Ukrainians may be deprived of their right to land: under what conditions
15 October 2024 16:58
Ukrainians may be deprived of the right to land for the construction of fortifications on it. This is stated in a draft law approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on 15 October, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports, citing the Telegram channel of the government’s representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk.
It is the draft law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Use of Land Plots Required for the Construction and Maintenance of Military Engineering and Fortification Facilities under the Legal Regime of Martial Law.”
What he proposes:
- amend the Land Code of Ukraine, the Laws of Ukraine “On the Legal Regime of Martial Law” and “On the Transfer, Compulsory Alienation or Seizure of Property under the Legal Regime of Martial Law or a State of Emergency”.
- introducing, as a measure of the legal regime of martial law, the possibility of compulsory temporary deprivation of the right to use privately owned land under martial law for the construction and maintenance of military engineering and fortification structures;
- return of the land plot to use or redemption;
- determining the peculiarities of compulsory temporary deprivation of the right to use a land plot, drawing up an act on compulsory temporary deprivation of the right to use a land plot;
- defining the procedure for making a decision to terminate the compulsory temporary deprivation of the right to use a land plot or to buy it out.
Once approved by the government, the draft law will be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
