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Displaying 841 - 845 of 1046Regional law No. 54-OZ amending Regional Law No. 11-OZ “On regulation of land relations”.
Article 2 shall be amended to add the following wording: “5.1) plot of land for individual housing construction shall be allotted once-only out of stock of public urban land to citizens registered at public authorities for improvement of housing facilities and having three or more children under 18 years of age having permanent residence with their parents”.
Amends: Regional Law No. 11-OZ “On regulation of land relations”. (2011-09-15)
Repealed by: Regional Law No. 10-OZ “On regulation of land relations”. (2015-02-25)
Regional Law No. 11-OZ “On regulation of land relations”.
The scope of this Regional Law shall be realization of plenary powers of state bodies in the sphere of regulation of land relations. It establishes maximum land area allotted to citizens in ownership out of stock of public and municipal land as follows: (a) for farming – 200,0 ha; (b) for gardening and horticulture – 0,25 ha; (c) for stockbreeding – 2,00 ha; and (d) for suburban housing construction – 0,25 ha.
Regional Law No. 48-Z “On subsoil management”.
This Regional Law regulates relations related to mining, management of mining waste, peat, groundwater and other specific mineral resources. It shall be applicable to subsoil parcels containing solid minerals, including widespread minerals, and subsoil parcels used for purposes non-related to exploration and mining. State supervision over subsoil management shall be carried out with a view of law enforcement. Subsoil parcels shall be conceded for exploration and mining in the form of mining allotment in accordance with licence.
Regional Law No. 68-OZ “On rates of allotment of land parcels to citizens”.
This Regional Law establishes rates of allotment of public land parcels to citizens for farming, gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding as follows: (a) agricultural land for peasant farms – 200 ha; (b) for gardening, horticulture – 0,15 ha per family; (c) land for stockbreeding shall be calculated by livestock species but shall not exceed 0,50 ha. Allotment free of charge of public agricultural land to citizens that have the right to such allotment shall not exceed 0,50 ha.
Regional Law No. 38-Z “On regional land-use planning scheme”.
This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of elaboration, composition and the modalities of realization of regional land-use planning with the consideration of sustainable development of territory, distribution of protected areas and mapping of the boundaries of agricultural land. Decision of elaboration of regional land-use planning scheme shall be made by the regional administration.