An Act to Amend Some Nepal Acts for Maintaining Gender Equality, 2063 (2006). Country/Territory Nepal Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Gender and natural resources Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land tenure Ownership Geographical area Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia Entry into force notes This Act shall enter into force immediately. Abstract The Act, consisting of 19 articles, amends some Nepal Acts in order to maintain gender equality having made timely amendment to the discriminatory provisions between women and men in the prevailing Nepal laws. It specifies that: Article 2 [5] states that “the unmarried girl, married women or a widow living separately may enjoy the movable and immovable property on her own” (22). Labour Act, 1992: - Section 5 [3]: “Women may be employed like men after making appropriate arrangements on the basis Full text English Website www.iwraw-ap.org