Ordinance

Ordinance made to amend the Political Party Act, 2073

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Type
Ordinance
Year
२०७८ BS
Status
Repealed
Category
अध्यादेश · Ordinance
Official text
Official page Official text (PDF)

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What does it do?

  • This ordinance amends the Political Party Act, 2073. Its short title is 'Political Party (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2078'. It was issued by the President on the Council of Ministers' recommendation under Article 114(1) of the Constitution because the Federal Parliament was not in session.यो अध्यादेशले राजनीतिक दल सम्बन्धी ऐन, २०७३ लाई संशोधन गर्छ। यसको संक्षिप्त नाम 'राजनीतिक दल सम्बन्धी (दोस्रो संशोधन) अध्यादेश, २०७८' हो। सङ्घीय संसद्को अधिवेशन नचलेकाले संविधानको धारा ११४ को उपधारा (१) बमोजिम मन्त्रिपरिषद्को सिफारिसमा राष्ट्रपतिबाट यो अध्यादेश जारी भएको हो। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Preamble and Section 1, PDF p. 1
  • It changes the rule on forming a new party by splitting an existing one (Section 33(2) of the Act). The old text required at least 40 percent of both the central committee and the party's parliamentary party in the Federal Parliament. The ordinance requires 20 percent or more of either the central committee elected by the general convention (for a newly registered party, the central committee at registration) or the party's parliamentary party in the Federal Parliament, acting at one time. A new subsection (2a) says that provincial assembly or local-level members elected from the original party are not treated as having left their party if they join the new party within 21 days.यसले विद्यमान दल विभाजन गरी नयाँ दल गठन गर्ने व्यवस्था (ऐनको दफा ३३(२)) बदल्छ। पहिले केन्द्रीय समिति र सङ्घीय संसद्का संसदीय दलका कम्तीमा चालीस प्रतिशत सदस्य चाहिन्थ्यो। अध्यादेशले महाधिवेशनबाट निर्वाचित केन्द्रीय समिति (नयाँ दर्ता भएको दलको हकमा दर्ता हुँदाको केन्द्रीय समिति) को बीस प्रतिशत वा सोभन्दा बढी सदस्य वा सङ्घीय संसद्को संसदीय दलको बीस प्रतिशत वा सोभन्दा बढी सदस्यले एकैपटक नयाँ दल बनाउन सक्ने व्यवस्था राख्यो। थपिएको उपदफा (२क) अनुसार पुरानो दलबाट निर्वाचित प्रदेश सभा सदस्य वा स्थानीय तहका सदस्य २१ दिनभित्र नयाँ दलमा प्रवेश गरेमा दल त्याग गरेको मानिँदैन। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Section 2 (amending Act s. 33), PDF p. 1
  • Related changes: a party formed under Section 33(2) is added to the proviso in Section 48(1). Under a new proviso to Section 52, a new party formed by members of a recognised national party need not meet the proportional-vote percentage set there. Under a new proviso to Section 53(1), office-bearers and members of the new party's central committee must submit their details within 60 days of the party's registration.सम्बन्धित संशोधनहरू: दफा ४८(१) को प्रतिबन्धात्मक वाक्यांशमा दफा ३३(२) बमोजिम गठन भएको नयाँ दल पनि समेटियो। दफा ५२ मा थपिएको प्रतिबन्धात्मक वाक्यांश अनुसार राष्ट्रिय दलको मान्यता पाएको दलका सदस्यले नयाँ दल गठन गरेमा त्यस्तो दलले समानुपातिकतर्फको तोकिएको प्रतिशत पूरा गर्नु पर्दैन। दफा ५३(१) मा थपिएको व्यवस्था अनुसार नयाँ दलका केन्द्रीय समितिका पदाधिकारी र सदस्यले दल दर्ता भएको साठी दिनभित्र विवरण पेश गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Sections 3–5 (amending Act ss. 48, 52, 53), PDF p. 2
  • Under Article 114 of the Constitution, an ordinance has the same force as an Act. But it must be tabled in both Houses when they next meet. It lapses if both Houses do not accept it, it can be repealed by the President at any time, and in any case it lapses 60 days after both Houses meet. The House of Representatives' ordinance record for this ordinance (registered 2078-05-22) says it was repealed on 2078-06-11.संविधानको धारा ११४ अनुसार अध्यादेश ऐनसरह मान्य हुन्छ, तर त्यसपछि बसेको सङ्घीय संसद्का दुवै सदनमा पेश गर्नुपर्छ। दुवै सदनले स्वीकार नगरेमा यो स्वतः निष्क्रिय हुन्छ, राष्ट्रपतिले जुनसुकै बखत खारेज गर्न सक्छन्, र त्यसो नभए पनि दुवै सदनको बैठक बसेको साठी दिनपछि स्वतः निष्क्रिय हुन्छ। प्रतिनिधि सभाको अध्यादेश अभिलेख (दर्ता २०७८-०५-२२) मा यो अध्यादेश २०७८-०६-११ मा खारेज भएको उल्लेख छ। Nepal Law Commission · House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Constitution Art. 114, PDF p. 58; House of Representatives ordinance record, status field

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