Land Transaction Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Vorarlberg Document type Legislation Date 1993 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw concerning transactions of land. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land tenure Transfer Agricultural land Foreign land tenure Land commission Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to the various terms therein employed, such as "land", "building land", "building permit", "foreigner", "planning permission", etc. Part 3 regulates in particular the transfer of agricultural and forestry land and the requirements for its conversion into building land. Furthermore, it outlines the conditions and procedures for acquisition of land by foreigners. Part 3 establishes the competent authorities and, in particular, various Land Commissions. Finally, the Act prescribes penalties in case of non compliance and transitional provisions. The Act consists of 32 articles divided into 6 Parts. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amended by Law amending the Land Transaction Law. Legislation | Austria | 2006 Keyword: Transfer, Land tenure, Foreign land tenure, EIA, Transboundary effects, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending the Land Transaction Law. Legislation | Austria | 1995 Keyword: Transfer, Land tenure, Foreign land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending the Land Transaction Law. Legislation | Austria | 2009 Keyword: Land tenure, Transfer, Dispute settlement, Court/tribunal, Flood Source: FAO, FAOLEX