Land Use Planning and Building Law. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Basel-Landschaft Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Public land Land consolidation Expropriation Land valuation Liability/compensation Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on 1 January 1999. Abstract The present Law applies to land use planning of private and public parties in the whole of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. The text consists of 153 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: Land use planning (I); Merger of building lands and alteration of borders (II); Expropriation and restriction of property (III); General construction rules (IV); Substantive guarantee, exceptions to general rules and construction outside building zones (V); Building police and building authorizations (VI); Transitional and final provisions (VIII). Full text German Website www.bl.ch References - Legislation Implemented by Ordinance implementing the Land Use Planning and Building Law. Legislation | Switzerland | 1998 (2015) Keyword: Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Transfer, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX