This Act regulates various aspects of the management and handling of agricultural properties in order to ensure an ecologically friendly impact of agricultural activities safeguarding proper agricultural production, development of rural areas, etc. (art. 1). Agricultural properties shall be notified and registered. The Act also lays down rules relative to transfer of agricultural properties (Chapt. 7) and regulates certain aspects of ownership (Chapt.s 7, 8 and 9). Chapter 12 concerns joint agri