Second reading of the draft law amending the Land Register Act (467 SE)
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Date: 2024-11-06 17:18
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 3
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 6m
AI Summaries: 3/3 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Summary
The Riigikogu is discussing the draft law amending the Land Register Act for its second reading, 467. The purpose of the draft is to restrict private individuals' ability to search the land register for another person’s property simply based on their name and personal identification code, which raises both security and privacy concerns. During the first reading, areas of concern were raised, and the parties submitted amendments; the Legal Affairs Committee involved representatives of the Estonian Banking Association, the Notaries and Bankruptcy Administrators’ Chamber, the Estonian Private Forestry Association, the Land Register Department of Tartu District Court, and the Ministry of Justice. For the second reading, two amendments were brought to the table, and the fee schedule was changed, followed by a thorough discussion and a consensus decision on the direction of the amendments to be undertaken by the members. In the second part, it was announced that the final vote on the draft is planned to be put to the hall on November 13th, and the amendments were taken into consideration by the steering committee. Throughout the process, it was emphasized that, in addition to restricted access to the land register data, restricted access to the list has been preserved for those individuals who have a separate legitimate interest.
Decisions Made 2
The committee initiated two proposed amendments: (1) to allow the retrieval of land register data based on a natural person's name and personal identification code due to a lawyer's legitimate interest and a legal agreement (including the share of credit institutions and the trustee who needs the data in the event of insolvency). (2) to change the upper limit for the fee for issuing land register data – increasing from two to three. All proposals have been considered unanimously.
The leadership committee decided to close the second reading of the bill and move to a final vote: the proposed amendments made in the second reading have been incorporated, and the completion of the second reading is planned; the final vote will take place on November 13th in front of the hall.
Most Active Speaker
The most active speaker was Andre Hanimägi (pid 46afnYFUZKE), the chairman of the Riigikogu's Legal Affairs Committee; his position is noted as a representative with a role in other political cooperation (the chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee), under whose leadership the debate of the second reading and the process of amendments was handled.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
The fourth item on the agenda concerns the government-initiated draft amendment to the Land Register Act, draft Bill No. 467 in its second reading, and the presentation will be given by the chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, Andre Hanimägi.
Andre Hanimägi
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
The discussion of the draft for the second reading explained that access from the land register is no longer restricted on the basis of a private individual's name and personal identification code, that grounds of legitimate interest are added for lawyers, credit institutions and trusted persons, and that the cap on the data-release fee is raised to three; the committee reached consensus on two proposed amendments and the draft will be sent to a final vote on November 13.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Toomas Kivimägi announced that negotiations would be opened, two amendment proposals from the Legal Committee were submitted, and both must be fully taken into account, and the lead committee completed the second reading of Bill 467.