Law No.155-IQ on land reform. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Public land Ownership Land valuation Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Law determines legal basis and regulations for carrying out land reform. The document consists of VII Secs. that contain 26 Arts. Section I (arts. 1-5) lays down general provisions. Section II (Arts. 6-8) classifies the forms of land property. Section III (Arts. 9-10) establishes the basis for the privatization of land in legal possession of citizens. Section IV (Arts. 11-16) regards privatization of land pertaining to state collective farms (sovkhozes) and collective farms (kolkhozes). Section V (Arts. 17-19) regards regulation of the rights of land-owners. Section VI (Arts. 20-23) regards the purpose of reforms. Section VII (Arts. 24-26) lays down transitional and final provisions. Full text Russian/Azerbaijani Website e-qanun.az References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No.63 of 1997 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of use of the plots of land on which privatized state enterprises and objects are situated. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 1997 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Public land, Ownership, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX