Law Amending the Management of Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.24, 2018).

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.