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- २०५५ BS
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- खण्ड ८: उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति · Volume 8: Industry, Commerce and Supply
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Includes amendments up to: 2066 BS. Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.
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What does it do?
- To prevent the health harm caused by iodine deficiency, no one may import, buy or sell non-iodized salt without approval from the Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Committee. Anyone who wants to produce, import, supply or sell iodized salt must hold a licence under the Act. The Committee checks the applicant's technical capacity, finances and feasibility studies before issuing one. A production licence lasts up to 15 years and an import, supply or sale licence up to three years; renewal must be sought at least six months before expiry, or the licence lapses.आयोडिनको कमीले जनस्वास्थ्यमा पर्ने असर रोक्न आयोडिन अभावजन्य विकार निवारण समितिको स्वीकृतिबिना कसैले पनि आयोडिन नभएको नुन पैठारी, खरिद वा बिक्री गर्न पाउँदैन। आयोडिनयुक्त नुन उत्पादन, पैठारी, आपूर्ति वा बिक्री वितरण गर्न यस ऐनबमोजिम अनुमतिपत्र लिनुपर्छ। समितिले निवेदकको प्राविधिक क्षमता, आर्थिक हैसियत र सम्भाव्यता अध्ययन जाँचेर मात्र अनुमतिपत्र दिन्छ। उत्पादन अनुमतिपत्र बढीमा १५ वर्ष र पैठारी, आपूर्ति तथा बिक्री वितरण अनुमतिपत्र बढीमा ३ वर्षका लागि हुन्छ; अवधि सकिनुभन्दा कम्तीमा छ महिनाअघि नवीकरणको निवेदन नदिए अनुमतिपत्र स्वतः रद्द हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Preamble, p. 1; Sections 3–8, pp. 3–4
- When the Committee licenses someone for a specified area, no other licence is issued for that area during the licence period, unless the holder is found unable to supply the quantity set in the licence. The Committee can order a licence holder that breaks the conditions to comply, and cancel the licence after a hearing if it does not. The holder may appeal the cancellation within 35 days.समितिले कुनै व्यक्ति वा संस्थालाई क्षेत्र तोकी अनुमतिपत्र दिएपछि अनुमतिपत्रको अवधिभर सोही क्षेत्रका लागि अरू कसैलाई अनुमतिपत्र दिइँदैन; तर अनुमतिपत्रवालाले तोकिएबमोजिमको नुन आपूर्ति गर्न नसकेको जाँचबुझबाट देखिएमा अर्कोलाई दिन सकिन्छ। सर्त पालना नगर्ने अनुमतिपत्रवालालाई समितिले पालना गर्न आदेश दिन र आदेश नमानेमा सफाइको मौका दिएर अनुमतिपत्र खारेज गर्न सक्छ; खारेजीउपर ३५ दिनभित्र पुनरावेदन गर्न सकिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 9–11, pp. 4–5
- The Committee is chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Health and includes the industry and commerce ministry, the head of the Central Food Research Laboratory, the business federation, salt traders, nutrition experts and a consumer representative; its secretariat is in the health ministry. It sets the quality standard for iodized salt, which the government publishes in the Gazette, approves labels and packaging, and supervises compliance. Salt must be tested and certified by the Central Food Research Laboratory before sale through dealers, and salt past its quality expiry date may not be supplied or sold.समितिको अध्यक्ष स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालयका सचिव हुन्छन्; उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रालय, केन्द्रीय खाद्य अनुसन्धानशालाका प्रमुख, उद्योग वाणिज्य सङ्घ, नुन व्यवसायी, पोषणविज्ञ र उपभोक्ताका प्रतिनिधि सदस्य हुन्छन्; सचिवालय स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालयमा रहन्छ। समितिले आयोडिनयुक्त नुनको गुणस्तर निर्धारण गर्छ (जुन नेपाल सरकारले राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित गर्छ), लेबल र प्याकेज स्वीकृत गर्छ र ऐनको पालनाको सुपरिवेक्षण गर्छ। डिलरमार्फत बिक्री गर्नुअघि नुनको केन्द्रीय खाद्य अनुसन्धानशालाबाट जाँच गराई गुणस्तर प्रमाणीकरण गराउनुपर्छ र गुणस्तर कायम रहने अन्तिम मिति नाघेको नुन आपूर्ति वा बिक्री गर्न पाइँदैन। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 12, 14–17, pp. 6–10 (Section 12 as amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act 2082)
- Inspectors appointed on the Committee's recommendation inspect producers, importers, suppliers and distributors, investigate offences and file cases in the District Court after taking a government lawyer's opinion; cases are brought by the State. Dealing in non-iodized salt without approval, operating without a licence, or dealing in sub-standard iodized salt is punished by confiscation of the goods, a fine equal to their value, up to one year's imprisonment, or both; other breaches carry a fine of up to Rs 1,000. Health institutions have a duty to promote the use of iodized salt.समितिको सिफारिसमा नियुक्त निरीक्षकले उत्पादक, पैठारीकर्ता, आपूर्तिकर्ता र वितरकको निरीक्षण गर्छन्, कसूरको तहकिकात गर्छन् र सरकारी वकिलको राय लिई जिल्ला अदालतमा मुद्दा दायर गर्छन्; मुद्दा सरकारवादी हुन्छ। स्वीकृतिबिना आयोडिन नभएको नुनको कारोबार गर्ने, अनुमतिपत्रबिना काम गर्ने वा गुणस्तरहीन आयोडिनयुक्त नुनको कारोबार गर्नेलाई बिगो जफत गरी बिगोबमोजिम जरिवाना वा एक वर्षसम्म कैद वा दुवै सजाय हुन्छ; अन्य उल्लङ्घनमा रु. १,००० सम्म जरिवाना हुन्छ। आयोडिनयुक्त नुनको प्रयोग बढाउन स्वास्थ्य संस्थाको दायित्व तोकिएको छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 18, 20, 22–23, 27–28, pp. 10–13
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.