PART III.
THE MODE OF GRANTING LAND FOR USE.
Art. 21. In the first instance, land for use is granted to those who intend working on it, not for their own private profit, but for public benefit.
Art. 22. The following order is to be observed in granting the use of land for agriculture for private gain:—
First, to that part of the local agricultural population which has no, or insufficient land, as well as the local agricultural labourers, both on equal terms.
Second, to that part of the agricultural population which has immigrated into the locality after the promulgation of the present Decree.
Third, to the non-agricultural population in the order in which they have registered in the Land Department of the local Soviet authority.
Note.—In determining the mode and order of granting the use of lands, preference is to be given to working agricultural co-operatives as against individuals.
Art. 23. The use of lands for horticulture, market-gardening, apiculture, fishing, cattle-breeding and afforestation is to be granted on the following principles:—
First, such lands as are unsuitable for agriculture, and second, such lands suitable for agriculture, which by reason of local conditions are more suitable for this or other farming pursuit.
Art. 24. In rural localities land for building purposes is allotted by the local Soviet and local population. In urban localities land for building purposes is allotted, according to the order of applications, by the local Soviet, on the condition that the building shall not injure the other buildings in the neighbourhood and that it satisfies all the requirements of the building bye-laws.
Note.—Land for public buildings is allotted without regard to the order of applications.
PART IV.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NORMAL UNIT OF FOOD
AND LABOUR.
Art. 25. The quantity of land allotted to individual households for agriculture with a view to gaining a livelihood shall not exceed the combined normal unit of food and labour in the respective zone, as calculated on the basis of the INSTRUCTIONS appended herewith.
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