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- २०८१ BS
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What does it do?
- This omnibus Act amends eleven economic laws: the Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Act, 2019; the Revenue Tribunal Act, 2031; the Black Marketing and Some Other Social Offences and Punishment Act, 2032; the Revenue Leakage (Investigation and Control) Act, 2052; the Arbitration Act, 2055; the Companies Act, 2063; the Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 2073; the Special Economic Zone Act, 2073; the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, 2075; the Public-Private Partnership and Investment Act, 2075; and the Industrial Enterprises Act, 2076. It repeals the ordinance of the same name issued in 2081 and treats actions under it as valid.यो बहुविषयक ऐनले एघारवटा आर्थिक कानून संशोधन गरेको छ: विदेशी विनिमय (नियमित गर्ने) ऐन, २०१९; राजस्व न्यायाधिकरण ऐन, २०३१; कालोबजार तथा केही अन्य सामाजिक अपराध तथा सजाय ऐन, २०३२; राजस्व चुहावट (अनुसन्धान तथा नियन्त्रण) ऐन, २०५२; मध्यस्थता ऐन, २०५५; कम्पनी ऐन, २०६३; बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्था सम्बन्धी ऐन, २०७३; विशेष आर्थिक क्षेत्र ऐन, २०७३; विदेशी लगानी तथा प्रविधि हस्तान्तरण ऐन, २०७५; सार्वजनिक–निजी साझेदारी तथा लगानी ऐन, २०७५ र औद्योगिक व्यवसाय ऐन, २०७६। यसले सोही नामको अध्यादेश, २०८१ खारेज गरी सोबमोजिम भएका काम यसै ऐनबमोजिम भएको मानेको छ। Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (moljpa.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 2–12 (headings), PDF pp. 1–37; Section 13, PDF p. 37
- Nepali companies may now invest abroad in defined cases: industries exempted from the 2021 ban on investing abroad, information-technology industries, and foreign-currency earnings from technology transfer, under conditions and sector limits set publicly by Nepal Rastra Bank. Employees of Nepali subsidiaries can receive shares under a foreign parent's employee share plan if no foreign currency leaves Nepal. Foreign investors may invest through units of specialised investment funds registered with the Securities Board, and industries may borrow project loans from foreign financial institutions with central bank approval.नेपालमा संस्थापित कम्पनीले अब तोकिएका अवस्थामा विदेशमा लगानी गर्न पाउँछन्: विदेशमा लगानी गर्न प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने ऐन, २०२१ अन्तर्गत छुट पाएका उद्योग, सूचना प्रविधि उद्योग र प्रविधि हस्तान्तरणबापत प्राप्त विदेशी मुद्रा, नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंकले सार्वजनिक रूपमा तोकेको शर्त र क्षेत्रगत सीमाभित्र। विदेशी मातृ कम्पनीको कर्मचारी सेयर योजनाअन्तर्गत नेपालबाट विदेशी मुद्रा बाहिर नजाने गरी नेपाली कर्मचारीले सेयर पाउन सक्छन्। विदेशी लगानीकर्ताले धितोपत्र बोर्डमा दर्ता भएका विशिष्टीकृत लगानी कोषका इकाईमार्फत लगानी गर्न र उद्योगले राष्ट्र बैंकको स्वीकृतिमा विदेशी वित्तीय संस्थाबाट परियोजना ऋण लिन सक्छन्। Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (moljpa.gov.np), consolidated text Section 2, new Section 10क of the Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Act, PDF pp. 1–4; Section 10, new Sections 9क and 12 of the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, PDF pp. 22–24
- In revenue-leakage cases, the arrest-to-court period is clarified (24 hours excluding travel), the case-value threshold rises from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 3 crore in several provisions, and cases can be settled at any stage, including after judgment, if the defendant pays the amount and fine, which cancels the recorded prison sentence (cases may also be withdrawn except where revenue was evaded deliberately). In arbitration, fast-track arbitration is allowed by agreement, and district courts must enforce arbitral awards within 15 days (fast-track) or 30 days.राजस्व चुहावटसम्बन्धी मुद्दामा पक्राउपछि बाटोको म्यादबाहेक चौबीस घण्टाभित्र अदालतमा पेस गर्नुपर्ने स्पष्ट गरिएको छ, केही प्रावधानमा पचास लाखको हद तीन करोड बनाइएको छ र प्रतिवादीले बिगो र जरिवाना तिरेमा फैसला कार्यान्वयनको चरणसम्म पनि मिलापत्र हुन सक्छ र कैदको लगत कट्टा हुन्छ (जानीजानी राजस्व छलेकोमा बाहेक मुद्दा फिर्ता लिन पनि सकिन्छ)। मध्यस्थतामा पक्षहरूको सहमतिमा द्रुत मध्यस्थता गर्न सकिन्छ र जिल्ला अदालतले द्रुत मध्यस्थताको निर्णय पन्ध्र दिन र अन्य निर्णय तीस दिनभित्र कार्यान्वयन गराउनुपर्छ। Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (moljpa.gov.np), consolidated text Section 5, amending Sections 12, 13क, 20 and adding 24क–24ख of the Revenue Leakage Act, PDF pp. 5–8; Section 6, adding Section 13क and replacing Section 32 of the Arbitration Act, PDF pp. 8–9
- Banks may lend against a public-private partnership project agreement as collateral and gain 'step-in' rights if a PPP project runs into trouble. Special economic zone licensees must sign agreements within set deadlines, and a new item 11 in the Foreign Investment Act's schedule (list of restricted sectors) covers foreign investment above set limits in airline, aviation training, maintenance and travel-service industries (for example 80% for international airlines and 49% for domestic airlines). Under the Industrial Enterprises Act, unregistered industries already operating may register within one year by paying the set fine. The PPP and Investment Act gains a one-window service centre and automated electronic approvals.बैंकले सार्वजनिक–निजी साझेदारी परियोजनाको सम्झौतालाई धितोका रूपमा स्वीकार गरी कर्जा दिन सक्छ र परियोजनामा समस्या आए 'स्टेप–इन' अधिकार प्रयोग गर्न सक्छ। विशेष आर्थिक क्षेत्रका अनुमतिपत्रवालाले तोकिएको अवधिभित्र सम्झौता गर्नुपर्छ र विदेशी लगानी ऐनको अनुसूचीमा थपिएको क्रमसङ्ख्या ११ ले वायुसेवा सञ्चालन, प्रशिक्षण, मर्मत सम्भार तथा यात्रा सेवा उद्योगमा तोकिएको सीमाभन्दा बढीको विदेशी लगानी समेटेको छ (जस्तै अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय वायुसेवामा असी र आन्तरिक वायुसेवामा उनन्चास प्रतिशत)। औद्योगिक व्यवसाय ऐनअनुसार दर्ता नगरी सञ्चालनमा रहेका उद्योगले एक वर्षभित्र तोकिएको जरिवाना तिरी दर्ता गर्न सक्छन्। सार्वजनिक–निजी साझेदारी ऐनमा एकद्वार सेवा केन्द्र र स्वचालित विद्युतीय प्रणालीको व्यवस्था थपिएको छ। Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (moljpa.gov.np), consolidated text Section 8, amending Section 55 of the Banks and Financial Institutions Act, PDF pp. 18–19; Section 9, PDF pp. 19–22; Section 10(13), new schedule item 11 of the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, PDF pp. 27–28; Sections 11–12, PDF pp. 28–30
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.