- Type
- Act
- Year
- २०४८ BS
- Status
- In force
- Category
- खण्ड १०: सञ्चार तथा विज्ञान र प्रविधि · Volume 10: Communication, Science and Technology
- Official text
- Official page Official text (PDF)
- English translation
- Official English translation archived copy: the original page is no longer online
Includes amendments up to: 2066 BS. Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.
Analysis drawn from official reports, court rulings and published research, each cited. Figures are being double-checked against the source documents; corrections are welcome.
What does it do?
- The Act sets up the Press Council Nepal as an autonomous body to develop healthy, independent and accountable journalism. Its aims are to create a good environment for journalism, set a code of conduct so press freedom is not misused, keep cordial relations between the press and the government, uphold public morality and citizens' dignity, and resist interference with press freedom.स्वस्थ, स्वतन्त्र र उत्तरदायी पत्रकारिताको विकासका लागि प्रेस काउन्सिल नेपाल स्वशासित संस्थाका रूपमा स्थापना गरिएको छ। पत्रकारिताका लागि उपयुक्त वातावरण बनाउने, प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको दुरुपयोग नहोस् भनी आचारसंहिता तोक्ने, प्रेस र सरकारबीच सौहार्द कायम राख्ने, सार्वजनिक नैतिकता र नागरिकको मर्यादा कायम गराउने, र प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि हस्तक्षेप हुन नदिन प्रयत्न गर्ने यसका उद्देश्य हुन्। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 3–5, pp. 2–3
- The government forms the Council: a chair nominated from retired Supreme Court justices, senior advocates or distinguished journalists; the president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists; six journalists, editors and publishers (two from each group) nominated after consulting journalists' associations; one working journalist; one other distinguished person; one literary journalist; and the Director General of the Department of Information as member-secretary. Members serve four years.नेपाल सरकारले काउन्सिल गठन गर्छ: सर्वोच्च अदालतका अवकाशप्राप्त न्यायाधीश, वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता वा पत्रकारितामा विशिष्ट योगदान गरेकामध्येबाट मनोनीत अध्यक्ष; नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघका सभापति; पत्रकार संघसँग परामर्श गरी पत्रकार, सम्पादक र प्रकाशक प्रत्येकबाट दुई–दुई गरी ६ जना; एक श्रमजीवी पत्रकार; एक अन्य विशिष्ट व्यक्ति; एक साहित्यिक पत्रकार; र सदस्य–सचिवका रूपमा सूचना विभागका महानिर्देशक। पदावधि चार वर्ष हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Section 6, pp. 3–4
- The Council advises the government on media policy, sets and enforces the journalists' code of conduct, keeps records on newspaper circulation and reports annually on the state of the press. A separate committee chaired by the Press Registrar sets and classifies newspapers' circulation figures.काउन्सिलले पत्रकारितासम्बन्धी नीतिमा सरकारलाई सुझाव दिन्छ, पत्रकार आचारसंहिता बनाई लागू गर्छ, पत्रपत्रिकाको वितरणको अभिलेख राख्छ र पत्रपत्रिकाको अवस्थाबारे वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन दिन्छ। प्रेस रजिष्ट्रारको अध्यक्षतामा रहेको छुट्टै समितिले पत्रपत्रिकाको प्रकाशन सङ्ख्या निर्धारण र वर्गीकरण गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Section 7, pp. 4–5; Sections 10–11, pp. 6–7
- Anyone may complain to the Council that a journalist breached the code of conduct. After giving the journalist a chance to explain, the Council may order publication of the complainant's response, an apology or a correction, and may recommend that repeat violators lose government facilities for a period; if a journalist ignores its decision, the Council may publicly express regret. Foreign grants to the Council require government approval.पत्रकारले आचारसंहिता उल्लङ्घन गरेमा जोकोहीले काउन्सिलमा उजुरी दिन सक्छ। पत्रकारलाई सफाइको मौका दिएपछि काउन्सिलले पीडित पक्षको भनाइ, क्षमायाचना वा सामग्री सम्बन्धित पत्रिकामा छाप्न लगाउन सक्छ, र बारम्बार उल्लङ्घन गर्नेले सरकारबाट पाउने सुविधा तोकिएको अवधिका लागि रोक्न सिफारिस गर्न सक्छ; निर्णय नमाने खेद प्रकट गरी सार्वजनिक गर्न सक्छ। विदेशी अनुदान लिन सरकारको अनुमति चाहिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Section 12, p. 7; Section 13, pp. 7–8
Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas
None documented in the official reports we have reviewed so far.
Where does it conflict with other laws?
No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.