Regional Law No. 24-RZ “On land relations”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chechen Document type Legislation Date 2006 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Public land Expropriation Agricultural land Protected area Local government Urban land 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 the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates management and protection of land as a basis for vital activity of the population. Regional administration shall have the following competence in the sphere of land relations: (a) enforcement of the federal land legislation; (b) expropriation, including bailout, of plots of land for public needs; (c) elaboration and realization of regional programs for land conservation; (d) management and disposal of land plots pertaining to regional property; and (e) other plenary powers not pertaining to federal bodies or local government. Regional land areas shall be classified as follows: (a) agricultural land; (b) urban land; (c) industrial land; (d) protected areas; (e) forest fund land; (f) water fund land; and (g) reserve land. Full text Russian Website chechnya.news-city.info References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 24-RZ amending Regional Law No. 24-RZ “On land relations”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Land tenure, Public land, Procedural matters, Local government Source: FAO, FAOLEX