Law No. XII-414 amending Land Reform Law (No. I-1607 of 1991). Country/Territory Lithuania Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Land tenure Public land Private land Urban land Survey/mapping Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 January 2014. Abstract Article 4 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Land reform is carried out in accordance with land reform land management projects, other land management projects or land-use planning documents, in accordance with this and other land relations laws and taking into account the established right of private and public land.” Article 8 (7) shall be amended to add the following wording: “Public land shall be sold sold to gardeners' communities, members of these communities and other persons according to the procedure established by the Government. For natural persons, land plots are not sold by auction in the area of amateur gardening. In cases where it is not possible to form a separate plot of land for the needs of the gardening community and associations thereof, when the land plot project or land-use planning document of the amateur gardening area is not possible to apply, it is primarily sold by auction to the owners of the parcels directly adjacent to the plot destined for sale. If they refuse, they shall be offered through tender to other owners of the garden parcels by an open auction.” Article 21 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Land plots designed for land ownership or tenancy, in accordance with land reform projects, other land management projects or land-use planning documents, shall be mapped, measured and calculated as regards land area dimensions in accordance with a methodology Full text Lithuanian Website e-seimas.lrs.lt References - Legislation Amends Land Reform Law (No. I-1607 of 1991). Legislation | Lithuania | 1991 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Ownership, Public land Source: FAO, FAOLEX