Law No. 133-Z “On state registration of immovable property and transactions therewith”. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Land tenure Cadastre/land registration Ownership Lease Servitude Cultural heritage Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force six months after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal grounds and the modalities of state registration of immovable property and restrictions (encumbrances) imposed thereon, and also transactions on the national territory and state protection of registered rights and restrictions (encumbrances) imposed on immovable property and transactions therewith. This Law shall be applicable, inter alia, to state registration of the plots of land, plots of subsoil and forests (Art. 3). The following rights and transactions shall be subject to mandatory state registration: (a) life-long hereditary possession of land; (b) permanent (open-ended) land tenure; (c) temporary land tenure; (d) lease of a plot of land; (e) servitude; (f) mortgage; (g) seizure; and (h) restriction (encumbrance) due to historical and cultural value of property (Art. 8). Unified state register of immovable property shall contain cadastre and maps (Art. 22). Full text Russian Website www.levonevski.net References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 335-Z amending Law No. 133-Z “On state registration of immovable property and transactions therewith”. Legislation | Belarus | 2008 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Cadastre/land registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 271-Z amending Law No. 133-Z “On state registration of immovable property and transactions therewith”. Legislation | Belarus | 2011 Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX