Lower-Saxony Expropriation Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Niedersachsen Document type Legislation Date 1981 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Authorization/permit Court/tribunal Land reform Land tenure Land valuation Transfer Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 1974. Abstract The present Law is applicable to expropriation of general property proceedings and related compensation payments in so far as the federal lesgislation is not applicable. According to the present Law expropriation is authorized only for the purpose of carrying out projects aiming at creating or modifying facilities or institutes for the well-being of the community, such as, facilities for sport, health care and other social purposes. The text consists of 49 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Compensation (II); Proceedings (III); Restitution proceedings (IV); Transitional and final provisions (V). Full text German Website www.niedersachsen.de