The Law provides for the survey and the statistics related to land in order to institute a Land Register, to set land levy on the basis of the surveys and to ascertain ownership's rights. Special forms shall be distributed to landowners who, in turn, must fill them out and the Tax Office shall then include all the forms in the register. A Cadastral Survey Department shall be instituted and appointed to carry out all the surveys and inspections of lands and marking the boundaries of each parcel of property..

“Land” here includes land covered with water and things affixed on land or growing on land (sect. 2). The Act shall apply to any area constituted as a Registration District by the Minister under section 5In each District a land registry shall be maintained in which information set out in section 6 shall be kept. Section 7 concerns appointment of land registration officers. There shall be one Registrar of Land appointed by the President. Powers of this officer are outlined in section 8.

El presente Acuerdo aprueba el Instructivo con las disposiciones para la elaboración de la información temática georeferenciada requerida por el Programa de Regularización y Administración de Tierras Rurales (PRAT), en relación a las condiciones agrológicas y ambientales de diversos cantones.

Implementa: Acuerdo Nº 76 - Crea la Unidad de apoyo a la ejecución del Programa de Regularización y Administración de Tierras Rurales (PRAT). (2002-03-19)

Part I, Management of forests and forested lands: provisions are made on social and community forestry in order to preserve, manage, maintain, rehabilitate forests and forested lands by maen of strategic planning, appointing Directors of Forestry to organize, supervise and implement the plans, encouraging investments in forestry industrial production.

The Law provides for mining and exploitation of mineral resources as natural gas, petroleum, crude oil and assorted minerals. Prospectors must apply for a prospecting licence that shall be granted after the payment of a fee. Lands alienated for the purpose of mining operations shall be paid off as rent and royalties. Lands comprise also the continental shelf. Mining leases shall comply with land laws as per the survey, delimitations, land tenure and revenues and acquisition.

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 forests and their products, land and water courses or grazing and pasture rights. The involved land shall be excluded from the reserved forest areas or expropriated or acquired.

The Law consists of V Parts divided into 57 articles. Part I includes general provisions (A); the right of ownership (B); the use limitation of the ownership right (C); public land (D); adjustment of the ownership right (E). Part II concerns the cadastre, it includes general rules (A); cadastration (B); land registration (C); registration of ownership right amendment (D).

This Regional Law represents a legal basis for carrying out state policy in the sphere of land survey at the regional level, ensuring rational use and protection of land, creation of favourable environment and improvement of landscape and regulates relations between the participants in land survey activity. The Regional Law consists of 4 Sections. Section 1 (arts. 1-4) lays down the general provisions. Section 2 (arts. 5-8) determines relations between the participants in land survey activity. Section 3 (arts.9-19) regards land survey process. Section 4 (art.

This Act concerns the entry into land by authorized personnel for the purpose of carrying out soil surveys, it consists of five sections. It spells out the powers of officers under the Act (sect. 3) and provides for related matters.

This Order relates to the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Chapter 256) and lists the protected areas in the Schedule.

Implements: Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Ordinance No. 33 of 1959, Chapter 256). (2013-12-31)

This Order relates to the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Chapter 256). The Schedule lists the protected areas under this Order.

Implements: Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Ordinance No. 33 of 1959, Chapter 256). (2013-12-31)
Amends: Protected Places (No. 2) Order. (2001-02-07)

This Order relates to the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Chapter 256) and lists the protected areas in the Schedule.

Implements: Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Ordinance No. 33 of 1959, Chapter 256). (2013-12-31)