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Chapter – 1

Chapter – 1
Preliminary
1. Short Title & Commencement : (1) These Rules may be called
“Land Rules, 2021 (1964)”.
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(2) All or some of the rules of these rules shall come into force
from the specified date and in the specified area by the Government of
Nepal by publishing a notice in Nepal Gazette1 2 3
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2. Definition : Unless the subject or context otherwise requires in these
Rules.
(a) “Act” means Land Act, 2021 (1964).
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(a1) “Ministry” means Ministry of Land Reform and Management.
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(a2) “District Land Reform Office” means the office of the Land
Reform Officer and this word also refers to the concerned Land
Revenue Office in the place where Land Reform Office does not
exist.
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(b) “Land reform officer” means the chief of the District Land
Reform Office or any other officer assigned to exercise his/her
power or Land revenue officer in the place where land reform
office does not exist.

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According to the notice published in Nepal Gazette of data Marg 12 of 2021, Rules 1, 2
Sub-rule (3) of Rule 12, 13 (The matters of fixing the price of a land for the purpose of Subsection
(1) of Section 27 of the Act), 25, 40 and Sub-rule (1) of Rule 45 in all over the
Nepal and Rest of the Rules and Sub-rules in sixteen districts suche as Kailali, Bardiya,
Jhapa, Rautahat, Bara, Parsa, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Dhading,
Chitwan, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok and Including Kavrepalanchok has been
prescribed to come into force from the date 2021-08-16.
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According to the notice published in Nepal Gazette of date 2023 Kartik 30, Rules 1, 2, Sub-rule (3)
of Rule 12, 13 (The matters of fixing the price of a land for the purpose of Sub-section (1) of Section
27 of the Act), 25, 40 Sub-rule (1) of Rule 45 in all over the Nepal and Rest of the rules and Subrules
in 25 Districts such as Doti, Bajhang, Bajura, Achham, Banke, Surkhet, Dang, Deukhuri,
Kapilvastu, Rupandehi, Nawalparasi, Palpa, Syangja, Tanahu, Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, Sarlahi,
Mahottari, Sindhuli, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari, Udaypur, Morang and including Sunsari has been
prescribed to come into force from the date 2032-08-01.
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According to the notice published in Nepal Gazette of date 2023 Marg 29 in addition to the Rules
that has come into force all over the Nepal rest of the Rules and Sub-rules of those rules has been
prescribed to come into force from the date 2023 Paush 1 in the 34 Districts such as Kanchanpur,
Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Jumla, Kalikot, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Rukum, Rolpa, Salyan, Pyuthan, Myagdi,
Baglung, Khotang, Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, Parvat, Ramechhap, Darchula, Okhaldhunga, Bhojpur,
Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Panchathar, Ilam, Sankhuwasabha, Dolakha, Manang, Mustang, Dolpa,
Mugu, Humla, Solukhumbu and Taplejung.
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Inserted by Fourth Amendment.
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Inserted by Fourth Amendment.
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Amended by Thirteenth Amendment.
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(c) “Land Reform Team” means the team of Government employees
and Non-government persons deployed by the land reform
officer.
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(d) “Notified order” means the order pursuant to clause (j) of Section
2 of the Act.
(e) “Ward Committee” means the ward committee as constituted
pursuant to these rules.
(f) “Bank” means any institution established as pursuant to Nepal
law for performing Banking function and their Agent.
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(g) “Cooperatives” means the cooperative prescribed by the
Government of Nepal among the registered cooperatives under
the 9Cooperative Act, 2048.
10(h) “Village Committee” means the village committee constituted
pursuant to these rules.
11(i) “Municipal Committee” means the municipal committee
constituted pursuant to these Rules.
12(i1) “Municipality” means municipality constituted pursuant to the
prevailing Rules and this word also refers to the Metropolitan
City and Sub-metropolitan Cities.
13(i2) “Price Determination Committee” means the price determination
committee constituted pursuant to Section 26h of the Act.
14(j) “District Price Determination Committee” means the committee
constituted by the Government of Nepal for the purpose of

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Amended by Fourth Amendment.
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Inserted by seventh Amendment.
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Amended by Thirteen Amendment.
10 Inserted by Fourth Amendment.
11 Inserted by Fifth Amendment.
12 Inserted by Thirteenth Amendment.
13 Inserted by Thirteenth Amendment.
14 Inserted by Fifth Amendment.
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determination of the price of the foods that has been collected or
has to be collected pursuant to these rules.
15(k) “Land use committee” means the land use committee established
pursuant to Rule 39j.
16(l) “Evaluation committee” means the Evaluation committee
established pursuant to Rule 39p.
17(m) “Council” means the land-use council established pursuant to
Section 51f. of the Act.
18(n) “Land-use” means the process of making use of land dividing in
the different regions in various ways as according to the
utilization of the land.
19(o) “Plotting (Chaklabandi)” means the process of integrating the
small plots of scattered lands to increase the product and
productivity in the agricultural land.
20(p) “Fragmentation” means the action of dividing the existing land
into small plots.
21(q) “Local body” means Municipality and Village Development
Committees.

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