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- खण्ड १२: खाद्य, कृषि, सहकारी तथा भूमि प्रशासन · Volume 12: Food, Agriculture, Cooperative and Land Administration
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What does it do?
- The Act sets up the Council of Animal Health and Livestock Service Professionals, based in the Kathmandu Valley, to regulate animal-health and livestock-service workers other than veterinarians (who remain under the existing Nepal Veterinary Council). Its aim is to make their services organised, of good quality and accountable. The Act came into force on the 31st day after authentication (2079/06/23).प्रचलित कानूनबमोजिम नेपाल पशु चिकित्सा परिषद्मा दर्ता भएका वा दर्ता हुन योग्य पशु चिकित्सकबाहेकका पशु स्वास्थ्य तथा पशु सेवा व्यवसायीको सेवा र व्यवसाय व्यवस्थित, गुणस्तरीय र मर्यादित बनाउन यो ऐनले काठमाडौं उपत्यकामा कार्यालय रहने गरी पशु स्वास्थ्य तथा पशु सेवा व्यवसायी परिषद् स्थापना गरेको छ। ऐन प्रमाणीकरण (२०७९/०६/२३) भएको एकतीसौँ दिनदेखि लागू भएको हो। Nepal Law Commission Preamble and Section 1, p. 1; Section 3, pp. 2–3
- The Council is chaired by a professional registered in at least the 'kha' category with five years' experience, nominated by the government, with an elected vice-chair, two ministry-nominated members including at least one woman, and one member elected from each province, among others. It drafts policies and national standards for the profession for the ministry's approval, implements approved programmes, and recommends which educational qualifications should be recognised; the ministry grants recognition and publishes it in the Nepal Gazette.कम्तीमा 'ख श्रेणी' मा दर्ता भई पाँच वर्षको अनुभव भएका व्यवसायीमध्येबाट नेपाल सरकारले मनोनीत गरेको व्यक्ति परिषद्को अध्यक्ष हुन्छन्; निर्वाचित उपाध्यक्ष, मन्त्रालयले मनोनीत गरेका कम्तीमा एक महिलासहित दुई सदस्य र प्रत्येक प्रदेशबाट एक–एक निर्वाचित सदस्यलगायत परिषद्मा रहन्छन्। परिषद्ले पेसाका लागि नीति र राष्ट्रिय मापदण्ड बनाई मन्त्रालयको स्वीकृतिका लागि पेश गर्छ, स्वीकृत कार्यक्रम कार्यान्वयन गर्छ, र कुन शैक्षिक योग्यतालाई मान्यता दिने भनी सिफारिस गर्छ; मन्त्रालयले मान्यता दिई नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Section 5, pp. 3–5; Section 8, pp. 6–7; Section 22, pp. 12–13
- No one may work as an animal-health or livestock-service professional without registering under the Act (registered veterinarians are exempt; applicants may keep working until their application is decided). Professionals are registered in 'ka' (master's or PhD), 'kha' (bachelor's, or ten years in the 'ga' category) and lower categories by qualification, and may do only the work prescribed for their category. Village animal-health workers trained before the Act may be registered separately by a body named under provincial law until they meet the qualifications in the Schedule.यो ऐनबमोजिम नाम दर्ता नगराई कसैले पशु स्वास्थ्य तथा पशु सेवा व्यवसाय गर्न पाउँदैन (दर्ता भएका पशु चिकित्सकलाई छुट छ; दर्ताको निवेदन टुङ्गो नलागेसम्म निवेदकले काम गर्न बाधा पर्दैन)। योग्यताअनुसार 'क' (स्नातकोत्तर वा विद्यावारिधि), 'ख' (स्नातक, वा 'ग' श्रेणीमा दश वर्ष) र तल्ला श्रेणीमा दर्ता गरिन्छ र आफ्नो श्रेणीका लागि तोकिएको काम मात्र गर्न पाइन्छ। ऐन लागू हुनुअघि तालिम लिई काम गरिरहेका ग्रामीण पशु स्वास्थ्य कार्यकर्तालाई अनुसूचीको योग्यता पूरा नगरेसम्म प्रदेश कानूनले तोकेको निकायले छुट्टै दर्ता गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 12–13, pp. 8–9; Sections 17–18, pp. 10–11; Section 20, pp. 11–12
- Practising without registration is an offence punishable, depending on its seriousness, by a fine of up to Rs 50,000, up to six months' imprisonment, or both; other breaches of the Act or rules carry a fine of up to Rs 30,000. An officer designated by the Council investigates and, after consulting the government attorney, files the case in the District Court; the Government of Nepal is the plaintiff.दर्ता नगरी व्यवसाय गर्नु कसुर हो, जसमा कसुरको मात्रा हेरी पचास हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिबाना वा छ महिनासम्म कैद वा दुवै सजाय हुन्छ; ऐन वा नियमको अन्य उल्लङ्घनमा तीस हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिबाना हुन्छ। परिषद्ले तोकेको अधिकृतले अनुसन्धान गरी सरकारी वकिलको राय लिएर जिल्ला अदालतमा मुद्दा दायर गर्छ; मुद्दामा नेपाल सरकार वादी हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 32–35, p. 17
Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas
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Where does it conflict with other laws?
No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.