Implementing Ordinance to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad

1. The executive council shall designate the licensing authority, which decides on the requirement for a license, the issuance of a license, and the revocation of a license or stipulation.

1. Authorities Entitled to Appeal are the competent department and the municipal council of the affected municipality.

1. Appellate Authority is the Government Council.

2. A natural person may be granted approval to acquire a property as a holiday apartment or as a unit in an aparthotel within the framework of the cantonal quota.

1. The Government Council determines every two years, after consulting the licensing authority and the municipal authorities, the locations that, according to an approved development concept within the meaning of federal law on investment assistance for mountain areas or an equivalent official planning, require the acquisition of holiday apartments or residential units in aparthotels by persons abroad to promote tourism.

2. The Government Council regulates the distribution of permits to the municipal authorities every two years, after consulting the licensing authority and the municipal authorities.

2. The Municipal Council of the affected community may, on its own initiative, introduce the restrictions mentioned in Art. 13 para. 1 BewG by issuing a generally binding decree. The corresponding decree must be delivered to the authorizing authority, the authority entitled to file a complaint, the Government Council, and the Federal Office of Justice.

1. The granting authority charges a fee of CHF 50 to CHF 6,000 for its decision.

2. The fee shall be paid by the applicant. The seller and purchaser are jointly liable for the fee.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 1988.