Land Code. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Land & soil, Water 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 Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Code enters into force on 1 January 1991. Abstract This Land Code is divided into the following Chapters: Fundamental provisions (1); Powers of local Soviets of People's Deputies and the Republic of Belarus in the sphere of regulation of land relationships (2); Possession and use (3); Withdrawal of lands (4); Land leasing (5); Cessation and transfer of the right of possession and right of use of land (6); Use of plots of land for survey work (7); Tax and rents on land (8); (Agricultural provisions), Basic provisions (9); Ownership of collective farms, State farms and other agricultural enterprises, institutions and organizations (10); landownership and private farming (11); landownership and land use of orcharding, gardening and animal farming citizens' cooperatives (12); Lands in urban areas (13); Suburban and green zones (14); Lands in rural areas (15); [no chapter 16]; Responsibility for the violation of land legislation (17). Full text English Website www.belarus.net References - Legislation Repealed by Land Code (Law No. 425-Z). Legislation | Belarus | 2008 Keyword: Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Ownership, Lease, Servitude, Concession, Public land, Survey/mapping, Monitoring, Classification/declassification, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX