Building Act, 2055

What does it do?

• The Building Act regulates construction so that buildings are as safe as possible from earthquakes, fire and other disasters. It covers residential, industrial, commercial and other buildings, and 'construction' includes building, adding storeys or altering existing buildings. The Act takes effect in areas the government notifies in the Nepal Gazette.भूकम्प, आगलागी र अन्य दैवी प्रकोपबाट भवनलाई सकेसम्म सुरक्षित राख्न भवन ऐनले भवन निर्माण कार्य नियमित गर्छ। यसले आवासीय, औद्योगिक, व्यापारिक र अन्य प्रयोजनका भवन समेट्छ, र ‘भवन निर्माण’ भित्र नयाँ भवन बनाउने, तला थप्ने वा पुरानो भवन हेरफेर गर्ने काम पर्छन्। नेपाल सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गरी तोकेका क्षेत्रमा यो ऐन लागू हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Preamble and Sections 1–2, pp. 1–2
• A Building Construction System Improvement Committee, chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development with the Director General of the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction as member-secretary, prepares the National Building Code, which takes effect once the ministry approves it. The Act sorts buildings into four classes: 'A' (built to international state-of-the-art codes), 'B' (plinth area over 1,000 sq ft, more than three storeys including the ground floor, or structural span over 4.5 m), 'C' (up to those limits) and 'D' (small brick, stone, mud or bamboo houses of up to two storeys).सहरी विकास मन्त्रालयका सचिवको अध्यक्षतामा र सहरी विकास तथा भवन निर्माण विभागका महानिर्देशक सदस्य-सचिव रहने भवन निर्माण व्यवस्था सुदृढीकरण समितिले राष्ट्रिय भवन संहिता तयार गर्छ, जुन मन्त्रालयले स्वीकृत गरेपछि लागू हुन्छ। ऐनले भवनलाई चार वर्गमा बाँडेको छ: ‘क’ (अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तरको अत्याधुनिक संहिताअनुसार बनाइने), ‘ख’ (प्लिन्थ क्षेत्रफल एक हजार वर्गफिटभन्दा बढी, भुइँतलासहित तीन तलाभन्दा अग्लो वा ४.५ मिटरभन्दा बढी स्पान), ‘ग’ (ती सीमासम्मका) र ‘घ’ (इँटा, ढुङ्गा, माटो, बाँस आदिले बनेका दुई तलासम्मका साना घर)। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 3–4, pp. 2–4; Sections 8–9, pp. 5–6
• Every building must be built to the standard set in the Building Code, under the supervision of a technician at least as qualified as the one who certified its design. When applying to a municipality (or, in rural municipalities covered by the Act, to the urban development office) for permission, owners of A, B and C class buildings must submit designs certified by qualified engineers or architects. Municipalities may not approve maps that breach the Code; the urban development office can check approvals and the Committee can require them to be corrected.प्रत्येक भवन भवन संहिताले तोकेको स्तरअनुसार, र नक्सा तथा डिजाइन प्रमाणित गर्ने प्राविधिकभन्दा कम योग्यता नभएका प्राविधिकको रेखदेखमा बनाउनुपर्छ। नगरपालिका (वा ऐन लागू भएका गाउँपालिकामा सहरी विकास कार्यालय) मा निर्माण अनुमतिका लागि निवेदन दिँदा ‘क’, ‘ख’ र ‘ग’ वर्गका भवनको योग्य इन्जिनियर वा आर्किटेक्टबाट प्रमाणित डिजाइन पेस गर्नुपर्छ। नगरपालिकाले संहिताविपरीत नक्सा स्वीकृत गर्न पाउँदैन; सहरी विकास कार्यालयले त्यस्तो स्वीकृतिको जाँचबुझ गर्न सक्छ र समितिले संहिताअनुसार सच्याउन लेखी पठाउन सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 10–12, pp. 6–7
• Municipalities (or urban development offices) can supervise construction and order work that breaches the Code to be stopped. Building without an approved map or against the Code can lead to an order to demolish the building or part of it and a fine of up to Rs 50,000 on the person responsible; a building under a demolition order cannot be transferred or mortgaged and may be denied water, electricity and telephone connections. These orders can be appealed to the district court within 35 days.नगरपालिका (वा सहरी विकास कार्यालय) ले निर्माणको सुपरिवेक्षण गरी संहिताविपरीतको काम तुरुन्त रोक्न आदेश दिन सक्छ। नक्सा स्वीकृत नगराई वा संहिताविपरीत भवन बनाएमा भवन वा त्यसको भाग भत्काउन आदेश दिई जिम्मेवार व्यक्ति वा संस्थालाई पचास हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिबाना गर्न सकिन्छ; भत्काउने आदेश भएको भवन हस्तान्तरण वा धितो राख्न पाइँदैन र त्यसमा धारा, बिजुली, टेलिफोन जडान रोक्न सकिन्छ। यस्तो आदेशउपर ३५ दिनभित्र जिल्ला अदालतमा पुनरावेदन लाग्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 13–15, pp. 7–9

Where does it conflict with other laws?

No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.

Regulations and rules made under it

• भवन नियमावली, २०६६ In force