German Land Settlement Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1919 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Vested rights/existing rights Land tenure Land-use planning Land reform Land consolidation Land valuation Agricultural land Property rights Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that the federal states are obliged where non-profit settlement companies are not available to justify such creation of new settlements and to upgrade existing small businesses. The text, consisting of 32 articles, deals with the following aspects: moor and wasteland, pre-emptory land rights, land associations, repurchase right, procurement of land lease for agricultural workers and final provisions. One Annex is enclosed. Full text German Website www.bmj.de References - Legislation Implemented by Ordinance implementing the Land Parcel Act and German Reich Settlement Act. Legislation | Germany | 1969 Keyword: Land tenure, Land reform, Land consolidation, Subdivision of land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Rural Soil Legislation Ordinance (BodenRDV MV). Legislation | Germany | 1994 (2016) Keyword: Land tenure, Land consolidation, Public land, Land-use planning, Subdivision of land, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX