Law No. 75/2017 establishing the regime on uncultivated lands and other community productive lands. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 158, 17 August 2017. Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Abandoned land/unoccupied land Agricultural land Expropriation Lease Basic legislation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Law, consisting of 58 articles divided into four Chapters, provides for the regime of use of uncultivated lands and other community productive lands owned and managed by local communities integrated in the cooperative and social sector as means of production. It specifies the requirements to be satisfied for exploiting these lands, and establishes the conditions for land expropriation, use, etc. It lays down duties, competencies and composition of national administration responsible for the management of the above mentioned lands. The regime provided for in this Law does not apply to lands that have no owner. The Law is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Uncultivated lands (Chap. II); Other Community Properties (Chap. III); Final and transitional provisions (Chap. IV). Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt References - Legislation Repeals Act No. 68/93 concerning uncultivated lands. Legislation | Portugal | 1993 Keyword: Basic legislation, Public land, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Agricultural land, Expropriation, Lease, Concession Source: FAO, FAOLEX