Article 19. Use of the Property Owned by the State, Social Organisations and Citizens

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 555.

Chapter 3. Property Status of Religious Organisations

Religious organisations use the buildings and property given them on contractual basis by the state authorities and institutions, social organisations as well as citizens for their needs in accordance with their statutes (regulations). Local executive and administrative bodies and state bodies may transfer to them the church buildings, structures and cult property into ownership or free use in accordance with the legislation. Religious organisations have preferential right of transfer of the cult buildings with the adjacent territory to them except for those used as cultural objects.

The decision on the question of transfer of cult buildings and property to the religious organisations shall be taken not later than within one month from the moment of receiving of appropriate application and the written notification thereof shall be sent simultaneously to the applicants.

The objects and articles, which are monuments of history or culture, shall be transferred in accordance with the legislation in force.

The religious societies, cloisters, religious fraternities, missionary societies (missions), ecclesiastical educational institutions may transfer their praying houses and cult property to another religious organisations only with the consent of the religious centre or board, to which they are subordinated.

Unauthorised occupation of buildings, structures and other cult property is not allowed.

Disputes on the matters concerning the possession and use of the cult buildings and property shall be settled in legal form unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.

Religious organisations shall possess and use the land in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.