61(1) For the purpose of Chapter 7 and
Section 38 of the Act, land reform officer has been assigned as an
official.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1) if the
Government of Nepal has constituted a tribunal for the purpose and in
the circumstances that such tribunal exists in the concerned district then
for that period, the tribunal shall exercise that power and the related
petitions filed before the land reform officer also shall transfer in that
tribunal.