President signs law on privatization of non-agricultural land

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 13 August 2019, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law “On the privatization of land plots for non-agricultural purposes”.

In accordance with the Law, land privatization is carried out in the following forms:

• redemption by legal entities and individuals of land plots that are on the basis of permanent use (possession) or inherited lifetime possession;
• sale of land through an electronic online auction.

According to the law, residents of Uzbekistan - individuals and legal entities can privatize land.

The following land plots are not subject to privatization:

• located in territories, which do not have approved and published layout plans;
• on which mineral deposits are located, strategic objects of state ownership that are not subject to privatization, the list of which is determined in accordance with the law;
• that are part of the lands of environmental, recreational and historical-cultural purposes, as well as lands of forest and water funds, general use of cities and towns (squares, streets, driveways, roads, embankments, squares, boulevards);
• infected with hazardous substances and susceptible to biogenic infection;
• provided to participants of free economic and small industrial zones.

The law comes into force on 1 March 2020.