Upper Austria Land Transaction Law 1994. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Oberösterreich Document type Legislation Date 1994 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw on the transaction of land. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land tenure Vested rights/existing rights Traditional rights/customary rights Pollution control Transfer Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to safeguard the public interest on the occasion of the transfer of land or parts thereof, taking into account the need to comply with the principles of a sustainable protection of the environment, nature and landscape. The text consists of 36 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Acquisition of rights on agricultural or forest land (II); Common provisions (III); Rules pertaining to civil code (IV); Enforcement, administrative proceedings (V). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implemented by Upper Austria Land Transfer District Commission Ordinance 2002. Legislation | Austria | 2002 Keyword: Land commission, Land tenure, Land consolidation, Land reform, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX