Law on expropriation. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Basel-Landschaft Document type Legislation Date 1950 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land tenure Expropriation Transfer Land valuation Liability/compensation Royalties/fees Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Traditional rights/customary rights Vested rights/existing rights Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law applies to all expropriations carried out on the domain of the Canton. The expropriation right shall be enforced in the interest of the Canton, or part of it, or of local authorities. It can also be exerted for other purposes provided that it is in the public interest and also allowed by a Law or an Ordinance. The text consists of 114 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: Sphere of application (A); Substantive expropriation rights; Proceedings (C); Fees (D); Special compensation cases (E); Final and transitional provisions (F). Full text German Website www.bl.ch