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<p>On May 1, 2021, Act No. 151/2021 Coll., amending Act No. 504/2003 Coll. on the lease of agricultural land, agricultural business and forest land and on the amendment of certain laws as amended by later regulations, which amend Act of the Slovak National Council No. 330/1991 Coll. on land adjustments, arrangement of land ownership, land offices, land fund and on land communities as amended (hereinafter referred to as “Amendment No. 151/2021 Coll.”) entered into force. Amendment No. 151/2021 Coll. fundamentally changes the rules and obligations of the municipality as the owner of agricultural land when leasing agricultural land to other persons. The paper clearly explains the most important institutes related to the lease of agricultural land by the municipality and points out the new legal regime of the lease of municipal agricultural land effective from 1 May 2021.</p>
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On May 1, 2021, Act No. 151/2021 Coll., amending Act No. 504/2003 Coll. on the lease of agricultural land, agricultural business and forest land and on the amendment of certain laws as amended by later regulations, which amend Act of the Slovak National Council No. 330/1991 Coll. on land adjustments, arrangement of land ownership, land offices, land fund and on land communities as amended (hereinafter referred to as “Amendment No. 151/2021 Coll.”) entered into force. Amendment No. 151/2021 Coll. fundamentally changes the rules and obligations of the municipality as the owner of agricultural land when leasing agricultural land to other persons. The paper clearly explains the most important institutes related to the lease of agricultural land by the municipality and points out the new legal regime of the lease of municipal agricultural land effective from 1 May 2021.

New Legislation on the Lease of Agricultural Land by the Municipality

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

EU agrarian Law

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On May 1, 2021, Act No. 151/2021 Coll., amending Act No. 504/2003 Coll. on the lease of agricultural land, agricultural business and forest land and on the...

New Legislation on the Lease of Agricultural Land by the Municipality

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 15 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2023-0003

Keywords
agricultural land, municipality, tenant of agricultural land, agricultural purposes, right of first refusal

© 2023 Jozef Tekeli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

New Legislation on the Lease of Agricultural Land by the Municipality

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 15 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2023-0003

Keywordsagricultural land, municipality, tenant of agricultural land, agricultural purposes, right of first refusal

© 2023 Jozef Tekeli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
agricultural land, municipality, tenant of agricultural land, agricultural purposes, right of first refusal