Law No. ZRU-240 amending some laws. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Agricultural land Farming Agricultural development Surface water Groundwater Water users' associations Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, 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 from the date of its official publication. Abstract Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Water and Water Use shall be amended to add the following wording: (a) Article 4 Unified state water fund shall include streams, gullies, rivers, lakes, seas, channels, drainage system water, springs, ponds and other surface waters; groundwater, snow stock and glaciers.”; (b) Article 182 Water users’ associations shall be set up mainly in accordance with hydrographical location in order to ensure rational management and use of water resources.” Article 55 of Land Code shall be amended to add the following wording: “Citizens residing in rural areas for three or more years shall be allotted on condition of lifelong hereditary possession plots of land for smallholding farm of total area of 0,35 ha of irrigated land, and of 0,5 ha of non-irrigated (bogharic) land, and in steppe or desert zone 1 ha of non-irrigated pasture.”Article 3 of Law No. 600-I on agricultural cooperative (shirkat) shall be amended to add the following wording: “Farms shall be the main economic entity of agricultural production in the Republic of Uzbekistan.”Article 8 of Law No. 604-I on dehkan farm shall be amended to add the following wording:“Citizens residing in rural areas for three or more years shall be allotted on condition of lifelong hereditary possession plots of land for smallholding farm of total area of 0,35 ha of irrigated land, and of 0,5 ha of non-irrigated (bogharic) land, and in steppe or desert zone 1 ha of non-irrigated pasture.” Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz References - Legislation Amends Law No. 600-I on agricultural cooperative (shirkat). Legislation | Uzbekistan | 1998 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Agricultural commodities, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Code. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 1998 Keyword: Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Public land, Agricultural land, Lease, Land valuation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Smallholders/peasants, Family farming, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Water and Water Use of 6 March 1993. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 1993 (2019) Keyword: Aquaculture, Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Waterworks, Navigation, Irrigation, Water supply, Water rights, Potable water, Industrial water use, Hydropower generation, Dispute settlement, Institution, Water conservation zone, Timber, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 604-I on dehkan farm. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 1998 (2000) Keyword: Agricultural land, Farming, Agricultural development, Land tenure, Ownership, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX