Decree No.2418-XII of the Supreme Soviet regarding validation of the law regarding the right to land property

THE RESOLUTION OF THE SUPREME SOVIET OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS ON INTRODUCTION IN FORCE OF THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS "ON THE RIGHT OF LAND PROPERTY" The Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus decrees: 1. To introduce in force the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Right of Land Property" from 1 September 1993. 2. The Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Right of Land Property" is to be used in respect of relations governed by law appearing after the Law comes in force. In respect of relations governed by law which appeared before 1 September 1993, the present Law is to be used regarding those rights and duties which are to be appeared after the Law comes in force. 3. Further before the introduction of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in conformity with the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Right of Land Property" the acts in force of the legislation are to be used in that part which does not contradict the mentioned law. 4. It is to be installed that persons left outside the Republic of Belarus in connection with their official duties and education, treatment, direction to work abroad are equated to permanent residents of the Republic of Belarus on deciding questions connected with the right of land property. 5. The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus is to be charged with the following: till October 1993: to determine the order of land ransom and install its standard price; to work out and confirm the form of the contract on land sale and purchase, the form of the State Act on the right of Land Property; to work out and confirm the State program of protection and rational use of lands, foreseeing the measures on organizational and legal, staff,scientific, material and technical support for its realisation; till 1 November 1993: to present suggestions on bringing the legislative Acts of the Respublic of Belarus into line with the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Right of Land Property" to the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus; with the purpose of improvement of the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On Legislative Regime of the Areas which were Exposed to Radioactive Contamination as a Result of Tchernobyl Disaster" to insert a suggestions on social protection of citizens on aquisition of land plots in property on that sort of areas at the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus; to bring the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Belarus into line with the Law as well as provide the revision and cancellation of legislative Acts, contradicting the present Law by the Ministries, State Committees and government departments of the Republic of Belarus. 6. For the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus till 1 November 1993 to work out the order of handing over the land plots as a mortgage for receiving a credit as well as determine the bank which has the right to receive land as a mortgage. 7. For District Soviets of People's Deputies, the Committee on land reform and system of land use attached to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus on putting in order the papers confirming the right of ownership and the right of permanent use of land by collective farms, sovkhozes, other agricultural enterprises, to foresee the creation of necessary supply of lands for allocation to citizens to have personal subsidial holding, building and service of living houses, be occupied with gardening and dacha-building, market-gardening. Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus S.Shushkevich 16 June 1993, Minsk N 2418-XII