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Land Act 1979.

Country/Territory
Bhutan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1979
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, 164 pp.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Traditional rights/customary rights Tax/levy Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Cadastre/land registration Survey/mapping Contract/agreement Land reform Land tenure Transfer Ownership Smallholders/peasants Inheritance Abandoned land/unoccupied land Agricultural land Use restrictions Range Land consolidation Right of use Servitude Foreign land tenure Size Pastoralism
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act provides for the registration of title to land, regulates the use of certain land and related matters and gives rules with respect to landownership and land use rights.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Land Act of Bhutan 2007.

Legislation | Bhutan | 2007

Keyword: Pollution control, Navigation, Indigenous peoples, Basic legislation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Land tenure, Transfer, Ownership, Public land, Tax/levy, Soil rehabilitation, Survey/mapping, Cadastre/land registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Pastoralism, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX