Law amending Land Code. Country/Territory Turkmenistan Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Urban and peri-urban agriculture Smallholders/peasants Local government Urban land 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 25 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In densely populated urban areas (cities) with insufficient land and water resources in coordination with the state body on land resources management on the basis of the decision of the commission on land issues of the relevant local government, land plots for personal subsidiary smallholding may be allotted with less than the established sizes but not less than 0.12 hectares per family.” 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