Basic Land Consolidation Act 1951. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1951 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 103, 19 May 1951,pp. 463-486. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land consolidation Land reform Land tenure Subdivision of land Land-use planning Land valuation Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Vested rights/existing rights Traditional rights/customary rights Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to land consolidations. Article 1 establishes that to improve production and working conditions in agriculture and forestry, as well as to improve general land use planning and land development, owned land may be consolidated. Part I dealing with consolidation, division and regulations is divided into 3 chapters as follows: Consolidation of agricultural and forestry parcels (I); Organization of legal and economic aspects of estates in joint tenancy, subject of divisions and regulations (II); Authorities and general provisions on proceedings, competent agrarian authorities (III). Part two concerns land consolidation; and Part three contains principles on land division in Burgenland. The text consists of 59 articles divided into 3 Parts. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at