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

Pays/Territoire
Népal
Type du document
Législation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Terre et sols
Mot clé
Genre Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Régime foncier Propriété
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Asie du Sud
Entry into force notes
This Act shall enter into force immediately.
Résumé

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).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.iwraw-ap.org