www.lawcommission.gov.np 1 www.lawcommission.gov.np Soil and Watershed Conservation Act, 2039(1982) Date of Authentication and Publication 2039.8.6 (21 November 1982) Amending Act: 1. Forest Related Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 2048 (1992) 2048.12.30 (12 April 1992)
2. Strengthening Republic and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066 (2010) 2066.10.7 (24 Jan. 2010) Act number 16 of the year 2039(1982) An Act Made to Provide for Soil and Watershed Conservation Preamble: Whereas, it is expedient to make legal provisions on the land and watershed conservation by controlling natural calamities such as flood, landslide and soil erosion and maintain convenience and economic interests of the general public; Now, therefore, His Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev has, on the advice and with the consent of the National Panchayat, enacted this Act. 1. Short title and commencement: (1) This Act may be called as the "Soil and Watershed Conservation, 2039 (1982)." (2) This Act shall...