Culturable Waste Land (Utilization) Ordinance, 1959 (E.P Ordinance XIII of 1959). Pays/Territoire Bangladesh Type du document Législation Date 1959 (1973) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Régime foncier Aménagement foncier Taxe/impôt Développement agricole Terrains agricoles Restrictions à l'utilisation Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Pays les moins avances, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Résumé This Ordinance rules that land that has not been cultivated for at least two years shall be reclaimed by the Collector for a period not longer than one year from the initial declaration of acquisition, who can lease it to anybody for cultivating crops (food crops as per art. 2, clause ii). If the owner of the reclaimed land wants it back, he must notify his decision to the Collector no later than three months before the one-year expiration date, including the deposit of 50 TK/acre. But if the same owner does not farm and harvest crops, both the money and the land shall be confiscated by the Government. Texte intégral Anglais Site web bdlaws.gov.bd