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Ministerial Decree No. 456 regulating some issues of land classification and transfer of land from one category to other categories.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Classification/declassification Transfer Expropriation Agricultural land Urban land
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes that land shall be classified by categories according to Land Code. The classification shall be as follows: (a) arable land; (b) long-fallow land; (c) land under perennial cover; (d) meadow land; (d) forest land; (e) land under plantations and shrubbery not pertaining to forest estate; (f) marsh land; (g) urban land; (h) land of waterbodies; (j) disturbed land; (k) unused land; and (l) unclassified land. Classification of land by categories shall be the primary task of the state land cadastre. Transfer of land from one category to other categories in the event of modification of the purposeful use thereof in the following cases: (a) expropriation; (b) cessation of tenancy, lifelong hereditary possession, ownership or lease; and (c) application of land tenants.

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.by

References - Legislation

Repeals

Presidential Decree No. 369 on re-allotment of highly productive agricultural land.

Legislation | Belarus | 2000

Keyword: Land reform, Agricultural land, Land consolidation, Drainage/land reclamation, Classification/declassification, Survey/mapping

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Presidential Decree No. 667 regarding expropriation and allotment of land plots.

Legislation | Belarus | 2007

Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Transfer, Expropriation, Lease, Ownership, Smallholders/peasants

Source: FAO, FAOLEX