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An Act to Amend Some Nepal Acts for Maintaining Gender Equality, 2063 (2006).

País/Territorio
Nepal
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2006
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Tierra y suelos
Palabra clave
Género Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Tenencia de tierras Propiedad
Área geográphica
Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Países menos desarrollados, Asia Meridional
Entry into force notes
This Act shall enter into force immediately.
Resumen

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 of mutual agreements between the general manager and the employees or workers in question”. Section 42 [1], [3]: Every establishment employing 50 or more women workers and employees shall arrange for a nursery and women workers and employees shall be granted a recess to nurse their children according to need (23).

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www.iwraw-ap.org