Presidential Decree No. 74 regulating rent of public land. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Agricultural land Land tenure Lease Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes The Presidential Decree enters into force on 1 March 2006 except for items two, five and six. Abstract The President establishes that basic annual rates of rent for lease of public land shall be fixed by local self-government with the application of factors depending on the purposeful use of land. The purposeful use of land shall be classified as agricultural land, urban land and industrial land. Local self-government shall be granted the right to double or to halve basic annual rates of rent depending upon lease period and land reclamation carried out by the lessees of the aforesaid land. Full text Russian Website zakon2006.by.ru