Procedure for permission application of Article 3 of the Agricultural Land Act

If you would like to buy (sell) or rent (lease) farmland, please first consult with Agricultural Committee.
The sale, purchase, gift, lease, etc. of agricultural land requires permission from Agricultural Committee in accordance with Article 3 of the Agricultural Land Act. Please note that any actions taken without this permission will be invalid.
The flow from application to permission is as follows.
1. Consultation about application
2. Fill in the application form, obtain necessary documents
3. Re-confirmation before submitting application
Four. Application submission / reception
Application deadline deadline is on the second Thursday of every month
(Since it may be changed, please confirm with the secretariat in advance.)
Five. Appraisal · field survey of application contents
6. Decision-making on whether to grant permission or not at Agricultural Committee General Meeting
The annual meeting date is scheduled to be the fourth Thursday of every month

The "Permission for Sale, Gift, Lease, etc. of Agricultural Land (Article 3 of the Agricultural Land Law)," which explains the key points of permission and the flow from application to permission in an easy-to-understand manner; the "Application Manual," which explains how to fill out the specific application form from an applicant's perspective; the "List of Required Documents," which comprehensively organizes the documents required for the application; the "Checklist of Required Documents," which lists the required documents for each applicant; the "Notice of Receipt of Application" when an application is received; and the "Application for Permission," are available at the office. The "Checklist of Required Documents," which describes the required documents for each applicant, the "Notice of Receipt of Application" and the "Application Form for Permission" are available at Agricultural Committee.

Niseko Town Agricultural Committee has set the standard processing period from application acceptance to permission for the administrative processing of Article 3 of the Agricultural Land Act.
We are striving to improve administrative services through quick administrative procedures.