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Law Amending the Management of Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.24, 2018).

Country/Territory
Myanmar
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Abandoned land/unoccupied land Access-to-justice Agricultural development Authorization/permit Governance Inspection Institution Offences/penalties Right of use Smallholders/peasants Land tenure
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Law amends the Management of Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Law, 2012. It amends sub-sections (b), (c), (d), (f) and (m) of section 2, which includes the definition of Virgin Land. It substitutes sub-section (a) of section 3 relating to formation of Central Committee for management of vacant, fallow and virgin land and inserts a new section 3-A regarding Management Committees. Further, the Law amends section 5 by inserting a new sub-section (f). A new section 5-A relating to landless citizens and small farm holders is added after section 5. Sections 8-A and 8-B in respect of application for right to cultivate are inserted after section 8. The Law further amends sections 9, 10 & 11 and new sections 10-A and 11-A are inserted. Sections 17, 22, 25, 27, 28 and 33 are also amended. New sections 27-A, 29-A and 30-A are inserted after sections 27, 29 and 30, respectively.

Full text
English
Website
www.moali.gov.mm

References - Legislation

Amends

Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law, 2012.

Legislation | Myanmar | 2012

Keyword: Agricultural development, Aquaculture, Land clearing, Authorization/permit, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Lease, Offences/penalties, Procedural matters, Property rights, Right of use, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Animal production, Mining, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX