Law on public land. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Ticino Document type Legislation Date 1986 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Land tenure Public land Mountain area Tax/levy Subsidy/incentive Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Surface water Water rights Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 establishes that the following are part of public land: public waters, such as lakes, rivers and other watererways; b) mines; c) land that cannot be cultivated, such as rocks, landslides, glaciers, snowfields; d) land underground; e) newly formed land and f) al other things in common use, such as roads and squares for example. The text consists of 33 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Elements and limits (II); Purchase and extinction of state owned land (III); Use (IV); Taxes and subsidies (V); Squatting and procedures (VI); Final and transitional provisions (VII). Full text Italian Website www.ti.ch References - Legislation Implemented by Ordinance on public land. Legislation | Switzerland | 1994 (2011) Keyword: Land tenure, Public land, Mountain area, Tax/levy, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX