Regulations No. 85/9588 on the implementation of the Land Reform Act in irrigation areas

This Regulation sets forth basic procedures and rules for implementation of Law No. 3083 of 1984.
Areas to which the provisions of this Regulation apply will be determined by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and submitted to the Government for final decision. Such lands can not be transferred or sold to third parties and can not be subject to any mortgage application. Expropriation procedures are defined in details. Land exchange is possible. The procedure for land distribution is also defined in details. Those who wish to benefit from this distribution shall apply to the Ministry by certifying their status. A three-member committee will determine those who would be eligible for land distribution. Distributed lands will be priced by three-member committees that will be established by the Regional Management of Land Reform Administration. Payments will be made by the new landowners in ten equal instalments in ten years without any interest being applied. Such lands can also be leased to eligible farmers until distribution, aggregation, allocation, land exchange and resettlement procedures are accomplished. Leasing procedures are defined in detail.
Regulation 2000/1860, which is consolidated in this abstract, amends, repeals and inserts some articles. The major amendments are the following: 1/5000 scale updated standard topographic maps of application areas will be obtained from the Tittle-deed Administration. Following the survey that will be conducted by the Directorate General of Rural Affairs, land utilization grades will be applied on those maps. The Directorate General of Land Reform Administration will accomplish the infrastructure on the new village resettlement areas. Land leasing fees will be collected in advance for each year.