Presidential Decree No. 58 regulating some issues of expropriation and allotment of land.

For the purpose of regulating the issues of expropriation and allotment of the plots of land the President establishes that expropriation and allotment of agricultural land, land of protected areas, and forest estate land for the purpose not related to the purposeful use of the aforesaid categories of land shall be the competence of the President. The right to a plot of land origins from the date of the official state registration thereof. Change of the purposeful use of land allotted for subsidiary small-holding shall be prohibited. Plot of land pertaining to private ownership shall be re-allotted after redemption thereof from the landowner. Mapping of the boundaries of the allotted plot of land shall be carried out in the presence of the holder thereof by the state land-surveying organization within 20 days from the date of payment of its service. Expropriation of land for public needs shall be carried out by the President or by executive committee of the city of Minsk.