The present Law implements the Federal Land Parcel Act of 2 August 1961 (BGBl. I, pp. 1091-1103) and Land Lease Act of 8 November 1985 (BGBl. I p. 2075). In particular, the Law lays down provisions dealing with registration, proceedings and authorization of land transactions. The text consists of 7 articles and 1 Annex.

Implements: Land Parcel Act. (1961-07-28)
Implements: Land Lease Contracts Act. (1985-11-08)

This Act provides for the consolidation of the Acts relating to the declaration of titles to land and the facilitation of its transfer, ans specifically the Real Property Act 1861, the Real Property Act Amendment Act 1878 and the Rights-of-Way Act 1881.

The Law consists of 10 Sections composed of 212 articles. Land is the main national wealth under special protection of the State. The right of ownership of land is guaranteed. Use of the right of land ownership cannot damage rights and freedom of citizens, interests of society, deterioration of ecological situation and natural qualities of land.

The Law includes 146 articles divided into seven Chapters: General Provisions (I).

The following amendments and addenda must be introduced to Land Code: 1) The first part acquires a new wording “Land tax and its rates are determined in accordance with Tax Code”; part 2 must be supplemented with the following wording “Rent for agricultural land must be calculated according to quality and situation of the plot of land taking into consideration its cadastre valuation”. 2) The first part of the article 34 acquires a new wording “Land tax must be distributed in accordance with Tax Code”.

This Regional Law establishes that plots of land pertaining to public or municipal property shall be allotted free of charge once-only to the following categories of citizens: (a) citizens having in actual use on condition of beneficial ownership plots of land without cadastre registration allotted by local government on condition of permanent (open-ended) tenancy or on condition of lifelong hereditary possession before entry into force of Land Code of the Russian Federation; and (b) citizens having in actual use on condition of beneficial ownership plots of land without specification of th

The Act provides for a system for the disposal of national lands, i.e. lands held by the Government. National lands can be disposed of through lease (sect. 7) or sale (sect. 13). Leases are granted against payment of rent, arrears of which are recoverable in court (sect. 10). Applicants for leases in excess of 500 hectares must file an Environmental Impact Assessment, prior to the grant and every five years thereafter. The Minister has authority to impose this same requirement on applicants for leases covering a lesser land surface (sects. 9(4) and (5)).

The Act, consisting of 63 sections divided into 6 Parts and completed by one Schedule is composed as follows: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Licensing and Registration (III); Surveying (IV); Establishment of Land Boundaries (V); and Miscellaneous (VI).

Implemented by: Survey Regulations 2007. (2017-06-22)

This Act: provides for the establishment of localities and local authorities; provides for functioning of local authorities; defines functions and powers of local councils and councillors; and establishes the Local Government Service Commission, the Local Government Finance Committee and the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Decentralization.Localities are established by this Act or, pursuant to this Act, by the President. A locality shall be administered by a local council which shall be a body corporate.

The Law establishes that immovable properties shall be entered in Land Registers and the rights related thereto shall be corroborated therein. Land Registers shall be available to everyone and the entries thereof shall be publicly reliable. Management of Land Registers shall be under the jurisdiction of the Land Register offices of regional courts. Each immovable property shall be entered in the Land Register in such Land Register office in the district of which it is located.

This Law regulates activities in the sphere of geodesy and cartography including: (a) distant zoning of the earth; and (b) mapping and demarcation of the state frontier, administrative boundaries and plots of land pertaining to private ownership. The object of geodetic and cartographic activity shall be national territory. The State Agency of Land Relations and Cadastre shall carry out geodetic and cartographic activity, mapping, zoning and updating of land cadastre data.

This Law makes provision with respect to registration of title in land and effects of registration and provides for a wide variety of matters regarding specific title in land such as leases, charges, transfers, co-ownership and partition, trusts and transmission on death.The Law establishes a Land Register and requires the Governor to appoint a Land Registrar, the functions and powers of which are defined by this Law. The Land Register shall consist of a register of parcels adjudicated under the Land Adjudication Law and a register of each lease required by the Law to be registered.