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The purpose of Land Legislation of the RSFSR is to regulate land relations with the object of providing for the rational use and protection of land, setting up conditions for equal development of various forms of economic activity on land, re-production of soil fertility, conservation and improvement of environment and safeguarding of the rights of landownership of citizens, enterprises, institutions and organizations. The document consists of XV Sections that contain 127 Articles. Sections I, III, IV are sub-divided into Chapters. Section I contains 8 Chapters. Chapter 1 lays down the general provisions. Chapter 4 regards expropriation, allotment and concession into private property and in lease of the plots of land. Chapter 5 establishes the modalities of expropriation and allotment of the plots of land. Chapter 6 deals with cessation of the rights on land. Chapter 7 deals with the use of land for prospecting purpose. Chapter 8 concerns land tax, rent and royalties for the purchase of land. Section II determines the rights and the duties of the landowners, landlords, leaseholders and land tenants, protection and safeguard of their rights. Section III regards agricultural land. Chapter 9 lays down the general provisions. Chapter 10 regards peasants' (farmers') land. Chapter 11 regards plots of land destined for subsidiary smallholding, gardening, stockbreeding, truck farming, haymaking and grazing. Chapter 12 regards collective farms' land, agricultural cooperatives' land, state farms' land and land belonging to other agricultural enterprises, institutions and organizations. Section IV regards populated areas land. Chapter 13 regards urban land, settlement land and rural settlements' land. Section V regards land belonging to industrial enterprises, transport, communications, broadcasting, television, information and space installations, defence installations and land destined for other purposes. Section VI concerns land destined for environmental protection, protected are, recreational, historical and cultural heritage. Section VII regards forestland, water land and stock of land. Section VIII establishes the modalities of indemnification of the landowners, landlords, leaseholders and land tenants for agricultural agro-forestry losses. Section IX deals with land protection. Section X regards control over the use and protection of land. Section XI regards state land cadastre. Section XII regards land survey. Section XIII regards dispute settlement. Section XIV establishes liability for the infringement of land legislation. Section XV regards international agreements.
Implemented by: Presidential Decree No. 323 on urgent measures for carrying out land reform in the RSFSR. (1991-12-27)
Implemented by: Presidential Decree No. 301 of 1992 "On sale of the plots of land to citizens and juridical persons in the process of privatisation of public and municipal enterprises". (1992-03-25)
Implemented by: Ministerial Decree No. 77 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of indemnification to landlords, land owners, tenants and lease-holders of agricultural losses. (1993-01-28)
Implemented by: Official Letter No. VB-6-21/1003 of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues regarding the expropriation of the plots of land. (2001-12-28)
Implemented by: Regulation No. of 1992 of the Committee on Land Reform and Land Resources attached to the Government of the Russian Federation “On the modalities of issuing (substitution) of official documents establishing the right of ownership on land, life-long hereditary property, open-ended (permanent) land tenure. (1992-03-09)
Implemented by: Ministerial Decree No. 555 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of conservation of degraded agricultural land and land contaminated by toxic industrial waste and by nuclear waste. (1994-12-27)
Implemented by: Law No. 1541-1 on privatization of housing resources. (1992-12-23)
Implemented by: Regional Law on land reform (1991). (1992-02-15)
Implemented by: Regional Decree regarding the modalities of application of Land Code (1992). (1992-02-15)
Implemented by: Presidential Decree No. 2118 of 1993 on taxation of sale of the plots of land and other transactions with land. (1993-12-07)
Implemented by: Order No.523-r of 1992 of the Regional Government regarding official acts on land ownership, life-long hereditary ownership and open-ended (permanent) land tenure. (1992-09-04)
Implemented by: Order No.18 of 1995 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding organization of the system of certification on the basis of ecological requirements for the prevention of environmental damage (system of ecological certification). (1995-01-23)
Amended by: Presidential Decree No. 2287 of 1993 regarding the conformity of the basic land legislation to the Russian Constitution. (1993-12-24)
Amended by: Order No.18 of 1999 of the State Committee on Construction and Housing and Communal Complex regarding validation of Instructions on the modalities of carrying out state control the use and protection of land in urban and countryside settlements. (1999-08-02)
Repealed by: Land Code (No. 136-FZ of 2001). (2001-10-25)
