Rules for handling government land - Rules for handling government land

…The land ownership system in Japan was established by the Dajokan Proclamation No. 50 of 1872 (Meiji 5). In terms of the legal structure of the state as the owner of land, the Dajokan Proclamation of 1873, "Land Name Discrimination," used the concept of government land, and in 1990, the "Regulations for the Handling of Government Land," and the "Regulations for the Management of Government Property," which were established at the same time, made land "owned by the state" government property. The concept of government land was first seen in the "Hokkaido National Undeveloped Land Disposal Law" of 1997, and in 1999, the "National Forest Law" and the "National Land, Forest, and Wilderness Return Law" were enacted, and the "Matters Concerning the Disposal of Lands on Riverbeds Where Public Use Has Been Abolished" (Imperial Ordinance) used the concept of government land in relation to the treatment of abandoned riverbeds. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "Government Land Handling Regulations" are explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…日本における土地の所有権の制度は，1872年(明治5)の太政官布告50号によって確立した。国を土地所有権の主体とする法的構成については，73年の太政官布告〈地所名称区別〉が官有地の観念を用い，90年には〈官有地取扱規則〉が定められたが，これと同時に定められた〈官有財産管理規則〉は〈国ノ所有ニ属スル〉土地等を官有財産とした。国有･国有地の観念は，97年の〈北海道国有未開地処分法〉にまずみられるが，99年には〈国有林野法〉〈国有土地森林原野下戻（したもどし）法〉などが定められ，また〈河川敷ノ公用ヲ廃シタル土地ノ処分ニ関スル件〉(勅令)は，廃河川敷の扱いとの関係で，国有地の観念を用いている。…

※「官有地取扱規則」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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