Restrictions on Acquisition of Immovables Act. Country/Territory Estonia Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Ownership Cadastre/land registration Dispute settlement Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 1 April 2003. Abstract This Act provides the restrictions on the acquisition of immovables arising from public interest. For the purposes of this Act, public interest is, in particular, development of the management for specific purposes of immovables used as profit yielding land which contain usable agricultural area or parcels of forest land. A natural person who is neither an Estonian citizen nor the citizen of any Full text English Website www.legaltext.ee References - Legislation Repealed by Restrictions on Acquisition of Immovables Act (2012) Legislation | Estonia | 2012 (2017) Keyword: Public forest, Private forest, Use restrictions, Land reform, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Land valuation, Private land, Ownership, Agricultural land, Contract/agreement, Business/industry/corporations, Property rights, Cadastre/land registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX