Some Public Documents Authentication (Procedure) Act, 2006

What does it do?

• The Act sets out who signs and authenticates key public documents and how. A bill passed by the Federal Parliament goes from the Parliament Secretariat to the President, signed by the Speaker or Chair of the House where it originated; once the President signs and dates it, it becomes an Act. Authentic copies go to the President's Office, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Parliament Secretariat and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, whose Secretary must publish the Act in the Nepal Gazette. Resolutions passed by Parliament are authenticated by the Speaker or Chair.यो ऐनले मुख्य सार्वजनिक लिखत कसले र कसरी प्रमाणीकरण गर्ने भन्ने तोक्छ। सङ्घीय संसद्ले पारित गरेको विधेयक, उत्पत्ति भएको सदनका सभामुख वा अध्यक्षले हस्ताक्षर गरेपछि संसद् सचिवालयले राष्ट्रपतिसमक्ष पेस गर्छ; राष्ट्रपतिले मिति उल्लेख गरी हस्ताक्षर गरेपछि त्यो ऐन बन्छ। प्रामाणिक प्रतिहरू राष्ट्रपतिको कार्यालय, प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय, संसद् सचिवालय र कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालयमा पठाइन्छन्, र मन्त्रालयका सचिवले ऐन नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित गर्नुपर्छ। संसद्ले पारित गरेका प्रस्ताव सभामुख वा अध्यक्षको हस्ताक्षरबाट प्रमाणीकरण हुन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission Sections 3–4, pp. 3–4
• An ordinance approved by the Council of Ministers is prepared by the Law Ministry and signed by the Prime Minister, the minister concerned, the Law Minister, the Chief Secretary and the Law Secretary before going to the President; once the President authenticates it, it has the force of an Act and is published in the Gazette. Orders, warrants and notices issued by the President are authenticated as provided by the Constitution and law, with copies sent for publication.मन्त्रिपरिषद्ले स्वीकृत गरेको अध्यादेशको मस्यौदा कानून मन्त्रालयले तयार गर्छ र प्रधानमन्त्री, सम्बन्धित मन्त्री, कानूनमन्त्री, मुख्यसचिव र कानून सचिवले हस्ताक्षर गरेपछि राष्ट्रपतिसमक्ष पेस हुन्छ; राष्ट्रपतिले प्रमाणीकरण गरेपछि त्यो ऐनसरह लागू हुन्छ र राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित गरिन्छ। राष्ट्रपतिबाट जारी हुने आदेश, अधिकारपत्र र सूचना संविधान र कानूनबमोजिम प्रमाणीकरण गरी प्रकाशनका लागि पठाइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 5–5A, pp. 4–5
• Rules, orders, warrants, directives and decisions of the Government of Nepal are authenticated by a secretary designated by the Council of Ministers and kept at the Office of the Prime Minister and the ministry concerned; other government documents are authenticated by the ministry secretary or a gazetted officer he designates. Rules and directives of constitutional bodies are authenticated by their heads; provinces and local levels follow their own laws. Authenticated documents are transferred to the National Archives after a set period and microfilmed.नेपाल सरकारले बनाएका नियम, आदेश, अधिकारपत्र, निर्देशिका र निर्णय मन्त्रिपरिषद्ले तोकेको सचिवले प्रमाणीकरण गर्छन् र प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय र सम्बन्धित मन्त्रालयमा सुरक्षित राखिन्छ; सरकारका अन्य सार्वजनिक लिखत सम्बन्धित मन्त्रालयका सचिव वा उनले तोकेको राजपत्राङ्कित अधिकृतले प्रमाणीकरण गर्छन्। संवैधानिक निकायका नियम र निर्देशिका सो निकायका प्रमुखले प्रमाणीकरण गर्छन्; प्रदेश र स्थानीय तहको हकमा तिनकै कानून लागू हुन्छ। प्रमाणीकरण भएका लिखत तोकिएको अवधिपछि माइक्रोफिल्म बनाई राष्ट्रिय अभिलेखालयमा राखिन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission Sections 6–13, pp. 5–7
• Forging a public document, authenticating something that did not happen, or altering an authenticated document is punished under the Muluki Criminal Code; attempting or abetting attracts half the penalty, and the offender must compensate anyone harmed. The Government of Nepal is the plaintiff in such cases.सार्वजनिक लिखत किर्ते गर्नु, नभएको कुरा प्रमाणीकरण गर्नु वा प्रमाणित लिखत केरमेट गर्नुमा मुलुकी अपराध संहिताबमोजिम सजाय हुन्छ; उद्योग वा दुरुत्साहन गर्नेलाई मुख्य कसूरदारको आधा सजाय हुन्छ, र हानि पुगेको व्यक्तिलाई कसूरदारले क्षतिपूर्ति दिनुपर्छ। यस्ता मुद्दामा नेपाल सरकार वादी हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 14–15, pp. 7–8

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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