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 Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Land Act of Bhutan 2007.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