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