Law No. 106 of 1965 on Ranges and their Protection

9 LA W No. 106 OF 1965 RANGES AND THEIR PROTECTION In the Name of the People The Preridency of the Republic In accordance with the Interim Constitution. pursuant to the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and with the approval of the Council of Ministers and the National Council of the Revolutionary Command. do hereby order the promulgation of the following Law ; Article I.- -The terms used in this Law shall have the meanings shown thereagainst: . Minister --- The Minister of Agriculture. Concerned Office . - The organization related to the Ministry of Agriculture which is responsible for execution of this Law. Director ---- The director of the concerned office. Officials -- - The officials and employees given given the responsibility of executing. this law by the concerned office. Ranges --- Land with natural vegetation confined to grazing and is not suitable for economical cultivation. Article 2.-The Minister in entitled to determine the land that is considered as ranges according to necessity. In case of a dispute the Minister forms a technical committee whose decision will be final after the Minister's approval. Article 3.--The rules of this Law should be applied on ranges on all land classes that belong to the Government. Article 4.- -ta) Ranges improvement and preservation are considered as public benefits. It is subject to the Law of appropriation of immovable properties. (b) The Supreme Organization of the Agrarian Reform allocates for this Law the areas demanded by the Minister from the appropriated lands or the miri sirf or govern ment-owned or released which is under its administration. The Ministry of Finanace allocates the land which is not under the administration of the Supreme Organization. Article 5.--The Minister is entitled to take necessary measures to organize grazing and to improve the ranges that are located outside the areas irrigated by the rivers according to the public interest and the protection of the national income and natural resources, taking into consideration the treaties and agreements signed with neighbouring countries. Article 6.-The Minister. or anyone authorized by him. is entitled to prohibit cutting trees or shrubs any hay making for commercial or agricultural purposes. or other deeds in ranges without a licence. He can impose dues for such licence. Article 7.-·-la) The Ministers. or anyone authorized by him. is entitled. after agreeing with the Minister of Interior. to prohibit grazing in some areas of the ranges for a certain period if it is necessary for preservation and improvement of the ranges. (bl The Director. after the approval of the administrative authorities is entitled to prohibit grazing is some areas of the ranges which he selects for studies and experiments for range improvement. Article 8. Wells cannot he dug in the r:1'1!.!CS without the permission of the COlH.'CrT1('<.! office \\ hich i, entitled after acrccinc \\ ith the 10 Ministrv of Interior. C1:~i'. IU clme or open wells Ior certain periods' for range conservation, Article 9.--The Director and ofiicial-, should take the necessary steps to put pIT lh: k:~ that break out in ranges. They are entitled tu ask the help of dweller» of that area and ask the administra tive authorities tr- brine the needed numbers of them to stop this dang::' :~\ ·" .. ~~:·~·s fJ~.:J by Law. The authorities should fulfil this irnmcdiately. Article to.-Anyone causing damage :q t;razing arcns, wells. water springs or any othcr xource for water. or 10 fences. marks. boundary signs. or building. on a range or to any construction for water spreading. or violating the rules of the Law. regulations or instructions issued thereof shall be punished with imprison ment for a period not more than six months and a fine not exceeding 10.200 or both. Article 11.--The Heads of Administrr.tivc Units in the grazing areas may be empowered magisterial powers lor the purpose of execution of the provisions of this Law. Article 12.---Regulation.s and instructions may be issued It) facilitate the execution of this Law. Article 13.-·-This Law shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Article 14.-Ministers are charged with the execution of this Law. Made at Baghdad this 30th day of Saflar, 1385. and the 30th. day of June 1965. Abdul Salam Mohammed Arif', President of the Republic. Taher Yahya, Subhi Abdul Hamid. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. Ag, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. Abdul Sattar Ali -al-Husain. Minister of Justice. Abdul Karim Farhan. Minister of Culture and Guidance. Abdul Hadi al-Rawi, Minister of Agriculture. Abdul Fattah al-Alousi, Minister of Works and Housing. Adib al-Jadir, Minister of Industry. Fuad al-Rikabi, Minister of Municipal and Village Affairs. Muslih al-Nakshahandi, Minister of Awqaf, Shamil al-Samarraic. Minister of Health, Shukri Saleh Zeki. Minister of Education. Abdul Majid Said. Minister of Communications. Abdul Sahib al-Alwan, Minister of Agrarian Reform. Aziz al-Hafidh. Minister of Economics and Ag. Minister of Finance. Abdul Aziz al-Wattari, Minister of Oil. Muhsin Husain al-Habib, Minister of Defence. Abdul Karim Hani, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. Abdul Hasan Zalzala, Minister of Planning. Abdul Razzaq Muhvi al-Din, Minister of Unity. (Published in 111l~ Waqayi' al-Iraqiya No. Il-l.t of 26 '7' 19651.