Regional Law No. 51-oz “On transfer of land from one category to another”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Leningrad Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Classification/declassification Transfer Agricultural land Public land Cadastre/land registration 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 the issues of transfer of land from one category to another. Transfer of land, except for agricultural land, pertaining to private or municipal ownership, shall be performed by local government. Transfer of agricultural land pertaining to private or municipal ownership shall be performed by the Regional Government. Transfer of urban land to any other land category shall be performed by the Regional Government. Application for transfer of land from one category to another must contain the following data: (a) cadastre number of land parcel; (b) actual land category and land category projected for transfer; (c) transfer substantiation; and (d) rights to land parcel. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 58-oz amending Regional Law No. 51-oz “On transfer of land from one category to another”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Transfer, Agricultural land Source: FAO, FAOLEX