Projections reveal that to sustain the likely world population in the year 2000, an increase of 60 percent in agricultural production will be required. "Is there sufficient land to meet these needs?" becomes the overriding question. However, little precise information exists on which…
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Germany, IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Finland, GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit), UN-Habitat, World Bank and UNDP, and IPC (International NGO/CSO Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty),…
This Act provides for the registration of title to land, regulates the use of certain land and related matters and gives rules with respect to landownership and land use rights.The text of the Act is divided into 13 Chapters: Registration of land in Thram (I); Validity of Thram and entitlement…
The newly instituted Survey and Demarcation Division shall conduct the survey and definiton of boundaries of the so called reserved Forests of Bhutan and shall widely spread information about the forest areas included under this provision, in order to ascertain eventual claims of rights on…
This Act regulates inheritance in general and in particular of land. The Act consists of 8 Chapters: Definition of inheritance and procedures for processing inheritance (I); Rights and restrictions on inheriting (II); Procedure for transaction/giving and taking of Toshing (livelihood) (III);…
This Act defines rights and duties of parties involved in agreements relating to the right to the use of property in return for remuneration, and provides for arbitration between parties. The Act consists of 9 Chapters divided into 34 sections.Chapter II designates the department under the…
This Act provides for the establishment of Municipal corporations as legal entities with powers to forge partnerships between the Municipal Corporation, residents, businesses and industries for the effective development and governance of Bhutan's urban communities. The Act consists of 9…
A basic Act relating to loans, mortgages and other security interests in moveable and immovable property. Part V lays down provisions relating to mortgages or moveable and immoveable property, including agricultural land and it is established where the mortgaged property is agricultural land and…
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,…