Act

International Financial Transactions Act, 2054

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Type
Act
Year
२०५४ BS
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड ७: मुद्रा, बैङ्किङ्ग, बीमा, वित्तीय संस्था तथा धितोपत्र · Volume 7: Currency, Banking, Insurance, Financial Institutions and Securities
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What does it do?

  • The Act aims to develop Nepal as an international financial transactions centre by regulating international financial institutions operating from Nepal. Only licensed institutions may carry out international financial transactions; eligible types include foreign banks and trust companies, international insurers and reinsurers, holding and investment companies, international leasing and trading companies, mutual funds, merchant banks and similar service providers, which must be registered abroad and have at least three years of international business. Section 1(2) leaves its commencement to a government notice in the Gazette.नेपाललाई अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय वित्तीय कारोबार केन्द्रका रूपमा विकास गर्न र नेपालबाट सञ्चालन हुने अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय वित्तीय संस्थाको कारोबार नियमित गर्न यो ऐन बनेको हो। अनुमतिपत्र लिएका संस्थाले मात्र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय वित्तीय कारोबार गर्न पाउँछन्; विदेशी बैंक र ट्रस्ट कम्पनी, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय बीमा र पुनर्बिमा कम्पनी, होल्डिङ र लगानी कम्पनी, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय लिजिङ र व्यापारिक कम्पनी, म्युचुअल फन्ड, मर्चेन्ट बैंक लगायतका संस्था योग्य हुन्छन्, तर तिनीहरू विदेशमा दर्ता भई कम्तीमा तीन वर्ष अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय वित्तीय कारोबारमा संलग्न भएको हुनुपर्छ। दफा १(२) अनुसार ऐनको प्रारम्भ सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशन गरी तोक्ने मितिदेखि हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Preamble, p. 1; Sections 1(2), 3–4, pp. 2–4
  • Licensed institutions may not buy or hold property in Nepal, deal with persons resident in Nepal, buy shares or debentures of Nepali companies, or open accounts in Nepali commercial banks (except an approved account for office costs). In return, foreign-exchange restrictions do not apply to them, they may bring in and take out foreign currency earned or brought for this business (except proceeds of illegal acts), and their capital and property will not be nationalised.अनुमतिपत्रप्राप्त संस्थाले नेपालमा अचल सम्पत्ति किन्न वा राख्न, नेपालमा बसोबास गर्ने व्यक्तिसँग कारोबार गर्न, नेपाली कम्पनीको शेयर वा डिबेन्चर किन्न र नेपालका वाणिज्य बैंकमा खाता खोल्न पाउँदैनन् (कार्यालय खर्चका लागि स्वीकृत खाताबाहेक)। बदलामा तिनलाई विदेशी विनिमयसम्बन्धी बन्देज लाग्दैन, यस कारोबारबाट आर्जन गरेको वा ल्याएको विदेशी मुद्रा फिर्ता लैजान पाउँछन् (अवैध कामबाट आर्जितबाहेक), र तिनको पुँजी वा सम्पत्तिको राष्ट्रियकरण गरिँदैन। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Sections 5–8, pp. 4–5
  • A promotion committee chaired by the Finance Minister advises the government on incentives and hears appeals against licence suspension or cancellation. An implementation committee chaired by the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, with the finance and law secretaries, a chartered accountant and an economist, grants licences with conditions, renews them, and monitors and supervises licensed institutions; its office is in Nepal Rastra Bank. Fees go to the Consolidated Fund, and courts may order records disclosed where there are grounds to suspect links to illegal drugs or arms.अर्थमन्त्रीको अध्यक्षतामा रहने प्रवर्द्धन समितिले सुविधा र सहुलियतबारे सरकारलाई सुझाव दिन्छ र अनुमतिपत्र निलम्बन वा खारेजीविरुद्धको पुनरावेदन सुन्छ। नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंकका गभर्नरको अध्यक्षतामा अर्थ र कानून मन्त्रालयका सचिव, एक चार्टर्ड एकाउन्टेन्ट र एक अर्थशास्त्री रहेको कार्यान्वयन समितिले शर्तसहित अनुमतिपत्र दिन्छ, नवीकरण गर्छ र अनुमतिपत्रप्राप्त संस्थाको अनुगमन र सुपरिवेक्षण गर्छ; यसको कार्यालय नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंकमा रहन्छ। प्राप्त दस्तुर सञ्चित कोषमा जम्मा हुन्छ, र अवैध लागूऔषध वा हातहतियारसँग सम्बन्धित भएको पर्याप्त आधार भए अदालतले कागजात पेश गर्न आदेश दिन सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated official text Sections 9–18, pp. 5–11

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