- Type
- Act
- Year
- २०६६ BS · 2010 AD
- Status
- In force
- Category
- खण्ड १: संवैधानिक निकाय तथा सुशासन · Volume 1: Constitutional Body and Good Governance
- Official text
- Official page Official text (PDF)
- English translation
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Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.
Analysis drawn from official reports, court rulings and published research, each cited. Figures are being double-checked against the source documents; corrections are welcome.
What does it do?
- The Act sets out how the Constitutional Council (formed under Article 284 of the Constitution) recommends people for the top posts of constitutional bodies: the Chief Justice, the chiefs and members of the CIAA, the Election Commission, the Public Service Commission, the National Human Rights Commission, the Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission, the Auditor General, and the women's, Dalit, inclusion, indigenous nationalities, Madhesi, Tharu and Muslim commissions.संविधानको धारा २८४ बमोजिम गठित संवैधानिक परिषद्ले संवैधानिक निकायका उच्च पदमा—प्रधान न्यायाधीश, अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग, निर्वाचन आयोग, लोक सेवा आयोग, राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोग, राष्ट्रिय प्राकृतिक स्रोत तथा वित्त आयोगका प्रमुख तथा सदस्य, महालेखापरीक्षक, र राष्ट्रिय महिला, दलित, समावेशी, आदिवासी जनजाति, मधेशी, थारू तथा मुस्लिम आयोगका पदाधिकारी—नियुक्तिका लागि कसरी सिफारिस गर्छ भन्ने कुरा यस ऐनले तोकेको छ। Nepal Law Commission Section 2(b)–(c), pp. 2–3
- The Council keeps a confidential roster of people qualified for each post (not naming someone in the roster does not bar them). When recommending a person, it must state clearly the qualifications and reasons, and consider social standing, high moral character, integrity, public sentiment, and past service and professional experience. Its recommendations go to the Federal Parliament Secretariat for a parliamentary hearing under Article 292; only those cleared by the hearing are sent to the President for appointment.परिषद्ले हरेक पदका लागि योग्य व्यक्तिहरूको गोप्य अभिलेख राख्छ (अभिलेखमा नाम नभएकै कारण योग्य व्यक्तिलाई सिफारिस गर्न बाधा पर्दैन)। सिफारिस गर्दा पदका लागि चाहिने योग्यता र उपयुक्तताको कारण र आधार स्पष्ट खुलाउनुपर्छ, र सामाजिक प्रतिष्ठा, उच्च नैतिक चरित्र, इमानदारी, जनभावना र विगतको सेवा तथा पेसागत अनुभव विचार गर्नुपर्छ। सिफारिस धारा २९२ बमोजिम संसदीय सुनुवाइका लागि सङ्घीय संसद् सचिवालयमा पठाइन्छ; सुनुवाइबाट बाधा नपर्ने भनी लेखी आएका व्यक्तिलाई मात्र नियुक्तिका लागि राष्ट्रपतिसमक्ष पठाइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 3–5, pp. 3–4; Section 7, p. 6
- Meetings need the chair plus at least four other members, and decisions are made by consensus; if consensus fails, the chair calls another meeting, and if that also fails, the decision is taken by a majority of all members. A 2077 ordinance that had changed these quorum and decision rules was repealed: a 2077 replacement Act restored the earlier provisions with effect from 2077/1/12, and another ordinance removing sub-sections 6(6) and (7) was repealed by notice in the Gazette on 2078/4/3.बैठकका लागि अध्यक्ष र कम्तीमा अन्य चार सदस्य उपस्थित हुनुपर्छ, र निर्णय सर्वसम्मतिबाट गरिन्छ; सर्वसम्मति नभए अध्यक्षले अर्को बैठक बोलाउँछन्, त्यहाँ पनि सहमति नभए परिषद्का सम्पूर्ण सदस्यको बहुमतबाट निर्णय हुन्छ। गणपूरक र निर्णयसम्बन्धी यो व्यवस्था बदल्ने २०७७ को अध्यादेश खारेज भएको छ: २०७७ को प्रतिस्थापन ऐनले २०७७/१/१२ देखि लागू हुने गरी साबिकको व्यवस्था ब्युँताएको छ, र उपदफा ६(६) र (७) झिक्ने अर्को अध्यादेश २०७८/४/३ को राजपत्र सूचनाबाट खारेज गरिएको छ। Nepal Law Commission Section 6(3)–(7), pp. 4–5, and footnotes on p. 5; title page amendment no. 4
- The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers serves as the Council's secretariat, provides its staff, receives its budget from the Finance Ministry, and handles its contact with the government. When any constitutional office-holder leaves office, the body concerned must inform the secretariat within seven days. The Council itself makes rules under the Act.प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालयले परिषद्को सचिवालयको काम गर्छ, कर्मचारी उपलब्ध गराउँछ, अर्थ मन्त्रालयबाट बजेट पाउँछ र नेपाल सरकारसँगको सम्पर्क गराउँछ। कुनै संवैधानिक पदाधिकारी पदमा नरहेमा सम्बन्धित निकायले सात दिनभित्र सचिवालयलाई जानकारी दिनुपर्छ। ऐन कार्यान्वयनका लागि नियम परिषद् आफैँले बनाउँछ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 8–13, pp. 6–7
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.