President Ram Chandra Paudel issued two ordinances amending laws related to forests and land on Tuesday, acting on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. The President’s Office said the measures were issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution of Nepal. The ordinances are the Forest-Related Some Nepal Acts Amendment Ordinance, 2026, and the Land-Related Some Nepal Acts Amendment Ordinance, 2026.
Two ordinances address forest and land laws
The ordinances cover separate areas of law. One concerns amendments to acts related to forests, while the other concerns acts related to land. Their formal titles identify them as amendment ordinances, but the announcement described in the available information did not specify which individual acts are affected or set out the provisions being changed.
The President’s Office identified both measures as 2026 ordinances. Their issuance means that the forest-related and land-related amendments were presented as distinct legal instruments, rather than as a single ordinance covering both subjects. The announcement did not provide further details on the scope of either measure, the specific legal changes they contain or how those changes would affect individuals, communities or institutions.
Issued on the Council of Ministers’ recommendation
The two ordinances were issued on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. The President’s Office said President Paudel acted in accordance with Article 114(1) of the Constitution of Nepal, the constitutional provision cited as the basis for their issuance.
Shyam Prasad Bhandari, spokesperson for the President’s Office, provided the information about the presidential action. The office’s announcement named both ordinances and confirmed that they concern amendments to forest-related and land-related laws. It did not, in the information provided, include a separate account of the government’s reasons for recommending the measures.
The reference to Article 114(1) establishes the constitutional basis cited by the President’s Office. However, the announcement did not include additional explanation of the provision or describe any further steps concerning the ordinances. It also did not state whether the government had published supporting documents or a detailed explanation of the amendments alongside the announcement.
What is known about the measures
The confirmed details are the names of the two ordinances, their focus on forest and land laws, the Council of Ministers’ recommendation and the constitutional provision cited by the President’s Office. The announcement did not identify the specific acts to be amended, summarize individual provisions or describe the practical changes that may follow from them.
The measures therefore mark a formal step on two separate areas of law, while the available announcement leaves their substantive content unspecified. Further information on the amendments would be needed to establish what provisions change and what consequences they may have for the administration of forest and land laws. For now, the President’s Office’s statement confirms their issuance and the legal basis cited for the action.
