Land Exchange Rules and Regulations of Bhutan, 2022.

These Land Rules and Regulations, 2022 are enacted in accordance with the Land Act 2007.
The private registered land shall be eligible for exchange as per the following criteria: (a) Private registered plot affected by Natural Calamities; (b) Private registered plot falling within the Critical Watershed area and Wetland; and (c)Scattered private registered plot(s) located within State forests. The functions of the National Land Commission Secretariat are: (a) Recommend or defer or reject land exchange proposals. If recommended, accordingly submit to the competent authority for approval; and (b) Maintain an updated and reliable inventory of alienable land in the country.
The Rules and Regulations further make provisions, inter alia, for: the functions of Dzongkhag Land Exchange Committee (DLEC), the procedure for land exchange, offenses and penalties.