Ministerial Regulation on the Division or Transfer of Land Rights of Land Recipients under Agricultural Land Reform, B.E. 2567.

This Ministerial Regulation is issued under Thailand’s Agricultural Land Reform Act B.E. 2518. Section 39 of the Agricultural Land Reform Act B.E. 2518 stipulates that land to which a person has received rights through agricultural land reform may not be divided or transferred to another person, except in the case of inheritance to legal heirs or transferred to agricultural institutions or the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) for the benefit of agricultural land reform.
The Ministerial Regulation sets up the rules for transferring or dividing land rights granted through agricultural land reform. In the case of inheritance, land rights pass to legal heirs according to civil law, and heirs must use the land for agricultural purposes. If misused, ALRO can reclaim the land. Transfers to agricultural institutions are allowed only for debt repayment, and the institutions must also use the land for farming. Unauthorized use or dissolution of the institution leads to land reversion to ALRO. The Regulation also allows landholders to voluntarily return land to ALRO, with or without compensation. Compensation is based on government-assessed land value, adjusted for any debts or encumbrances. If the land is degraded due to the holder’s actions, compensation may be reduced.