Notification No 62/2012 -
14 Waxing Wagaung 1374 ME
(31, August, 2012) -
Designating the Date of Coming into Force of Farm Land Law...The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation promulgated the following rules by using the
power vested by the section-42, sub-section (a) of farm land law with the approval of
Pyidaungsu Government....
1. These rules shall be called farm land rules.
2. The words and expressions contained in these rules shall mean as contained
in Farm Land Law. And the following words shall mean as described...

The 7th waning day of Tazaungmon, 1350 B.E.
(30th November, 1988).....Repealed by the Foreign Investment Law of 2 November 2012, The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 21/2012.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, exercising its given rights, and with the approval of
the Union Government, has issued the following rules in accordance with Section 34, Subsection
(a) of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law - 1. These rules shall be called the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Rules.
2. The terms and expressions used in these rules shall have the same meaning as used in the
Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law. In addition, the following expressions shall
have the meanings as stated below:

(THE UNION OF BURMA REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL LAW NO. 2 OF 1965)

Renting Land for Cultivation Law...
The Union of Burma Revolutionary Council Law 8, 1963

Myanmar's Union government collects much of the trillions of kyat generated by oil, gas, gemstones and other minerals each year, primarily through its state-owned economic enterprises (SEEs).

Namati submits this briefing paper to assist the government of Myanmar and other interested parties in efforts to ensure the
implementation of the 2013 recommendations of Parliament’s Farmland Investigation Commission. The commission is tasked
with scrutinizing land grab cases and to promote justice for Myanmar’s citizens whose land was taken without due process or
compensation.
According to the Secretary General of the Farmland Investigation Commission, as of June 2015, approximately 30,000 cases have

The State Law and Order Restoration Council...
The Myanmar Mines Law...
(The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No 8/94)...
The 2nd Waxing Day of Tawthalin, 1356 M.E.
(6th September, 1994)

"The objectives of this Law are as follows:

a.to implement the Mineral Resources Policy of the Government;

b.to fulfil the domestic requirements and to increase export by producing more mineral products;

c.to promote development of local and foreign investment in respect of mineral resources;

agrarian

The State Law and Order Restoration Council -
The Forest Law -
(The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 8/92)-
The 9th Waning Day of Tazaungmon, 1354 M.E.
(3rd November, 1992

Official Burmese and English versions; unofficial English version (Habitat)

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS:-
(1) TO MYANMAR LAWYERS:
"a. Lawyers need to form strong networks and associations to support farmers, ethnic groups and community organizations...
b. Lawyers need to develop new skills to participate in policy advocacy, including collecting data about current practices, and engage in a national debate about land rights...
c. Lawyers working on land rights cases need to use all available tools to strengthen their case work (see annex 2 for a list of practical actions lawyers can take).....
(2) TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS: