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 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 Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, 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 down the policies, programmes, regulations and guidelines in accordance with the provisions of this Act for implementation by the National Land Commission Secretariat; b) Acquisition of registered land and its allotment to Government institutions and Gerab Dratshang; c) Allotment of substitute land to the Thram holder whose land was acquired; d) Approve cash compensation for the land acquired; e) Allotment of the Government land or Government Reserved Forests land to Government institutions and Gerab; f) Recommend to the Government appropriate tax measures to prevent speculation and concentration of land holdings; g) Coordinate with stakeholders on identification and demarcation, and preparation of a detailed report on Thromde, industrial and protected agricultural areas; h) Submission of recommendation for declaration of Thromde, industrial, and protected agricultural areas to the Government; i) Develop format to apply for rehabilitation land; j) Assessment and submission of petition for rehabilitation land to His Majesty the King; k) Approving exchange of rural registered land with Government Reserved Forests land; l) Institute Dzongkhag and Thromde Land Acquisition and Allotment Committees. Full text English/Dzongkha Website www.nab.gov.bt References - Legislation Repeals Land Act 1979. Legislation | Bhutan | 1979 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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Rules and Regulations for Lease of Government Reserved Forest Land & Government Land. Legislation | Bhutan | 2009 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Agricultural development, Institution, Authorization/permit, Pastoralism, Agricultural land, Lease Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Exchange Rules and Regulations of Bhutan, 2022. Legislation | Bhutan | 2022 Keyword: Land tenure, Agricultural land, Authorization/permit, Monitoring, Registration, Institution, Private land, Procedural matters, Data collection/reporting, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Acquisition and Compensation Rules and Regulations, 2022. Legislation | Bhutan | 2022 Keyword: Land tenure, Authorization/permit, Registration, Institution, Private land, Procedural matters, Offences/penalties, Expropriation, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX