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PROPOSED LAW NO. 79 /X
Exhibition of Motives
With the expiry of the term of the preventive measures of land occupancy in the area
provided for by the new airport in Lisbon, set by Decree No. 42/97 of August 21, and
extended by Decree No. 31-A/99 of August 20, the legislative authorization
Constant Article 12 of Law No. 3-B/2000 of April 4 enabled the Government to
extend for a period of three years preventive measures relating to the areas
defined in tables A and B annexed to Decree No 31-A/99 of August 20.
Under such legislative authorization, came the Government to define, by the Decree-Law
n ° 170/2000 of August 8, the extension for a period of three years, counted
from August 22, 2000, of the said preventive measures of land occupancy.
Attending to that the term of the preventive measures concerning the areas
defined in tables A and B and corresponding plant annexes to Decree No. 31-A/99, of
August 20, would end August 22, 2003, the Law No. 5/2003 of February 27,
has enabled the Government to extend for another three year period the measures
preventive relating to the areas defined in tables A and B annexes to Decree No 31-
A/99, of August 20.
Under this last legislative authorization, came the Government to define, by the Decree-Law
n ° 118/2003 of June 14, the extension for a period of three years, counted
departure from August 22, 2003.
Attending to that the extended term of the preventive measures concerning the
areas defined in tables A and B and corresponding plant annexes to Decree No 31-
A/99, of August 20, will end on the next August 22, 2006, impose
ensure further extension of that deadline, under penalty of dissipation of all effects
which in the meantime were intended to safeguard with the institution of the said measures.
Thus:
Under the terms of the paragraph d) of Article 197 (1) of the Constitution, the Government presents to the
Assembly of the Republic the following proposal for a law:
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Article 1.
Subject
This Act extends, for a period of not more than three years, the term of the
preventive measures of land occupancy in the predicted area of location of the new
Lisbon airport, provided for in Decree No 31-A/99 of August 20, pursuant to the
chapter II of Decree-Law No. 794/76 of November 5 on the areas
defined in tables A and B annexed to the said Decree No 31-A/99 of August 20.
Article 2.
Entry into force
This Law shall come into force on the day following that of its publication.
Seen and approved in Council of Ministers of June 22, 2006.
The Prime Minister
The Minister of the Presidency
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs