Bill: Consolidating rules on expropriation
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til ekspropriationsprocesloven
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed:
- The bill proposes to bring together the current rules on how expropriation cases are handled into one act.
- Expropriation is when an authority takes over rights to real property from others in exchange for full compensation.
- Who would be affected: Citizens and companies who have real property expropriated, and the authorities that carry out expropriations.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- The current three state assessment commissions and seven municipal re-assessment commissions are replaced by two assessment appeals boards – one for Jutland and one for the islands. The boards must handle complaints about compensation for expropriations carried out by both expropriation commissions and municipal councils.
- Something new is that the chair of a commission or board will be given authority to decide on minor matters and on matters that only require a legal assessment.
Sources and original
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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget samler reglerne for ekspropriationsprocessen i én samlet lov. I dag findes reglerne flere forskellige steder, og formålet er at skabe et mere overskueligt og ensartet regelsæt. Forslaget viderefører som udgangspunkt gældende ret, men forenkler og ensarter procedurerne for ekspropriation og erstatningsfastsættelse. Samtidig omlægges klagestrukturen ved at indføre to klagenævn for at sikre mere ensartet praksis og mere effektiv sagsbehandling. Forslaget er en genfremsættelse af et tidligere lovforslag, der bortfaldt ved folketingsvalget i marts 2026. Forslaget foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2028.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 7 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet