Expropriation for Public Utility

Type

Decree-Law

Number

45

Date of the text

13/10/1932

Official Gazette

published in 1932

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

50

What it provides

Governs the expropriation of property for public benefit, which may only be ordered by a decree of the head of state requested by the government, municipalities or concession holders, and sets out the required maps, schedules, public notices and notification of owners.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decree-Law No. 243/1942 of 06/11/1942
• Amended by Decree-Law No. 229/1942 of 10/10/1942, articles 4
• Amended by Law No. 0/1954 of 14/08/1954, articles 29, 27, 28

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1932. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.