Regulation

Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Fund Operation Regulation, 2082

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Type
Regulation
Year
२०८२ BS
Status
In force
Made under
Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071 BS
Official text
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What does it do?

  • This regulation runs the fund set up under Section 23A of the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071. The fund's money is used to give victims interim relief, relief and compensation under Sections 23 and 23A(4) of the Act, and may not be used for any other purpose. The regulation took effect immediately.यो नियमावलीले बेपत्ता पारिएका व्यक्तिको छानबिन, सत्य निरूपण तथा मेलमिलाप आयोग ऐन, २०७१ को दफा २३क. बमोजिमको कोष सञ्चालन गर्छ। कोषको रकम ऐनको दफा २३ र दफा २३क. को उपदफा (४) बमोजिम पीडितलाई अन्तरिम राहत, राहत तथा क्षतिपूर्ति दिन प्रयोग गरिन्छ र अरू कुनै प्रयोजनमा प्रयोग गर्न सकिँदैन। यो नियमावली तुरुन्त प्रारम्भ भएको छ। Department of Printing, Government of Nepal Rules 1(2), 2(ख), 3 and 6, PDF pp. 2-3
  • The commission recommends to the Ministry the interim relief, relief and compensation to be given to a victim. The Ministry must then send the money through the District Administration Office of the district where the victim permanently lives. That office must confirm the victim's identity with the local level, pay the money by electronic fund transfer into a bank account in the victim's own name, and inform the Ministry, which must keep a record of the payments.आयोगले पीडितलाई दिने अन्तरिम राहत, राहत तथा क्षतिपूर्ति रकम उपलब्ध गराउन मन्त्रालयमा सिफारिस गर्छ। त्यसपछि मन्त्रालयले पीडितको स्थायी बसोबास भएको जिल्लाको जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालयमार्फत रकम उपलब्ध गराउनुपर्छ। जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालयले स्थानीय तहसँगको समन्वयमा पीडितको यकिन गरी निजको नाउँमा रहेको बैङ्क खातामा विद्युतीय रकमान्तरमार्फत रकम दिनुपर्छ र मन्त्रालयलाई जानकारी दिनुपर्छ; मन्त्रालयले दिइएको रकमको अभिलेख राख्नुपर्छ। Department of Printing, Government of Nepal Rules 4 and 5(1)-(3), PDF p. 3
  • A fund steering committee gives policy guidance. It is chaired by the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, with the Secretaries of the Ministry, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs, one expert (for example a human rights defender, psychologist, lawyer, forensic expert or peace-process figure) and two victims, at least one a woman, both nominated by the Ministry. Nominated members serve two years and may be removed early for listed reasons after a fair chance to respond. The two commissions' secretaries must be invited to its meetings.कोष सञ्चालनमा नीतिगत मार्गदर्शन गर्न कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रीको संयोजकत्वमा निर्देशक समिति रहन्छ। यसमा मन्त्रालय, अर्थ मन्त्रालय र गृह मन्त्रालयका सचिव, मानव अधिकारवादी, मनोविज्ञानवेत्ता, कानूनविद्, विधिविज्ञानवेत्ता वा शान्ति प्रक्रियामा संलग्नजस्ता व्यक्तिमध्येबाट मन्त्रालयले मनोनयन गरेको एकजना र पीडितमध्येबाट मनोनयन गरेका कम्तीमा एक महिलासहित दुईजना सदस्य हुन्छन्। मनोनीत सदस्यको पदावधि दुई वर्षको हुन्छ र तोकिएका अवस्थामा सफाइको मौका दिई पहिले नै हटाउन सकिन्छ। बैठकमा दुवै आयोगका सचिवलाई आमन्त्रण गर्नुपर्छ। Department of Printing, Government of Nepal Rule 7(1)-(6), PDF pp. 3-5
  • The committee coordinates the commissions on use of the fund and on setting limits for relief and compensation amounts, and must make sure the money is used fairly and transparently. Fund money is kept in an account at a class 'A' commercial bank chosen by the committee, operated by joint signature of two Ministry finance officials. Internal audit is done by the Treasury and Accounts Controller Office and the final audit by the Auditor General. Money left unspent at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse.निर्देशक समितिले कोषको रकमको प्रयोग र अन्तरिम राहत, राहत तथा क्षतिपूर्ति रकमको हद निर्धारणमा आयोगहरूसँग समन्वय गर्छ र कोषको रकम न्यायसङ्गत र पारदर्शी रूपमा प्रयोग भए नभएको यकिन गर्छ। कोषको रकम समितिले तोकेको 'क' वर्गको वाणिज्य बैङ्कमा खाता खोली जम्मा गरिन्छ र मन्त्रालयका आर्थिक प्रशासन हेर्ने सहसचिव र आर्थिक प्रशासन शाखा प्रमुखको संयुक्त दस्तखतबाट सञ्चालन हुन्छ। आन्तरिक लेखापरीक्षण कोष तथा लेखा नियन्त्रक कार्यालयबाट र अन्तिम लेखापरीक्षण महालेखापरीक्षकबाट हुन्छ। आर्थिक वर्षको अन्त्यमा खर्च नभएको रकम फ्रिज हुँदैन। Department of Printing, Government of Nepal Rule 8(क)-(ग), PDF pp. 5-6; Rules 13-15, PDF pp. 8-9
  • The committee must publish on the websites of the Ministry and the commission the technical and financial help received from foreign governments, development partners and international organisations, what the fund has spent, and its current balance. Its secretariat, in the Ministry, must keep up-to-date records of spending and of money released to victims. The committee may monitor how well the fund's programmes work and may hold public grievance hearings on how the money is used.निर्देशक समितिले विदेशी सरकार, विकास साझेदार तथा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सङ्घसंस्थाबाट प्राप्त प्राविधिक तथा आर्थिक सहायता, कोषको रकमबाट भएको खर्च र कोषको मौजुदा अवस्थाको विवरण मन्त्रालय तथा आयोगको वेबसाइटबाट सार्वजनिक गर्नुपर्छ। मन्त्रालयमा रहने सचिवालयले खर्च र पीडितका लागि निकासा भएको रकमको विवरण अद्यावधिक गरी राख्नुपर्छ। समितिले कोषबाट सञ्चालित कार्यक्रम र खर्चको प्रभावकारिताको अनुगमन गर्न र रकमको उपयोगसम्बन्धी गुनासो सुनुवाइ गर्न सक्छ। Department of Printing, Government of Nepal Rules 11, 17, 18(1)-(2), 20 and 21(1), PDF pp. 8-10

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