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Act No. 96, 1992, to amend certain provisions of Legislative Decree No.178, 1952, on Land Reform.

Main Region

First Region

Egypt
Agriculture workers
1992-06-27
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Overturns land reform legislation enacted after the 1952 revolution. Land owners can now increase the annual rent for agricultural land up to a ceiling of 22 times the tax levied on the land, up from the previous ceiling of 7 times the tax. All current leases on agricultural land must be renegotiated by the end of agricultural year 1996-97. Owners are now allowed to sell their land without their tenants' consent.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1992-07-05
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Serial region

    Serial title
    Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
    Date
    1992-06-28
    Volume
    Vol. 35
    Number
    No. 26bis
    Page range
    pp. 1-7