Short Title and Commencement: (1) This Act may be cited as the “Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act, 2068 (2011).”
(2) This Act shall extend throughout Nepal and also apply to any Nepali citizen who resides outside Nepal and has committed any offence referred to in this Act against a Nepali citizen.
(3) This Act shall come into force immediately.