Saxony Expropriation Law.

The present Law is applicable to expropriation of general property proceedings and related compensation payments in so far as the federal legislation 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: a) facilities for sport, health care and other social purposes; b) burial services and undertakers; c) schools, universities and other cultural institutes, as wells as science and research; d) facilities for supply of commodities or waste disposal; e) facilities for the protection of the environment; f) facilities for the maintenance of public security; g) facilities for public and private transport; and h) pipelines conveying unrefined oil or gas in large quantities, or any other hazardous substance. The text consists of 7 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Purposes of expropriation (2); Subject matter and authorization of expropriation (3); Compensation and restitution proceedings (4); Expropriation proceedings (5); Application of the Construction Code ; (6) Penalties (7).