Environmental Protection Acts and Regulations in Chronological Order
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| S.N. | Year | Acts/Regulations | 
| 1. | 1956 | Ancient Monuments Protection Act 2013 | 
| 2. | 1956 | Development Committee Act 2013 | 
| 3. | 1956 | Animal Feed Act 2013 | 
| 4.. | 1958 | Wildlife Protection Act 2015 | 
| 5. | 1958 | Factory and Factory Worker Act 2016 | 
| 6. | 1960 | Gas Protection Regulation 2017 | 
| 7. | 1960 | Aquatic life protection Act 2017 | 
| 8. | 1961 | Forest Act 2018 | 
| 9. | 1961 | Forest Product Regulation 2018 | 
| 10. | 1961 | Private Forest Nationalization Act 2018 | 
| 11. | 1963 | Town Development Committee 2021 | 
| 12. | 1966 | Food Act 2013 | 
| 13. | 1967 | Forest Protection (Special Arrangement) Act 2024 | 
| 14. | 1968 | Petroleum Oil Regulation 2025 | 
| 15. | 1970 | Forest Protection (Special Arrangement) Regulation 2027 | 
| 16. | 1972 | Plant Protection Act 2029 | 
| 17. | 1973 | National Parks and Wild Life Protection Act 2030 | 
| 18. | 1973 | Royal Chitwan National Park Regulation 2030 | 
| 19. | 1973 | National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulation 2030 | 
| 20. | 1974 | Plant Protection Regulation 2031 | 
| 21. | 1976 | His Majesty King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation Act 2043 | 
| 22. | 1977 | Wildlife Reserve Regulation 2034 | 
| 23. | 1977 | Himalayan Park Regulation 2034 | 
| 24. | 1978 | Tourism Act 2035 | 
| 25. | 1978 | Community Forest Management Regulation 2035 | 
| 26. | 1979 | Tourism Regulation 2036 | 
| 27. | 1979 | Industrial Enterprises Act 2036 | 
| 28. | 1982 | Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Act 2039 | 
| 29. | 1984 | King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation Regulation 2041 | 
| 30. | 1986 | Soil and Watershed Conservation Act 2043 | 
| 31. | 1987 | Industrial Development Act 2044 | 
| 32. | 1987 | Khaptad National Park Regulation 2044 | 
| 33. | 1987 | Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Act 2044 | 
| 34. | 1988 | Kathmandu Valley Development Authority Act 2045 | 
| 35. | 1989 | Nepal Drinking Water Cooperation Act 2046 | 
| 36. | 1990 | District Development Committee Act 2046 | 
| 37. | 1990 | Constitution of Kingdom of Nepal 2046 | 
| 38. | 1990 | Village Development Committee Act 2046 | 
| 39. | 1990 | Municipality Act 2046 | 
| 40. | 1991 | Pesticide Act 2048 | 
| 41. | 1993 | Pesticide Regulation 2050 | 
| 42. | 1997 | Environment Protection Act 2056 | 
| 43. | 1998 | Environment Protection Regulation 2057 | 
Source: Compiled from various sources.