Authentication of Public Documents Regulations, 2063

What does it do?

• The Chief Secretary authenticates appointments to listed constitutional and senior posts, including the Chief Justice, Judicial Council members, CIAA, Election Commission and Public Service Commission chiefs and members, the Auditor General, the Attorney General, the Chief of Army Staff and the secretaries of Parliament. The Chief Secretary or the Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers must then issue the appointment letter. The Chief Justice authenticates the appointment of judges, and the Supreme Court Registrar must issue their appointment letters.प्रधान न्यायाधीश, न्यायपरिषद्का सदस्य, अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग, निर्वाचन आयोग र लोकसेवा आयोगका प्रमुख तथा सदस्य, महालेखा परीक्षक, महान्यायाधिवक्ता, प्रधान सेनापति र संसद्का सचिवजस्ता तोकिएका पदको नियुक्तिको प्रमाणीकरण मुख्य सचिवले गर्छन्। त्यसको आधारमा मुख्य सचिव वा प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालयका सचिवले नियुक्तिपत्र दिनुपर्छ। न्यायाधीशको नियुक्तिको प्रमाणीकरण प्रधान न्यायाधीशले गर्छन् र सर्वोच्च अदालतका रजिस्ट्रारले नियुक्तिपत्र दिनुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 3(1)-(5), PDF pp. 1-2
• Other appointments made by the Council of Ministers are authenticated by the Chief Secretary. For special-class posts and above, the Chief Secretary or a secretary of the Prime Minister's Office issues the appointment letter; for other posts, the secretary of the relevant ministry does. The appointment letter of the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank must be issued by the Chief Secretary personally.मन्त्रिपरिषद्बाट हुने अन्य नियुक्तिको प्रमाणीकरण मुख्य सचिवबाट हुन्छ। राजपत्राङ्कित विशिष्ट श्रेणी वा सोभन्दा माथिको पदमा मुख्य सचिव वा प्रधानमन्त्री कार्यालयका सचिवले र अन्य पदमा सम्बन्धित मन्त्रालयका सचिवले नियुक्तिपत्र दिन्छन्। नेपाल राष्ट्र बैङ्कका गभर्नरको नियुक्तिपत्र भने मुख्य सचिव आफैँले दिनुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 5(1)-(4), PDF p. 3
• The Chief Secretary authenticates decisions to pardon, suspend, change or reduce a sentence, and sends a certified copy to the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, who carries it out. The Chief Secretary also authenticates Cabinet decisions to withdraw criminal cases in which the government is the plaintiff, and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs carries them out. Other Cabinet decisions are authenticated by the Chief Secretary and ministry decisions by that ministry's secretary, unless another law names a specific official.सजाय माफी, मुल्तबी, परिवर्तन वा कम गर्ने निर्णयको प्रमाणीकरण मुख्य सचिवले गर्छन् र प्रमाणित प्रति गृह मन्त्रालयका सचिवलाई पठाउँछन्, जसले त्यसको कार्यान्वयन गर्छन्। नेपाल सरकार वादी भएको फौजदारी मुद्दा फिर्ता लिने मन्त्रिपरिषद्को निर्णय पनि मुख्य सचिवले प्रमाणित गर्छन् र कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय व्यवस्था मन्त्रालयले कार्यान्वयन गर्छ। अन्य कानूनले कुनै खास अधिकारी तोकेकोमा बाहेक मन्त्रिपरिषद्का अन्य निर्णय मुख्य सचिवबाट र मन्त्रालयका निर्णय सम्बन्धित सचिवबाट प्रमाणित हुन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission Rules 6(1)-(3), 7 and 8(1)-(2), PDF pp. 3-4
• Authenticated documents must be published in the Nepal Gazette in set parts: Part 1 for the constitution, Part 2 for Acts and ordinances, Part 3 for rules and government orders, Part 4 for appointments under the constitution, Part 5 for other notices and Part 6 for treaties. Orders that can be carried out without publication need not be published. If there is doubt, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs decides.प्रमाणीकरण भएका लिखत नेपाल राजपत्रको तोकिएको भागमा प्रकाशन गर्नुपर्छ: संविधान भाग १, ऐन वा अध्यादेश भाग २, नियम वा सरकारी आदेश भाग ३, संविधानअन्तर्गतका नियुक्ति भाग ४, अन्य सूचना भाग ५ र सन्धि भाग ६ मा। राजपत्रमा प्रकाशन नगरी कार्यान्वयन गर्न सकिने आदेश वा निर्णय प्रकाशन गर्नुपर्दैन। प्रकाशन गर्नुपर्ने वा नपर्ने विषयमा द्विविधा भए कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय व्यवस्था मन्त्रालयले निर्णय गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 10(1)-(4), PDF pp. 4-5
• Certified copies must be sent to the National Archives for safekeeping after a set time: 25 years for the constitution or Acts, 20 years for treaties, 10 years for rules and orders, and 5 years for other documents the government decides to archive. The Archives must make microfilm copies of the constitution, Acts and bilateral treaties and keep both safe.प्रमाणित प्रतिहरू तोकिएको अवधिपछि सुरक्षित राख्न राष्ट्रिय अभिलेखालयमा पठाउनुपर्छ: संविधान वा ऐन पच्चीस वर्ष, सन्धि बीस वर्ष, नियम वा आदेश दश वर्ष र नेपाल सरकारले निर्णय गरेका अन्य लिखत पाँच वर्षपछि। अभिलेखालयले संविधान, ऐन र द्विपक्षीय सन्धिको माइक्रोफिल्म तयार गरी प्रति र माइक्रोफिल्म दुवै सुरक्षित राख्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 11(1)-(2), PDF p. 5

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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