Section 3
Birta Abolition
3. Birta Abolition :
(1) With effect from the date of commencement of this Act, the Birta system existing in……….. 10 Nepal has been terminated, and all Birta holdings existing up to the day prior to the commencement of this Act have been abolished.
(2) All Birta lands existing in …………. 11 Nepal, which have been abolished under Sub-section (1) above, shall be converted into Raikar, and land ownership rights therein shall be vested in the Government of Nepal, and the land ownership rights and powers possessed by Birta holders on such Birta land prior to the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have ipso facto lapsed.
(3) Any law, regulation, order or other document providing for the emergence or continuation of ownership rights and powers on Birta land in favor of any individual has been repealed or nullified with effect from the date of commencement of this Act.