Liability for illegal land acquisition established
15/01/2021 18:53
Liability for illegal land acquisition established
15/01/2021 18:53
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a Law "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with increased liability for illegal seizure of land plots".
The law amended the Administrative Responsibility Code and the Criminal Code.
In particular, according to the amendment made to the Code of Administrative Responsibility, illegal seizure of a land plot entails the imposition of a fine on officials from 100 to 150 basic estimated values (from 22 million 300 thousand soums to 33 million 450 thousand soums).
The same offense, which entailed the demolition of buildings without preliminary and full compensation of the market value of the said property to its owner, entails the imposition of a fine on officials from 150 to 200 basic estimated values (from 33 million 450 thousand soums to 44 million 600 thousand soums).
An amendment has been made to the Criminal Code establishing the following measures of liability for illegal seizure of a land plot, committed after the application of an administrative penalty for the same actions:
- a fine from 200 to 250 basic estimated values (from 44 million 600 thousand soums to 55 million 750 thousand soums);
- compulsory community service from 300 to 360 hours;
- correctional labor up to 2 years.
If this crime entailed the demolition of buildings without preliminary and full compensation for the market value of its owner, or causing significant damage, the official may be imprisoned for up to 3 years, in the event of major damage, imprisonment from 3 to 5 years.
Illegal seizure of a land plot, committed in a generally dangerous way or with the infliction of especially large damage, is punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years with deprivation of a certain right.
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