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1/ A person may have the right to freely
access rural land where he has been
engaged or prefer to engage in
agricultural activities for a living.
2/ Applicants shall be above 18 years of age.
3/ Without prejudice to Sub-Article
(1) of
this Article, regional laws may create
affirmative action rules for women and
youths as well as persons with
disablities.
4/ The provisions in Sub-Articles
(1) and
(2) of this Article shall also apply to
organized youths.
5/ Notwithstanding Sub-Article
(2) of this
Article, orphans who are below 18 years
of age whose parents used to live in rural
areas and did not have their own land
holdings shall have the right to get rural
land.
6/ Where one of the spouses does not have
joint or private holding, he shall have the
right to access land, like any landless
person. The land granted shall be
registered as a private holding of such a
person.
7/ Where the landholding is acquired during
their marriage and both spouses do not
have private holding, it will be registered
as common property of both spouses.
