Land Code (Law No. 425-Z).

Subject

Land & soil, Water

Keyword

Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Ownership Lease Servitude Concession Public land Survey/mapping Monitoring Classification/declassification Water rights

Geographical area

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia

Entry into force notes

This Land Code enters into force on 1 January 2009.

Abstract

This Land Code establishes that objects of land relations shall be: (a) land; (b) plots of land; (c) land rights; and (d) restrictions (encumbrances), including servitude. The following types of ownership are envisaged: (a) public property; (b) private property; (c) foreign property, including property of international organizations; (d) lifelong hereditary ownership; (e) open-ended (permanent) ownership; (f) provisional ownership; and (g) lease (sublease). Land Code consists of 12 Sections dealing with the following matters: Section 1 general provisions; Section 2 state regulation and management in the sphere of land tenure and land protection; Section 3 payment for land and the right of concluding lease contracts; Section 4 concession of public land; Section 5 transfer of rights, restrictions (encumbrances) to plots of land; Section 6 cessation of rights, restrictions (encumbrances) to plots of land; Section 7 rights and duties of land tenants and protection thereof; Section 8 land survey; Section 9 land monitoring; Section 10 land conservation, state supervision over management and protection of land; Section 11 dispute settlement and liability; and Section 12 final provisions. Land shall be classified into the following categories: (a) agricultural land; (b) urban land; (c) industrial land; (d) environmental protection, recreational land and areas of historical and cultural heritage; (e) forestland; (f) water fund land; and (g) reserve land.

Full text

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References - Legislation

Repeals

Law on Payments for Land.

Legislation | Belarus | 1900

Keyword: Tax/levy, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural land, Urban land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Code, Law No. 226-Z of 1999.

Legislation | Belarus | 1999

Keyword: Basic legislation, Agricultural land, Survey/mapping, Cadastre/land registration, Concession, Transfer, Right of use, Expropriation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Institution, Ownership, Cultural heritage, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Code.

Legislation | Belarus | 1990

Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Basic legislation, Land-use planning, Land reform, Public land, Agricultural land, Urban land, Land tenure, Right of use, Lease, Common property, Ownership, Survey/mapping, Drainage/land reclamation, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 447-Z amending Land Code (Law No. 425-Z).

Legislation | Belarus | 2008

Keyword: Expropriation, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 232-Z amending Land Code (Law No. 425-Z).

Legislation | Belarus | 2011

Keyword: Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 123-Z amending Land Code (Law No. 425-Z).

Legislation | Belarus | 2010

Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Ownership, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX