Regional Law No. 7-2542 on regulation of land relations.

This Regional Law regulates relations on land tenure and protection of land. Regional Legislative assembly shall have the following competence in the sphere of land protection: (a) reserve land, also through buyout of land plots, for public and municipal needs; (b) proclamation of protected areas; (c) establishment of minimum and maximum dimensions of land plots of public land allotted for agricultural purposes, farming, horticulture and stockbreeding; (d) establishment of cases of gratuitous allotment of public and municipal land to natural and legal persons (art. 2). Competent regional authorities, in case of expropriation of land plots for public or municipal needs, shall inform the owner of the imminent expropriation within two weeks from the date of selection of the plot of land destined for expropriation (art. 6). Beginning from 1 January 2010 sale of the plots of public land shall be carried out in accordance with its cadastre value (art. 11). Minimum area of newly formed plots of agricultural land shall be 4 ha (art. 21). Compulsory expropriation of plots of agricultural land shall be carried out by court decision in case of inappropriate use of the aforesaid land by the owner for the period of three years (art. 24). Minimum period of land lease of agricultural land pertaining to public property shall be 3 years (art. 26).

Amended by: Regional Law No. 12-5889 amending Regional Law No. 7-2542 on regulation of land relations. (2010-06-28)