Land Law No. 10/2013. Country/Territory Macau (China) Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Land-use planning Concession Dispute settlement Policy/planning Property rights Public land Right of use Soil conservation/soil improvement Abandoned land/unoccupied land Access right Agricultural development Cultural heritage Expropriation Inheritance Classification/declassification Sustainable development Geographical area Asia, Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 March 2014. Abstract This Land Law, consisting of 14 Chapters, divided into 223 articles, establishes the legal regime for land management, in particular for constitution, exercise, modification, transmission and extinction of the right of land use and exploitation within the State of the Special Administrative Region of Macau, (called RAEM). Land management, in particular land use and exploitation, follows several principles, such as: 1) Sustainability, promoting the coordinated and balanced development at socio-ec Full text Portuguese/Chinese Website www.bo.io.gov.mo References - Legislation Amends Decree-Law No. 43/97/M implementing Land expropriation legal regime for public use. Legislation | Macau (China) | 1997 Keyword: Land tenure, Expropriation, Land valuation Source: FAO, FAOLEX