Law on the procedure and conditions of the restoration of rights of ownership to existing proprietors (No. I-1454). Country/Territory Lithuania Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Institution Vested rights/existing rights Public land Agricultural land Urban land Expropriation Ownership Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Law aims at transforming the system of public landownership into private property ownership. It is structured as follows: Chapter 1 (General provisions). Article 1 provides that the right of ownership shall be restored either by restitution of the actual property or through financial compensation. Article 2 lists the categories of citizens eligible for such restoration. Article 3 lists the types of property included in the reform: agricultural land, forests, economic and commercial structures, residential houses together with their equipment; Chapter 2 spells out the conditions and procedures for restoration of the various types of property listed in article 3, including documents valid as proof of ownership and petition claims; Chapter 3 provides for cases in which the State has the right to buy out real property (strategic, transport, essential recreational areas, mineral deposits, research, nature reserves, waste disposal sites, inter alia); Chapter 4 regulates the buying out of existing real property; Chapter 5 spells out the procedure of consideration by the relevant authorities (central and local) of land petition claims; Chapter 6 contains final provisions. Full text English Website www.tm.lt References - Legislation Repealed by Law on the restoration of the rights of ownership of citizens to the existing Real Property (No. VIII-359). Legislation | Lithuania | 1997 Keyword: Land reform, Institution, Vested rights/existing rights, Public land, Agricultural land, Urban land, Expropriation, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX