Land Act of Bhutan 2007. Country/Territory Bhutan Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Navigation 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 Water rights Geographical area Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia Abstract The present Act provides for the management, regulation and administration of the ownership and use of land for socio-economic development and environmental well-being of the country through efficient and effective land administration, security of land tenure, equal opportunity to land, facilitation of operation of land market, effective use of land resources and conservation of the ecosystem. Section 3 establishes a National Land Commission whose functions are, inter alia, as follows: a) Laying Full text Dzongkha/English Website www.nab.gov.bt References - Legislation Repeals Land Act 1979. Legislation | Bhutan | 1979 | Repealed Keyword: Basic legislation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Tax/levy, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cadastre/land registration,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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX