Nepal Engineering Council Act, 2055

What does it do?

• The Act creates the Nepal Engineering Council, an autonomous body, to make the engineering profession effective and orderly and to register engineers by qualification. Its members include a chair and vice-chair nominated by the Government from engineers with a master's degree and long experience, seven engineers nominated on an inclusive basis so that every province is represented (at least three of them women), the president of the Nepal Engineers' Association and others; a Registrar runs its office.यो ऐनले इन्जिनियरिङ व्यवसायलाई प्रभावकारी र व्यवस्थित बनाउन र योग्यताअनुसार इन्जिनियरको नाम दर्ता गर्न स्वशासित संस्थाका रूपमा नेपाल इन्जिनियरिङ परिषद् स्थापना गर्छ। परिषद्मा स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि र लामो अनुभव भएका इन्जिनियरमध्येबाट सरकारले मनोनीत गर्ने अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्ष, प्रत्येक प्रदेशको प्रतिनिधित्व हुने गरी समावेशी आधारमा मनोनीत सातजना इन्जिनियर (कम्तीमा तीनजना महिलासहित), नेपाल इन्जिनियर्स एसोसिएसनका अध्यक्ष लगायत सदस्य रहन्छन्; रजिस्ट्रारले कार्यालय सञ्चालन गर्छन्। Nepal Law Commission Sections 3–5, 27, pp. 3–5, 13
• No one may practise engineering without registering with the Council. Applicants submit their certificates and fees; the Registrar screens them and, since the 2079 amendment, they must pass the Council's professional registration examination before receiving a registration certificate. Engineers may be classified on registration, and a schedule lists the recognised engineering disciplines, which the Government can extend by Gazette notice.परिषद्मा नाम दर्ता नगरी कसैले इन्जिनियरिङ व्यवसाय गर्न पाउँदैन। निवेदकले प्रमाणपत्र र दस्तुरसहित निवेदन दिनुपर्छ; रजिस्ट्रारले छानबिन गर्छन् र २०७९ को संशोधनपछि परिषद्ले लिने इन्जिनियरिङ व्यवसायी दर्ता परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण गरेपछि मात्र दर्ता प्रमाणपत्र पाइन्छ। दर्ता गर्दा इन्जिनियरलाई वर्गीकरण गर्न सकिन्छ, र अनुसूचीमा मान्यताप्राप्त इन्जिनियरिङ विधाहरू सूचीकृत छन्, जसमा सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गरी थप गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 9(c), 11–13, 38, Schedule, pp. 6–8, 18–20
• The Council recognises engineering education institutions and their degrees, may request information, inspect examinations and withdraw recognition, and sets a professional code of conduct. A registered engineer's name may be struck off only for disqualification, a code-of-conduct breach approved by a two-thirds majority after an inquiry, or registration obtained by fraud or error.परिषद्ले इन्जिनियरिङ शिक्षा दिने संस्था र तिनका उपाधिलाई मान्यता दिन्छ, विवरण माग्न, परीक्षाको निरीक्षण गर्न र मान्यता हटाउन सक्छ, र व्यावसायिक आचारसंहिता तोक्छ। दर्तावाला इन्जिनियरको नाम अयोग्य भएमा, जाँचबुझपछि दुई तिहाइ बहुमतले आचारसंहिता उल्लङ्घन ठहर गरेमा, वा धोखा वा गल्तीले दर्ता भएको भए मात्र हटाइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 9, 18–24, pp. 6–12
• Practising without registration is punishable by a fine of up to Rs 10,000 and/or up to three months' imprisonment; other breaches carry fines of up to Rs 25,000, and the Council can act against institutions running courses without recognition. For code-of-conduct breaches the Council may warn an engineer or suspend his registration for a period. The Council has its own fund and audited accounts, and the Government may dissolve it if it fails to work under the Act.दर्ता नगरी इन्जिनियरिङ व्यवसाय गरेमा दश हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिवाना वा तीन महिनासम्म कैद वा दुवै सजाय हुन्छ; अन्य उल्लङ्घनमा पच्चीस हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिवाना हुन्छ, र मान्यता नलिई शिक्षण संस्था चलाएमा परिषद्ले कारबाही गर्न सक्छ। आचारसंहिता उल्लङ्घनमा परिषद्ले सचेत गराउन वा निश्चित अवधिका लागि दर्ता निलम्बन गर्न सक्छ। परिषद्को आफ्नै कोष र लेखापरीक्षण हुन्छ, र ऐनबमोजिम काम नगरेमा सरकारले विघटन गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 28–31, pp. 14–16

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