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Law No. 12/92/M on Land expropriation Regime for Public Use.

Country/Territory
China, Macao SAR
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
BO No. 33/1992, 17 August 1992, pag. 3378.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Land tenure Expropriation Land valuation Liability/compensation
Geographical area
Asia, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Law enter into force three months after its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 27 articles divided into four Chapters, establishes the legal regime for land expropriation. The Law establishes that everyone has the right to private property and its transmission in life or death, according to the law. The immovable property and rights inherent thereto may be expropriated for the sake of public utility, upon the payment of just compensation. It is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Declaration of public utility and authorization of administrative possession (Chap. II); Compensation regime (Chap. III); Final provisions (Chap. IV).

Full text
Portuguese/Chinese
Website
www.bo.io.gov.mo