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.