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Decree-Law No. 31-A/99 approving the Civil Code of Cape Verde.
Date of original text: 25 November 1966 (30 August 1999)
Decree-Law No. 12/2024 approving the Legal Regime of Land Registry.
Date of text: 21 March 2024
Law No. 60/VIII/2014 establishing the legal regime for urban land planning.
Date of text: 23 April 2014
Decree-Law No. 43/2010 approving the National Regulation for Land and Urban Planning (RNOTPU).
Date of original text: 27 September 2010 (10 December 2018)
Legislative Decree No. 2/2007 regulating land use.
Date of text: 19 July 2007
Legislative Decree No. 1/2006 approving the Territorial and Urban Planning.
Date of text: 13 February 2006
Law No. 71/VI/2005 revising land legal status for expropriation and planning purposes.
Date of text: 27 June 2005
Act No. 9/II/82 on the Agricultural Reform.
Date of text: 26 March 1982
Law No. 34/X/2023 regulating the Regional and Local Development Planning System, defining the system for coordinating the national, regional, intermunicipal and municipal levels of regional and local development planning, as well as the process of elaboration, review, approval, execution, follow-up and evaluation of regional, intermunicipal and municipal development planning instruments.
Date of text: 22 August 2023
Decree-Law No. 14/2016 approving the Regulation on the preparation and implementation process of the Plans for the Management of Coastal Zones and the Adjacent Sea (POOC_M).
Date of text: 01 March 2016
Decree-Law No. 2/2024 establishing a special regime for the compensation of individuals whose properties they occupy were expropriated through a declaration of public utility and do not have any title proving ownership and possession of the land.
Date of text: 15 January 2024
Decree-Law No. 46/2022 approving the Territorial Cohesion Index (ICT).
Date of text: 14 October 2022
Decree-Law No. 68/2021 establishing structure, organization and operating rules of the Ministry of Territorial Cohesion (MCT).
Date of text: 05 October 2021
Decree-Law No. 43/2017 redefining the Southern Integral Tourism Development Zone of "Baia das Gatas" on the island of São Vicente.
Date of text: 21 September 2017
Decree-Law No. 48/2016 establishing the organization and functioning norms of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Territorial Planning and Housing (MIOTH).
Date of text: 27 September 2016
Decree-Law No. 39/2016 approving the exceptional regime for ownership transmission of municipalities of land in the private domain of the State.
Date of text: 18 July 2016
Decree-Law No. 65/2014 creating the new structure of the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning (MAHOT).
Date of text: 02 December 2014
Rectification of Law No. 60/VIII/2014 on the legal regime for urban land.
Date of text: 27 June 2014
Law No. 28/VIII/2013 approving the National Directive for Territorial Planning (DNOT).
Date of text: 10 April 2013
Decree-Law No. 24/2012 institutionalizing the Information Territorial System of Cape Verde (SIT-CV).
Date of text: 16 August 2012
Decree-Law No. 55/2010 regulating National Cartography Production.
Date of text: 06 December 2010
Legislative Decree No. 6/2010 amending Legislative Decree No. 1/2006 on Urban and Spatial Planning.
Date of text: 21 June 2010
Decree-Law No. 32/2008 creating the National Council of Cartography.
Date of text: 20 October 2008
Law No. 05/VII/2007 on land tenure.
Date of text: 22 January 2007
Decree-Law No. 67/2005 on the concession for the right to use public maritime land located in the Island of Santa Maria.
Date of text: 31 October 2005
Decree-Law No. 65/98 establishing the conditions for coastal land expropriation in the district of Praia.
Date of text: 31 December 1998
Decree-Law No. 69/97 prohibiting sand extraction from beaches, dunes and inland waters.
Date of text: 03 November 1997
Act No. 85/IV/93 of 16 June 1993 defining national territories and urban planning.
Date of text: 16 July 1993
Decree-Law No. 98/91 of 24 August 1991 establishing Law Courts' jurisdiction for matters relating to usufruct, lease or joint lease of rural lands, or portions of them.
Date of text: 24 August 1991
Decree-Law No. 39/83 regulating land expropriation procedures, in compliance with the Agricultural Reform.
Date of text: 04 June 1983
Decree-Law No. 38/83 regulating rural land leasing contracts.
Date of text: 04 June 1983
Decree-Law No. 37-A/83 regulating compensation for expropriation procedures, in accordance with the Agricultural Reform.
Date of text: 04 June 1983
Act No. 6/73 approving the Overseas Land Act.
Date of text: 13 August 1973
Resolution No. 20/2011 establishing the Regional Territorial Planning Scheme of the São Vicente island (EROT-SV).
Date of text: 24 May 2011
Order No. 4/2023 on the Final Approval of the Detailed Management Plan (POD) of the ZDTI of Murdeira and Algodoeiro, Sal island.
Date of text: 27 January 2023
Order No. 23/2022 on the Final Approval of the Land Use Planning for the ZDTI of Santa Maria Oeste.
Date of text: 31 May 2022
Joint Order No. 41/2020 approving the Coastal Zone and Adjacent Sea Territorial Planning of the Boa Vista Island.
Date of original text: 14 August 2020 (10 September 2020)
Joint Order No. 37/2019 on the Designing of the Plan for Coastal and Adjacent Sea (POOC_M) Planning in the island of Santiago.
Date of text: 28 October 2019
Joint Order No. 29/2019 on the Designing of the Plan for Coastal and Adjacent Sea (POOC_M) Planning in the island of Boa Vista.
Date of text: 06 June 2019
Resolution No. 116/2017 ratifying the Tourism Land Use Planning (POT) of the Touristic Area of Salamansa (ZTS).
Date of text: 20 October 2017
Resolution No. 23/2011 approving the Regional Scheme for Land use Planning of the Island of S.Nicolau.
Date of text: 04 July 2011
Resolution No. 19/2011 approving the National Directives for Land use Planning (DNOT).
Date of text: 24 May 2011
Order No. 6/2011 establishing spatial uses classes, according to the soil classification established by Decree-Law No. 43/2010.
Date of text: 24 January 2011
Decree No. 14/2010 regulating standards for the National Cartography Plan.
Date of text: 06 December 2010
Order No. 90/83 approving the model form for rural land leasing contracts.
Date of text: 24 December 1983
Order No. 52/2023 approving the Land Use Planning for the Coastal Zone and Adjacent Sea (POOC_M) of Maio Island.
Date of text: 18 December 2023
Joint Order No. 48/2023 approving the Coastal and Adjacent Sea Planning Plan (POOC-M) of São Vicente Island.
Date of text: 13 November 2023
Order No. 18/2022 approving the Praia Grande Tourist Management Plan (POT - Praia Grande) within the Municipality of the island of São Vicente.
Date of text: 03 May 2022
Order No. 13/2013 authorizing the permanent land concession to farmers and stockbreeders of land plots in Tchon D´Holanda, Ribeira de Vinha, within the island of São Vicente.
Date of text: 15 February 2013
Resolution No. 23/2009 instituting the Unit of Co-ordination for the Land Tenure Register.
Date of text: 10 August 2009
Regulation No. 9/98 establishing coastal zones within the district of Praia as Areas of Touristic Development.
Date of text: 31 December 1998
Decree No. 42/83 establishing, in compliance with Act No. 9/III/82 article 6, the priority of implementing the Agricultural Reform.
Date of text: 04 June 1983
Decree No. 41/83 establishing duties and competencies of Agricultural Reform Committees.
Date of text: 04 June 1983
Decree No. 40/83 establishing the duties and competencies of the National Council of Agricultural Reform.
Date of text: 04 June 1983
Order No. 9/75 abrogating the Rural Committees for Land Leasing.
Date of text: 23 August 1975
Decree No. 47.486 regulating the ownership of lands occupied by non-owners.
Date of text: 06 January 1967
Resolution No. 4/2014 approving the Regional Scheme for the Territorial Planning of São Vicente island (EROT-SV).
Date of text: 08 January 2014
Decision of 27 October 1983 approving the model form for land expropriation according to the Agricultural Reform.
Date of text: 27 October 1983
Decision of 14 July 1978 establishing sub-leasing contracts for rural lands.
Date of text: 14 July 1978
Decree-Law No. 26/2023 amending Decree-Law No. 68/2021 on the structure, organization and operating rules of the Ministry of Territorial Cohesion (MCT).
Date of text: 02 October 2023
Decree-Law No. 17/2023 amending Decree-Law No. 68/2021 on the structure, organization and operating rules of the Ministry of Territorial Cohesion (MCT).
Date of text: 14 June 2023
Decree-Law No. 5/2011 amending the delimitation of the so called "Baia das Gatas" Area of Touristic Development.
Date of text: 24 January 2011