Regional Law No. 53-OZ on land relations originating from turnover of agricultural land. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Irkutsk Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Land consolidation Land reform Land tenure Expropriation Smallholders/peasants Size 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 The Regional Law enters into force 10 days after its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates the relations connected with turnover of the plots of land and land shares in common property in the plots of agricultural land as well as plots of land classified as especially precious agricultural land. The Regional Law consists of 11 articles. Article 1 determines sphere of action of the present Law. Article 2 establishes the maximum size of the plots of agricultural land. Article 3 deals with alienation of the plots of agricultural land or land shares in common property in the plots of agricultural land that cannot be considered property. Article 4 deals with compulsory expropriation and cessation of the rights to the plots of agricultural land. Article 5 concerns allotment of the plots of land at the expense of land shares in common property in the plots of agricultural land. Article 6 regards buying and selling of the plots of agricultural land. Article 7 deals with the particulars of transactions with land shares in common property in the plots of agricultural land. Article 8 concerns publication of communications in mass media. Article 9 regards especially precious productive agricultural land. Article 10 regards privatization of the plots of agricultural land belonging to state or municipal property on the regional territory. Article 11 determines the modalities of enactment of the present Law. Full text Russian References - Legislation Repealed by Regional Law No. 69-oz "On some issues of turnover of agricultural land". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 (2014) Keyword: Agricultural land, Classification/declassification, Land tenure, Ownership, Cadastre/land registration, Land valuation Source: FAO, FAOLEX