Law of Georgia on Legalising Property (No. 5014–IS of 2007) Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source 170.040.000.05.001.002.907 Subject Land & soil Keyword Private land Property rights Ownership Local government Public land Transfer Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Foreign land tenure Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract This Law aims to provide additional guarantees for ensuring protection of the private property rights recognised by Article 21 of the Constitution of Georgia, the international agreements of Georgia and other Legislations. All government bodies and officials shall be obliged to ensure guaranteed protection and inviolability of the private property rights. This Law shall apply to any property of the State or a self-government unit, the right of ownership of which was acquired or the grounds for acquiring the right of ownership was originated from a legal act or a transaction occurring before entry into force of this Law, except for property defined under paragraph 2 of Article 4. This Law shall not apply to: (a) property that is prohibited to be privatised under Article 4 of the Law of Georgia on State Property; (b) property, that by the time of entry into force of this Law, is subject of a court dispute (one of the parties to which is the State or a self-government unit) or administrative proceeding on the right of ownership or annulment of the grounds for acquiring the right of ownership; (c) property, that by the time of entry into force of this Law is under investigation in order to establish the legality of the ownership of the property (the grounds for acquiring the right of ownership); (d) property defined under Chapter XLIV of the Civil Procedure Code and Chapter VII of the Administrative Procedure Code of Georgia; (e) property acquired by submitting a fraudulent document; and (f) a parcel of land designated for the construction and operation of oil and gas pipelines and related facilities under- and aboveground. Full text English/Georgian Website matsne.gov.ge