Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 7 and 10, the provisions contained in those Sections shall not apply to the following land: (a) The land owned and possessed by Government of Nepal, (b) The land owned and possessed by the District Development Committee, Village Development Committee or Municipality22 at various levels, (c) The land owned and possessed by such educational or health institutions as prescribed by Government of Nepal through a
notified order, up to the ceiling prescribed in that order, until such land remains in use for the business of such institutions, (d) The land used in accordance with the prescribed terms in such industrial activity as prescribed by Government of Nepal through a notified order, up to the ceiling prescribed in that order, until such land remains in use for activity,
(e) The land used in accordance with the prescribed terms in such agro-industrial activity as prescribed by Government of Nepal through a notified order, up to the ceiling prescribed in that order, until such land remains in use for such activity in consonance with such terms,
(f) The land under the ownership of the Trust (Guthi) Corporation under the Trust (Guthi) Corporation Act, 2033 (1977). 23
(g) The land held in the name of such co-operative institution as prescribed by Government of Nepal through a notified order, up to the ceiling area prescribed in that order, until the land remains in use for the activities of such institution, and
(h) The land acquired by a foreign institution with diplomatic immunities or by a foreign country by obtaining the approval of Government of Nepal, until the land remains in use for the activities of such institution or country.