Return of and Compensation for Land Expropriated for USSR Military Bases Act (1993) Country/Territory Estonia Document type Legislation Date 1993 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source RT I 1994, 3, 16 Subject Land & soil Keyword Liability/compensation Ownership Human rights Private land Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Expropriation Inheritance Transfer Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Act regulates return of and compensation for land expropriated for USSR Military Bases in Estonia. It stipulates that the land expropriated by the Republic of Estonia during the period between September 1939 and 23 July 1940 for USSR military bases shall be returned or compensated for to the persons whose land was expropriated or to the successors thereof, regardless of the manner in which the land was expropriated. Such land must be returned with all the buildings and structures situated on the land at the time of expropriation, if they have preserved. Full text English/Estonian Website www.riigiteataja.ee