Law amending Land Code. Country/Territory Turkmenistan Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Private land Ownership Property rights Local government Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 16 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Except for cases envisaged by part three of article 12 of Land Code (allotment of land plots by local government), allotment of land plots to natural persons and legal entities of Turkmenistan shall be performed on the basis of the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.” Full text Russian Website www.turkmenistan.gov.tm References - Legislation Amends Land Code. Legislation | Turkmenistan | 2004 Keyword: Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Foreign land tenure, Lease, Ownership, Cadastre/land registration, Land-use planning, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX