Regional Law No. 20-ZO “On the procedure for the gratuitous acquisition of property of common use located within the boundaries of the territory of gardening or horticulture, into regional state ownership or municipal property.”

Subject: Agricultural & rural development, Water
Keyword: Smallholders/peasants Urban and peri-urban agriculture Local government Water supply
Geographical area: Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes: This Regional Law enters into force on 1 January 2019.

Abstract: This Regional Law establishes the procedure the gratuitous acquisition of property of common use located within the boundaries of the territory of gardening or horticulture, into regional state ownership or municipal property, if such property may pertain to state or municipal property. Application for the transfer of property of common use free of charge in state or municipal property shall be submitted by horticultural or gardening non-profit partnership represented by the sole executive body of the partnership (the chairman of the partnership) or jointly by participants in common share ownership of the property of common use or their representative acting on the basis of a power of attorney, issued in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, to the executive body of regional state power or local government body of the municipal formation on the territory of which the territory of horticultural of gardening partnership is located authorized to dispose of state or municipal property. Application shall contain the list of property of common use and technical documentation related thereto.
Full text: Russian
Website: pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2017

Keyword: Smallholders/peasants, Agricultural land, Non-governmental entity, Public land, Urban and peri-urban agriculture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX