Lower-Saxony Expropriation Law. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Sous-division territoriale Niedersachsen Type du document Législation Date 1981 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Expropriation Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Responsabilité/indemnisation Autorisation/permis Cour/tribunaux Réforme agraire Régime foncier Évaluation foncière Transfert Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 1974. Résumé The present Law is applicable to expropriation of general property proceedings and related compensation payments in so far as the federal lesgislation is not applicable. According to the present Law expropriation is authorized only for the purpose of carrying out projects aiming at creating or modifying facilities or institutes for the well-being of the community, such as, facilities for sport, health care and other social purposes. The text consists of 49 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Compensation (II); Proceedings (III); Restitution proceedings (IV); Transitional and final provisions (V). Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.niedersachsen.de