Financial Procedures and Fiscal Responsibility (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2080 BS

What does it do?

• This ordinance amends the Financial Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2076. The Finance Minister's statement says its purpose was to give enough time for the discussions that take place while the government's policy and programme and the annual budget are being presented.यो अध्यादेशले आर्थिक कार्यविधि तथा वित्तीय उत्तरदायित्व ऐन, २०७६ संशोधन गर्छ। अर्थमन्त्रीको टिप्पणीअनुसार नेपाल सरकारको नीति तथा कार्यक्रम र वार्षिक बजेट पेश गर्ने प्रक्रियामा हुने छलफलका लागि पर्याप्त समय दिनु यसको उद्देश्य हो। Federal Parliament Secretariat (hr.parliament.gov.np) — ordinance text as tabled in the House of Representatives Statement of reasons PDF p. 2; Preamble and Section 1, PDF p. 6
• It moves budget-preparation deadlines: the deadline in section 7(1) changes from Magh 15 to the end of Magh, the resource-estimate report under section 7(7) must be submitted by Falgun 7 each year, the deadline in section 8(1) moves to Falgun 7, and section 11 is changed so that a step that had to happen fifteen days ahead now happens three months ahead, another deadline becomes Chaitra 15, and priorities are set by Falgun 7.यसले बजेट तर्जुमाका समयसीमा परिवर्तन गर्छ: दफा ७(१) को 'माघ पन्ध्र गतेभित्र' लाई 'माघ मसान्तभित्र' बनाइएको छ, दफा ७(७) बमोजिमको स्रोत अनुमानसम्बन्धी प्रतिवेदन प्रत्येक वर्षको फागुन सात गतेभित्र पेश गर्नुपर्ने, दफा ८(१) को समयसीमा फागुन सात गते बनाइएको, र दफा ११ मा 'पन्ध्र दिन अगावै' को सट्टा 'तीन महिना अगावै', 'सात दिनभित्र' को सट्टा 'चैत महिनाको पन्ध्र गतेभित्र' र प्राथमिकता फागुन सात गतेभित्र तोक्ने व्यवस्था गरिएको छ। Federal Parliament Secretariat (hr.parliament.gov.np) — ordinance text as tabled in the House of Representatives Sections 2–4, PDF pp. 6–7
• It also amends section 65 so that the Ministry of Finance, as well as the Financial Comptroller General Office, can act under subsections (2) and (3), and adds section 65(4): where no law or approved guideline covers how appropriated money is spent, the ministry concerned may make a procedure with the Finance Ministry's consent and must put it on its website within seven days.दफा ६५ मा संशोधन गरी उपदफा (२) र (३) बमोजिमको काम महालेखा नियन्त्रक कार्यालयका साथै अर्थ मन्त्रालयले पनि गर्न सक्ने बनाइएको छ, र उपदफा (४) थपी विनियोजित रकम खर्च गर्ने विषयमा कानून वा स्वीकृत मार्गदर्शनमा व्यवस्था नभएमा सम्बन्धित मन्त्रालयले अर्थ मन्त्रालयको सहमतिमा कार्यविधि बनाउन सक्ने र स्वीकृत भएको सात दिनभित्र वेबसाइटमा राख्नुपर्ने व्यवस्था गरिएको छ। Federal Parliament Secretariat (hr.parliament.gov.np) — ordinance text as tabled in the House of Representatives Section 5, PDF pp. 7–8
• Under Article 114 of the Constitution, an ordinance has the same force as an Act, but it must be tabled at the next session of both Houses; it ceases to have effect if both Houses do not adopt it, if the President repeals it, or sixty days after both Houses meet. The House of Representatives' ordinance-status list records it as having become inactive (निष्क्रिय), while the National Assembly's list records 'स्वीकार' (accepted).संविधानको धारा ११४ अनुसार अध्यादेश ऐनसरह मान्य हुन्छ, तर यसलाई संसद्का दुवै सदनको पछिल्लो अधिवेशनमा पेश गर्नुपर्छ; दुवै सदनले स्वीकार नगरेमा, राष्ट्रपतिले खारेज गरेमा वा दुवै सदनको बैठक बसेको साठी दिनपछि यो स्वतः निष्क्रिय हुन्छ। प्रतिनिधि सभाको अध्यादेश-अवस्था सूचीमा यो 'निष्क्रिय भएको' र राष्ट्रिय सभाको सूचीमा 'स्वीकार' भनी उल्लेख छ। Nepal Law Commission · Federal Parliament of Nepal Article 114(1)–(2), PDF p. 62; HoR and NA ordinance-status entries

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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