Law on Land Reform, 1992.

The centrepiece of the Law on Land Reform is the creation of Special Land Funds administered by local authorities, for the assignment of user rights thereon, including, in particular, lease rights, to individuals and concerns. Private ownership of land is contemplated only as a result of the disbanding of collective enterprises (art. 14), but it is the stated policy of the Republic of Tajikistan not to restore ownership of land formerly held by "ancestors" and religious institutions (art. 2.2). The land reform process is to be carried out in two phases, where actual assignment of user rights will follow a thorough inventory of the status quo (art. 4). For purposes of creating the Special Land Funds, land can be expropriated from the relevant owners or users, and relevant decisions are appealable in the courts (art. 11). A priority order in the assignment of land user rights is established, with citizens intending to engage in private farming having first call (art. 12). User rights have life-long duration, and can be transferred by succession (art. 3). A system of state certificates will provide the necessary evidence of the ownership or user rights described therein (arts. 19 and 20).