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Chapter-11 Miscellaneous

Chapter-11 Miscellaneous

58. Otherpunishment:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in the other Sections of this Act, a person who violates any matter of this Act or the Rules or order framed or made under this Act or who provides or files any false statement, information or petition to or before any person, Village Development Committee or Municipality or authority authorized

58A.
Imposition of fine equal to court fees in the event of making false petition:
………
under this Act shall be punished, by order of the prescribed authority, with a fine not exceeding Rs. 5,00/-(Five Hundred Rupees).
If a petition filed by a person with the prescribed court or the prescribed authority is proved to be false, a fine of a sum equal to the court fees to be deposited by that person in making such petition shall be imposed on that person for making such a false petition.

58B. Execution of Judgment:
In cases where a decision made by any court or the prescribed authority pursuant to this Act cannot be executed by the court, the prescribed authority shall execute the decision.

59. Powers of Government of Nepal to give direction regarding cultivation:
(1) Government of Nepal may, by a notified order and providing necessary facilities, give direction to harvest in the land of any area any particular crops or one or more crops of any particular species and farm the same by following the method and provision fixed in that notified order; and it shall be the duty of the concerned landowner and tenant to cultivate in accordance with such direction.
(2) If any person does not cultivate in accordance with the direction given pursuant to Sub-section (1), the concerned crops of that person may, by order of the prescribed authority, be forfeited if that person is a landowner and that person shall be evicted from the land if that person is a tenant.

60. Notice to be given to Village Development Committee or Municipality:
While lending or borrowing a loan in cash in a sum exceeding Rs. 50/-(Fifty Rupees) or in-kind worth in excess of Rs. 50/- (Fifty Rupees) for any agricultural acts, a notice thereof shall be given to the Village Development Committee or Municipality.
Provided that, such committee or authority or cooperative bank or cooperative institution as prescribed pursuant to this Act need not give such notice while lending a loan.

61. Powers to frame rules:
Government of Nepal may frame Rules in order to accomplish the objective
of this Act.

62. Powers to remove difficulties:
(1) If there arises any difficulty in connection with the implementation of this Act, Government of Nepal may, by a Notification in the Nepal Gazette and subject to the ambit of this Act, issue necessary order; and such order shall be deemed to be included in this Act.
(2) A copy of every order issued under Sub-section (1) shall be tabled in
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the session of the Legislature- Parliament
going on for the time being within one week and in the coming session where the session is in recess within one week.
where the session is

63. Action in case of conflict:
The matters contained in this Act and the Rules framed hereunder shall be governed by this Act and Rules accordingly; and the other matters shall be governed by the prevailing Nepal law.

64. Repeal:
The following Nepal laws are hereby repealed:
(1) Maintaining the Records of Lands and Land Tillers Act, 2013(1965);
(2) The Lands Act, 2014(1957), Amendments made thereto from time to time, and the Lands Rules, 2017(1960), and
(3) Agriculture (New Management) Act, 2019(1962).

C o n ve r si o n :
The words converted by the Lands (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2053(1997):
(a) The words “Village Development Committee” or “Municipality” instead of “Panchayat” or “Local Panchayat”.
(b) The word “Municipality” instead of “Town Panchayat”.
Note:
Date and place of commencement of the Act:
(1) Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of the Lands Act, 2021(1964) commenced vide the notices dated 2021-8-5 (20 November 1964), 2022-8-1 (16 November 1965) and 2023-8-29 (24 December 1966), and Chapter 2 of the Act commenced vide the notice dated 2024-12-19( 1 April 1968) in (1) Katmandu, (2) Lalitpur, (3) Bhaktapur, (4) Bara, (5) Parsa, (6) Rautahat, (7) Bardiya, (8) Kailali, and (9) Jhapa Districts.
(2) The Act commenced vide the notice dated 2026-8-30 (15 December 1969) in (1) Kanchanpur, (2) Banke, (3) Nawalparasi, and (4) Sarlahi Districts.
(3) The Act commenced vide the notice dated 2027-5-29 (25 August 1970) in (1) Morang, (2) Sunsari, (3) Siraha, (4) Dhanusa, and (5) Mahottari Districts.
(4) The Act commenced vide the notice dated 2029-5-20 (4 September 1972) in (1) Chitwan, (2) Rupandehi, (3) Kapilbastu, (4) Saptari, and (5) Dang Districts.
(5) The Act commenced vide the notice dated 2031-4-25 (9 Aug 1974) in (1) Ilam, (2) Udayapur, (3) Sindhuli, and (4) Surkhet Districts.
(6) The rate of rent has been fixed in eight Districts since the crops of fiscal year 2031/032 (1973/74) vide the notice dated 2030-6-29 (15 October 1973).

(7) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021(1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2035-4-21 (5 August 1978) in Panchthar, Dhankuta, Ramechhap, Tanahun and Mustang Districts with effect from 2035-4-1 (16 July 1978).
(8) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021 (1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2035-11-28 (15 March 1979) in Dadeldhura, Tehrathum, Kaverplanchock, Dhading and Myagdi Districts with effect from 3036-1-1(14 April 1979).
(9) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021 (1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2036-8-15 (1 December 1979) in Makawanpur, Nuwakot and Kaski Districts.
(10) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021 (1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2038-5-1 (17 August 1981) in Rasuwa District.
(11) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act 2021(1964) commenced forthwith vide the notice dated 2040-4-1(17 July 1983) in Salyan, Baglung and Bhojpur Districts.
(12) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act 2021(1964) commenced forthwith vide the notice dated 2040-4-1(17 July 1983) in Gorkha, Gulmi and Syangja Districts.
(13) Section 3 of Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021(1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2043-4-6(16 July 1986) in Parbat, Arghakhanchi and Darchula Districts on 2043-4-1(11 July 1986)
(14) Section 3 of Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021(1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2045-2-3(16 May 1988) in Lamjung and Khotang Districts on 2045-4-1(16 July 1988).
(15) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021(1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2051-4-1 (16 July 1994) in Bajura and Dailekh Districts on that date.
(16) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021(1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2052-5-1 (17 August 1995) in Sankhuwasabha District on that date.
(17) Chapter 2 of the Lands Act, 2021(1964) commenced vide the notice dated 2053-7-1 (17 October 1996) in Solukhumbu District on that date.

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