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Ley Nº 88 - Protección de la propiedad agraria.

Legislation
Nicaragua
Central America
Americas

De conformidad con lo dispuesto en la presente Ley, todos los títulos de reforma agraria, provisionales o definitivos, entregados a los asignatarios del proceso de reforma agraria serán considerados como el instrumento que les otorga la propiedad de la tierra y el derecho de poder ejercer la plena disposición del dominio y posesión; en consecuencia, dichos asignatarios podrán vender, traspasar o heredar (art. 2º). Todos estos títulos deberán ser inscritos ante los registradores de la propiedad inmueble, so pena de que toda transacción relativa a las tierras en cuestión se consideren nulas.

Basic Act concerning the use and conservation of land, the protection of natural resources, and the equal right of access to them by all residents.

Legislation

Under this statute people are permitted to lease land and to bequeath its use to their heirs in perpetuity. Ownership of land is delegated to local soviets, which fix the prices for land rentals. While heritable land can be worked as property, it cannot be sold, granted or mortgaged. The drafting of more detailed rules on land tenure is delegated to the Union republics, within the framework laid down by the statute. In practice, farmers will henceforth be free to choose between being collective farm members or individual farmers.

Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China.

Legislation
China
Eastern Asia
Asia

The Law is divided into 8 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Ownership and Right to the Use Land (II); General Plans for the Utilization of Land (III); Protection of Cultivated Land (IV); Land for Construction Purposes (V); Supervision and Examination (VI); Legal Responsibilities (VII); Supplementary Provisions (VIII).This Law grants the ownership of land in rural and suburban areas to the collectives. Such land must be registered and recorded by the Governments at the county level. State-owned land may be used by units or by individuals and is recorded by local People's Governments.

Resolution No. 333 promulgating Law No. 42 of 1987 concerning the re-organization of agrarian ownership under reclamation projects.

Legislation
Iraq
Western Asia

This Law focuses on the reorganization of landownership subject to agricultural land projects. It provides for ways to compensate landowners for expropriation and gives indications concerning the recording of land. It is the duty of the Lands and Appropriation Committee to notify the corresponding Real Estate Registration Department.

Proclamation No. 0067.PROR.KOR.KOR.SOR.KOR. on setting up a limit of the forest belonging to the inland and marine fishery domain.

Regulations
Cambodia
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This text consists of 6 articles. Article 1 establishes the concept of precinct forests defined as the inland and marine fisheries domain and reserved for fishery productivity. Article 2 subjects the issuing of the land property in the precinct forest to the approval by the Ministry of Agriculture. The conduct of activities such as clearing, chopping, reclaiming or burning is prohibited unless prior authorization of the Ministry of Agriculture has been granted (art. 3).

Land Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, 1991.

Legislation
Azerbaijan
Western Asia
Asia

The Land Code (115 articles) is divided into 16 sections: General Provisions (1), Rights and obligations of proprietors (2), Farmland (3), Landownership, landholding and land use (4), Land of settlements (5), Land for industry, transportation, communication and other purposes (6), Land in sub-urban and green zones (7), Land of forest, water bodies and the land reserve (8), Damages (9), Land protection (10), Monitoring the use and protection of land (11), State land records (12), Land management (13), Settlement of disputes (14), Accountability (15) and International treaties (16).The Code o

Decision No. 420 of the Council of Ministers about the regulation of land use as personal plots and for horticulture ('Dacha' purposes), 1991.

Regulations
Armenia
Western Asia
Asia

It is decided that land plots alloted to citizens of the Republic of Armenia shall be considered as their property from March 15, 1991 (art. 1). The Decree further regulates plots of land alotted for 'dacha' purposes, i.e. personal plots used for horticulture.

Decree No. 178 about establishing the maximum number of individual lots to be allocated as property for operating a farm, 1991.

Regulations
Armenia
Western Asia
Asia

"The maximum number of individual lots to be granted as property should be fixed on the extent of cultivable land of a given collective farm that is subject to distribution (irrigated arable land, arable land without irrigation, vineyards, orchards)." (one article)

Ownership and use of farmland Act.

Legislation
Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
Europe

The Law consists of 33 articles and is divided into four Chapters: General provisions (1); The Citizens' land (2); Lands belonging to the State, municipalities, cooperative farms and other legal persons (3); and Land property authorities (4).The Law regulates the ownership and use of agricultural lands. With the exception of game reserves and other nature protected areas with national and international significance, ownership is returned to owners whose land was taken under the April 1946 Law of landownership.

Decree No. 74 of 25 April 1991 on rules for the application of the Ownership and Use of Farm Land Act.

Regulations
Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
Europe

The Resolution consists of 66 articles and is divided into 5 Chapters: General stipulations (1); Citizens' land (2); Land belonging to the State, the Municipalities, the Cooperatives and Other juridical persons (3); Distribution of property of farming cooperatives and other organizations established on that basis (4); landownership Authorities (5); Financing (6).

Implements: Ownership and use of farmland Act. (1999-07-30)

Land Reform Act.

Legislation
Estonia
Europe
Northern Europe

The Land Reform Act determines the bases for restructuring relations regarding land (land reform). Based on the continuity of rights of former owners and the interests of current land users that are protected by law, and to establish preconditions for more effective use of land, the objective of land reform is to transform relations based on state ownership of land into relations primarily based on private ownership of land.