ordonnance 83-127
• Ordonnance 83-127 du 5 juin 1983 portant réorganisation foncière et domaniale

Mauritius

Land and Building Laws

• Building Act

Mexico

Land and Building Laws

• Ley de la Propiedad Industrial

Moldova

Land and Building Laws

• Land Code (in Romanian)
• Law No.1247-XII on State Land Structure, State Land Cadastre and Land Monitoring adopted on December 22, 1992
• Law No.1308-XIII on Normative Price of Land and Procedure of Purchase and Sale of Land adopted on July 25, 1997
• Law No.1543-XIII on Immovable Property Cadastre adopted on February 25, 1998
• Law No.459-XII on Property adopted on January 22, 1991 (in Romanian)

Mongolia

Land and Building Laws

• Immovable Property Tax Law
• Law on Allocation of Land to Mongolian Citizens for Ownership
• Law on Land
• Law on Land Fees
• Law on Registration of Immovable Property
• Law on Licensing, 2001
• Law on State Stamp Duties, 1993

Montenegro

Land and Building Laws

• Law on Financial Leasing
• Law on Mortgage

Mozambique

Land and Building Laws

• Land Law Legislation, NULL
• Mozambique Land Regulation (December 26, 2006)

Netherlands

Land and Building Laws

• Landinrichtingswet
• Kadasterwet

New Zealand

Land and Building Laws

• Building Act 2004
• Building Amendment Act 2005
• Building Regulations 1992

Nicaragua

Land and Building Laws

• Ley General de Catastro Nacional
• Ley de Estabilidad de la Propiedad
• PLAN DE ARBITRIOS DEL MUNICIPIO DE MANAGUA (DECRETO No. 10-91 del 5 de febrero de 1991)
• LEY SOBRE USO Y ADMINISTRACIÓN DE ÁREAS DE SERVICIO PÚBLICO (No. 319 Aprobado el 23 de Octubre de 1965)
• DELIMITACIÓN DE LOS DISTRITOS DE MANAGUA (Decreto No. 9 , Aprobado el 4 de abril de 1989)
• ZONIFICACIÓN REGIÓN III (DECRETO No. 1218. Aprobado el 18 de Marzo de 1983)
• VENTANILLA ÚNICA PARA LA INDUSTRIA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN (DECRETO EJECUTIVO No. 28-98, Aprobado el 14 Abril 1998)
• Reglamento de Permiso de Construcción para El Area del Municipio de Managua, 15 de Abril de 1982

Nigeria

Land and Building Laws

• Land Use Act

Norway

Land and Building Laws

• Planning and Building Act No. 77 of 14 June 1985
• Land Act Act No. 23 of 12 May 1995
• Land Consolidation Act No. 77 of 21 December 1979
• Mortgage Act No. 2 of 8 February 1980
• Lov om behandlingsmåten i forvaltningssaker (forvaltningsloven) - LOV-1967-02-10
• Forskrift om saksbehandling og kontroll i byggesaker, Forskrift av 24. juni 2003 nr. 749
• Forskrift om krav til byggverk og produkter til byggverk, 22. januar 1997 nr. 33
• Vedtekter Til Plan - Og Bygningsloven Av 14.06.1985 Nr. 77 For Askim Kommune
• Forskrift om sikkerhet, helse og arbeidsmiljø på bygge- og anleggsplasser, 21. april 1995

Pakistan

Land and Building Laws

• The Lahore Development Authority Act, 1975
• The Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976
• THE PUNJAB HOUSING AND TOWN-PLANNING AGENCY ORDINANCE, 2002
• The Sindh Local Government Ordinance, 2001
• The Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 2001
• The NWFP Local Government Ordinance, 2001
• The Balochistan Local Government Ordinance, 2001
• Punjab Government Lands and Buildings (Recovery of Possession) Ordinance, 1966
• Land Reforms Regulation, 1972
• Cantonment Areas Union Committee (Property) Rules, 1946
• Cantonments (Requisitioning of Immovable Property) Ordinance, 1948
• DHA Construction Bye Laws, 2003
• Karachi Building and Town Planning Regulations, 2002
• Karachi Building and Town Planning Regulations, 2002 (Tables)
• Land Acquisition Act 1894
• Protection of Communal Properties of Minorities Ordinance, 2001
• Registration Act, 1908
• Sindh Buildings Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001
• Sindh Buildings Control Ordinance, 1979
• Sindh Disposal of Urban Land Ordinance, 2002
• Sindh Regulation and Control (Use of Plots and Construction of Buildings) Ordinance, 2002
• Sindh Urban State Land (Cancellation of Allotments, Conversions and Exchanges) Ordinance, 2000
• Trusts Act, 1882

Panama

Land and Building Laws

• Acuerdo Municipal No. 162 of 2006 (in Spanish)

Papua New Guinea

Land and Building Laws

• Building Act 1971
• Building Regulation 1994
• Land Act 1996
• Land Registration Act 1981
• Land Registration Regulation 1999
• Land Regulation 1999
• Law of Property (Execution of Powers) Act 1975
• Stamp Duties Act 1952
• Stamp Duties Regulation 1953

Philippines

Land and Building Laws

• National Building Code of the Philippines
• Securitization Act of 2004

Poland

Land and Building Laws

• Act of 7 July 1994 on Building Law
• Aquisition of Immovable Properities by Foreign Persons Act

Portugal

Land and Building Laws

• Decree Law No. 80/2006 of April 4, 2006 - New revision of the Thermal Regulations for Buildings (in Portuguese)
• Decree Law No. 79/2006 of April 4, 2006 - Energy Certification System Regulations (in Portuguese)
• Decree Law No. 78/2006 of April 4, 2006 - National Energy Certification Process of Buildings (in Portuguese)

Romania

Land and Building Laws

• Law on Land Resources

Russian Federation

Land and Building Laws

• Land Law (in Russian)

Samoa

Land and Building Laws

• Land and Titles Act 1981
• Land Registration Act 1992-93
• Land Titles Investigation Act 1966
• New Zealand Property Law Act 1952

Senegal

Land and Building Laws

• Law No. 88-05 dated on June 20, 1988 relating to Town Planning

Sierra Leone

Land and Building Laws

• Registration of Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2000
• Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001

Singapore

Land and Building Laws

• Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act
• Building and Construction Authority Act
• Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act
• Building Control Act
• Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, 2004
• Conveyancing and Law of Property Act
• Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act
• Foreshores Act
• Land Acquisition Act
• Land Revenue Collection Act
• Land Surveyors Act
• Land Titles (Strata) Act
• Land Titles Act
• Property Tax (Surcharge) Act
• Property Tax Act
• Sale of Commercial Properties Act
• Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 effective on 1st April 2006

Slovakia

Land and Building Laws

• Decree No. 158/2004 Coll. on building materials (in force since April 2004)
• Act N 90/1998 Coll. on building products (in force since Octob 1, 1998) as amended by Act 314/ 2004
• Act 237/2000 amending the Act 50/1976 Coll. on Territorial Planning and Building Order (Building Act)
• Land-Use Planning and Building Order Act (Building Act)
• Act 138/1992 on Authorised Architects and Authorised Civil Engineers, as amended
• Act No. 138/1992 Coll. on Authorised Architects and Authorised Civil Engineers
• Act No. 162 on the Real Estate Cadastre

Solomon Islands

Land and Building Laws

• Customary Land Records Act
• Land and Titles Act
• Town and Country Planning Act
• United Kingdom Law of Property Act 1925

South Africa

Land and Building Laws

• Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act
• Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000
• National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act (Act 103 of 1977)

Spain

Land and Building Laws

• Ordenanza Municipal de Tramitacion de Licencias Urbanisticas, 2004

Sri Lanka

Land and Building Laws

• Colombo Municipal Council Waterworks Ordinance
• Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act, No. 12 of 2006
• Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act, No. 12 of 2006 (in Sinhala)
• Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act, No. 12 of 2006 (in Tamil)

Switzerland

Land and Building Laws

• Bauproduktgesetz

Tajikistan

Land and Building Laws

• Land Code (1992)

Tanzania

Land and Building Laws

• The Contractors Registraction Act (Act No.17 - 1997), 1997
• The Written Laws Act (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Act No. 18-1997), 1997
• Architects ans Quantity Surveyors Registration Act (Act No.16 - 1997), 1997
• The Engineers Registration Act (Act No.15 - 1997), 1997
• Land Act, 1999

Tonga

Land and Building Laws

• Land Act

Tunisia

Land and Building Laws

• Loi n° 94-89 du 26 juillet 1994 relative au leasing

Turkey

Land and Building Laws

• Municipality Zoning Procedures Assistance Regulation (Belediyeler İmar Uygulamaları Yardım Yönetmeliği)- August, 1983
• Regulation Concerning Implementing Procedures and Principles of Building Inspection (Yapı Denetimi Uygulama Usul ve Esasları Hakkında Yönetmelik)- August, 2001
• Law on Building Inspection No. 4708 (Yapı Denetimi Hakkında Kanun) - July, 2001
• Municipality Law No. 5393 (Belediye Kanunu)- July, 2005
• Environmental Law No. 2872 (Çevre Kanunu) - August 9, 1983
• Greater City Municipality Law No. 5216 - July, 2004
• Earthquake Regulation (Deprem Yönetmeliği) - January, 1998.

Ukraine

Land and Building Laws

• The Law of Ukraine of 20.05.1999 # 687-XIV "On Architectural Activity"
• Law No. 1775-III of 2000 on licensing of certain types of economic activity, dated June, 1, 2000
• Planning and Development of Territories Act (official summary)

United Kingdom

Land and Building Laws

• Capital Allowances Act 1990
• Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988
• Land Drainage Act 1991
• Land Drainage Act 1994
• Land Registration Act 1997
• Land Registration Act 2002
• Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989
• Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Act 2005
• Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
• The Town and Country Planning Regulations 2004
• Locan Government Act 2003
• Party Wall Act 1996
• The Building Act 1984 and Building Regulations: Legislation

United States

Land and Building Laws

• New York City Building Code

Uruguay

Land and Building Laws

• Digesto Municipal - Montevideo

Uzbekistan

Land and Building Laws

• Edict on Measures on Further Improvement of Architecture and Urban Planning (in Russian)
• Law on Water and Use of Water (in Russian)

Vanuatu

Land and Building Laws

• Defective Premises Act 1972
• Land Leases Act
• Law of Property Act 1925

Vietnam

Land and Building Laws

• Circular No. 05/2005/TT-BTC 117/2004/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of the Government's Decree No. 198/2004/ND-CP dated 3 December 2004 on Land Use Levy Collection, NULL
• Decree No. 142/2005/ND-CP on Collection of Land Rents and Water Surface Rents, NULL
• Decree No. 142/2005/ND-CP on Collection of Land Rents and Water Surface Rents, NULL
• Decree No. 17/2006/ND-CP on amendment of and addition to a number of articles of decrees implementing the Law on Land and to Decree 187/2004/ND-CP of the Government dated 16 November 2004 on conversion of state owned companies into shareholding companies, NULL
• Decree No. 181/2004/ND-CP providing for implementation of Law on Land, NULL
• Decree No. 188/2004/ND-CP on Price Determination Methods and Price Frameworks for all Types of Land, NULL
• Decree No. 198/2004/ND-CP on Collection of Land Use Levies, NULL
• Decree on the Enactment of Regulations on the Allocation of Forestry Land to Organizations, Households and Individuals for Stable and Long Term Use for Forestry Purposes
• Law on Construction 2003
• Law on Land 2003

Zambia

Land and Building Laws

• Appropriation Act, NULL
• Bill of Sale (Registration) Act, NULL
• Lands Act, NULL
• Lands Act, 1995, NULL
• Lands and Deeds Registry Act, NULL
• Property Transfer Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005, NULL
• Town and Country Planning Act

Zimbabwe

Land and Building Laws

• Land Acquisition Act
• Land Occupation Conditions Act
• Land Survey Act
• Rural Land Act
• Housing and Building Act
• Regional, Town and Country Planning Act