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सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १४६ः सरकारी बाँकी सरह असुल उपर हुने
कुनै सहकारी संस्थाले प्राप्त गरेको सरकारी अनुदान वा कुनै सेवा सुविधा दुरुपयोग गरेको पाइएमा प्रचलित कानून बमोजिम सरकारी बाँकी सरह असुल उपर गरिनेछ।

सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १४७ः कम्पनी सम्बन्धी प्रचलित ऐन लागू नहुने
यस ऐन अन्तर्गत दर्ता भएको सहकारी संस्थाको हकमा कम्पनी सम्बन्धी प्रचलित ऐन लागू हुने छैन।

सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १४८ः प्रचलित कानून बमोजिम कारबाही गर्न बाधा नपर्ने
यस ऐनमा लेखिएको कुनै कुराले कुनै व्यक्ति उपर प्रचलित कानून बमोजिम अदालतमा मुद्दा चलाउन बाधा पुर्‍याएको मानिने छैन।

सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १४९ः नियम बनाउने अधिकार
यस ऐनको कार्यान्वयनको लागि नेपाल सरकारले आवश्यक नियम बनाउन सक्नेछ।

सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १५०ः नियमन, अनुगमन र सपरिवेक्षण सम्बन्धी विशेष व्यवस्था
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१) स्थानीय तहमा दर्ता भई वार्षिक पच्चीस करोड रुपैयाँसम्मको कारोबार गर्ने सहकारी संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन र सुपरिवेक्षण सम्बन्धित स्थानीय तहबाट हुनेछ।
२) स्थानीय तहमा दर्ता भई वार्षिक पच्चीस करोड रुपैयाँभन्दा बढी पचास करोड रुपैयाँसम्मको कारोबार गर्ने सहकारी संस्था र प्रदेशमा दर्ता भएको वार्षिक पचास करोड रुपैयाँसम्मको कारोबार गर्ने सहकारी संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन र सुपरिवेक्षण सम्बन्धित प्रदेशबाट हुनेछ।
३) स्थानीय तह वा प्रदेशमा दर्ता भई वार्षिक पचास करोड रुपैयाँभन्दा बढीको कारोबार गर्न सहकारी संस्था र विभागमा दर्ता भएको सहकारी संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन र सुपरिवेक्षण विभागबाट हुनेछ ।
४) उपदफा (१) वा (२) बमोजिमको वार्षिक कारोबार रहेको दुई वा सोभन्दा बढी स्थानीय तह वा प्रदेशमा कार्यक्षेत्र भएको सहकारी संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन तथा सुपरिवेक्षण सम्बन्धी कार्य त्यस्तो संस्थाको केन्द्रीय कार्यालय रहेको स्थानीय तह वा प्रदेशबाट हुनेछ।
५) उपदफा (१) वा (२) मा जुनसुकै कुरा लेखिएको भए तापनि सम्बन्धित स्थानीय तह वा प्रदेशबाट जोखिमको आधारमा कुनै सहकारी संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन तथा सुपरिवेक्षण गर्नका लागि अनुरोध भई आएमा विभागबाट त्यस्तो संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन तथा सुपरिवेक्षण गर्न सकिनेछ।
६) उपदफा (१), (२), (३), (४) वा (५) को अतिरिक्त पचास करोड रुपैयाँभन्दा बढी शेयर पुँजी भएको वा सो रकम बराबरको वार्षिक कारोबार गर्ने सहकारी संस्थाको वित्तीय सुशासन तथा जोखिमको आधारमा विभागको अनुरोधमा त्यस्ता संस्थाको नियमन, निरीक्षण तथा सुपरिवेक्षण नेपाल राष्ट्र बैङ्कले समेत गर्नेछ ।
७) यस ऐनमा अन्यत्र जुनसुकै कुरा लेखिएको भए तापनि यो ऐन तथा यस ऐन अन्तर्गत बनेको नियमावली, कार्यविधि, निर्देशिका, दिग्दर्शन वा दिएको निर्देशनको पालना नगरेको उजुरी वा गुनासो प्राप्त भएको अवस्थामा विभागले जुनसुकै सहकारी संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन तथा सुपरिवेक्षण गर्न सक्नेछ।
८) विभागले सहकारी संस्थाको कार्य प्रकृति अनुसार तोकिए बमोजिमका निकायको प्रतिनिधि र विषय विज्ञ रहेको समितिबाट त्यस्तो संस्थाको नियमन, अनुगमन तथा सुपरिवेक्षण गराउन सक्नेछ।
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सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरण (मनी लाउण्डरिङ्ग) निवारण तथा व्यावसायिक वातावरण प्रवर्द्धन सम्बन्धी केही ऐनलाई संशोधन गर्ने ऐन, २०८० द्वारा संशोधित।
सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १५०कः सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरण निवारण सम्बन्धी निर्देशन पालना गर्नु पर्ने
१) सहकारी संस्थाले
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सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरण, आतङ्ककारी कार्य वा आमविनासका हातहतियार निर्माण तथा विस्तार वा त्यसमा वित्तीय लगानी
निवारण सम्बन्धमा प्रचलित कानून बमोजिमका निकायबाट जारी भएको निर्देशनको पालना गर्नु पर्नेछ।
२) उपदफा (१) बमोजिमको व्यवस्था प्रदेश वा स्थानीय सहकारी कानून अन्तर्गत दर्ता वा सञ्चालन भएको सहकारी संस्थाको हकमा समेत समान रूपमा लागू हुनेछ।
३) प्रदेश सरकार वा स्थानीय तहले उपदफा (२) बमोजिम दर्ता वा सञ्चालन भएको सहकारी संस्थालाई उपदफा (१) बमोजिमको निर्देशन लागू गर्नु, गराउनु पर्नेछ ।
२
४) उपदफा (१) बमोजिम जारी भएको निर्देशनको पालना भए वा नभएको सम्बन्धमा रजिष्ट्रार वा रजिष्ट्रारबाट अधिकार प्राप्त अधिकारीले जोखिमको आधारमा आवश्यकता अनुसार सहकारी संस्थाको अनुगमन, निरीक्षण र प्रचलित कानून बमोजिम आवश्यक कारबाही तथा सजाय गर्न सक्नेछ।
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सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरण (मनी लाउण्डरिङ्ग) निवारण तथा व्यावसायिक वातावरण प्रवर्धन सम्बन्धी केही ऐनलाई संशोधन गर्ने ऐन, २०८० द्वारा संशोधित ।
२
सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरण (मनी लाउण्डरिङ्ग) निवारण तथा व्यावसायिक वातावरण प्रवर्धन सम्बन्धी केही ऐनलाई संशोधन गर्ने ऐन, २०८० द्वारा थप।

सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १५१ः मापदण्ड, निर्देशिका वा कार्यविधि बनाई लागू गर्न सक्ने
१) मन्त्रालयले यो ऐन वा यस ऐन अन्तर्गत बनेको नियमको अधीनमा रही सहकारी संस्थाको दर्ता, सञ्चालन, निरीक्षण तथा अनुगमन लगायतका काम कारबाहीलाई व्यवस्थित र प्रभावकारी रूपमा सञ्चालन गर्न आवश्यकता अनुसार मापदण्ड, निर्देशिका वा कार्यविधि बनाई लागू गर्न सक्नेछ।
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१क) बचत तथा ऋणको मुख्य कारोबार गर्ने सहकारी संस्थाको नियमन, निरीक्षण तथा सुपरिवेक्षण सम्बन्धमा नेपाल राष्ट्र बैङ्कले मापदण्ड बनाई जारी गर्नेछ ।
२) उपदफा (१) बमोजिम मापदण्ड बनाउँदा सदस्यको बचत सुरक्षण तथा संस्थागत दिगोपनाको लागि अवलम्बन गरिएका अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मान्यता प्राप्त मापदण्डको आधारमा बचत तथा ऋको मुख्य कारोबार गर्ने संस्था वा सङ्घको हकमा छुट्टै मापदण्ड बनाउन सकिनेछ ।
३) उपदफा (१) र (२) बमोजिमको मापदण्ड बनाउँदा आवश्यकता अनुसार नेपाल राष्ट्र बैङ्क र सम्बन्धित अन्य निकायको परामर्श लिन सकिनेछ ।
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सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरण (मनी लाउण्डरिङ्ग) निवारण तथा व्यावसायिक वातावरण प्रवर्धन सम्बन्धी केही ऐनलाई संशोधन गर्ने ऐन, २०८० द्वारा थप।

सहकारी ऐन २०७४

परिच्छेद-२० विविध

दफा १५२ः खारेजी र बचाउ
१) सहकारी ऐन, २०४८ खारेजी गरिएको छ।
२) सहकारी ऐन, २०४८ बमोजिम भए गरेका काम कारबाही यसै ऐन बमोजिम भए गरेको मानिनेछ ।
द्रष्टव्यः
केही नेपाल कानूनलाई संशोधन, एकीकरण, समायोजन र खारेज गर्ने ऐन, २०७४ द्वारा रुपान्तर गरिएका शब्दहरुः-
“सरकारी मुद्दा सम्बन्धी ऐन, २०४९ को अनुसूची-१”को सट्टा “मुलुकी फौजदारी कार्यविधि (संहिता) ऐन, २०७४ को अनुसूची-१”।
(मिति २००१/१/७ गते अद्यावधिक गरेको)
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Preamble
Unauthorised Translation
Preamble: Whereas it is desirable to make legal provisions to regulate and make the commercial transactions of goods or services conducted through information technology systematic and reliable,
The Federal Parliament has enacted this Act.

Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 1 Preliminary

Section 1: Short Title, Commencement, and Extension
Unauthorised Translation
1) This Act shall be called the “Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act, 2081”.
2) This Act shall come into force on the thirty-first day from the date of its ratification.
3) This Act shall be applicable throughout Nepal and shall also apply to any person residing anywhere outside Nepal who provides goods or services in Nepal through electronic commerce.
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 1 Preliminary

Section 2: Definitions
Unauthorised Translation
Unless the subject matter or context otherwise requires, in this Act,
(a) “Consumer” means a person or organisation that consumes or uses any goods or services under this Act.
(b) “Contract” means an agreement under Section 7.
(c) “Purchaser” means a person or organisation that purchases any goods or services under this Act, and that term also includes their representative.
(d) “Transporter” means a person, firm, company, or organisation employed by a businessperson to transport goods, and that term also includes a representative of such person, firm, company, or organisation.
(e) “Inspection Officer” means an inspection officer appointed or designated under the prevailing federal law relating to consumer protection.
(f) “Seller” means a person, firm, company, or organisation that provides goods or services to an intermediary entrepreneur for sale in accordance with this Act, and the term also refers to an entrepreneur engaged in list-based electronic trading.
(g) “Intermediary entrepreneur” means a person, firm, company, or organisation that facilitates the sale of goods or services of a seller to a buyer through an electronic platform.
(h) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Government of Nepal.
(i) “Director General” means the Director General of the Department.
(j) “Goods” means a substance made from a mixture of goods or goods consumed or used by the consumer in a way that does not cause harm, loss, or any negative impact on health, and the term also refers to the raw materials, colors, fragrances, or chemicals used in the manufacture of such goods.
(k) “Electronic platform” means a system designed to collect, transmit, or store information through websites, applications, software, the Internet, intranets, social media marketplaces, etc., using computers, mobile phones, or similar electronic devices.
(l) “Electronic trade (e-commerce)” means the process of buying or selling any goods or services through an electronic platform.
Provided that, if an electronic platform is used to provide information about or promote goods or services, it shall not be considered e-commerce.
(m) “Department” means the Department of Commerce, Supplies, and Consumer Protection of the Government of Nepal.
(n) “Businessperson” means an intermediary businessperson, or a businessperson engaged in e-commerce based on a list.
(o) “List-based electronic business operator” means a firm, company, or organisation that prepares a list of goods or services in its possession and sells the goods or services in such list directly to consumers through an electronic platform.
(p) “Service” means electricity, drinking water, telephone, information technology, health, education and consulting, shipping, tourism, entertainment, transportation, sewage maintenance, banking, insurance, or other services of a similar nature, and the term also refers to legal, audit, medical, or engineering services.
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 3: Electronic Trading May be Carried Out
Unauthorised Translation
1) Any firm, company, or organisation registered under the prevailing law permitted to trade in goods or services may carry out electronic trading subject to this Act.
2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), goods or services prohibited from being purchased and sold through electronic means by the prevailing law or by the Government of Nepal by publishing a notification in the Nepal Gazette shall not be bought and sold through such means.

Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 4: Establishment of An Electronic Platform
Unauthorised Translation
1) Every entrepreneur conducting e-commerce shall establish an e-platform.
However, there shall not be any impediment for small entrepreneurs or similar domestic entrepreneurs to conduct e-commerce using other e-platforms.
2) On the platform referred to in sub-section (1), the entrepreneur shall provide at least the following details so that the buyer can make an informed decision regarding his business or profession at any time: –
(a) Name of the electronic platform,
(b) Name of the business, address, registered entity, and registration certificate number,
(c) Details of the registered office, head office, and branches and outlets of the entrepreneur, if any, where transactions are carried out,
(d) Details of any separate license obtained to operate a specific type of business,
(e) Details of which business is to be conducted among intermediary or list-based electronic commerce,
(f) Value Added Tax Registration Number or Permanent Account Number,
(g) Email, telephone, mobile number, telefax, social media address (link) to contact the entrepreneur and the email, phone, and mobile number designated for customer service,
(h) Email, telephone, or mobile number and address of the person or unit responsible for hearing complaints, and
(i) Listing number obtained after being listed on the electronic commerce portal pursuant to Section 5.
3) If there is any change in the details referred to in sub-section (2), the businessperson shall update the details on his/her electronic platform within forty-eight hours of the time of such change.
4) The details referred to in sub-section (2) shall be stated in a complete, clear, and easily accessible manner to the consumer.
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 5: Registration Required
Unauthorised Translation
1) After establishing an electronic platform pursuant to Section 4, the entrepreneur shall apply electronically for listing on the electronic business portal established by the Department, along with the following details:
(a) Name, address, registered entity, and registration certificate number of the business,
(b) Name and identifying details of the proprietor concerned in the case of a business registered in a private firm, of the partner in the case of a business registered in a partnership firm, and of the director of the company or organisation in the case of a company or organisation,
(c) Clear details of the entrepreneur’s business,
(d) Value Added Tax Registration Number or Permanent Account Number,
(e) Telephone number, email, social media address (link), and contact address of the entrepreneur,
(f) If there is a branch or outlet, its number and location, and
(g) Other details mentioned in the electronic portal.
2) Entrepreneurs who are conducting electronic business at the time of commencement of this Act shall apply for listing on the electronic portal pursuant to sub-section (1) within three months from the date of commencement of this Act.
3) The Department shall provide the information, including the platform registration number, to the concerned entrepreneur electronically within seven days from the date of receipt of the application for listing on the electronic portal pursuant to sub-section (1) or (2).
4) If the listed entrepreneur changes any of its branches or outlets after being listed pursuant to sub-section (3), the details shall be updated on the electronic portal within seven days from the date of such change.
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 6: Disclosure of Details
Unauthorised Translation
The entrepreneur shall disclose the following details regarding the goods or services offered for electronic trade on the electronic platform:-
(a) Details including the name, nature, design, trademark, shape or image of the goods or services available for electronic trade, or their combination, weight or underlying elements,
(b) Final selling price, including tax of the goods or services,
(c) Details of any additional charges incurred while transporting or transferring the goods,
(d) Information on any precautions to be taken while using the goods or services,
(e) Time and date required for transferring the goods or services,
(f) Means or method of payment for the goods or services,
(g) Period and conditions of warranty or guarantee of goods or services, if any,
(h) Person, firm, company, or institution producing the goods or providing the services,
(i) Country of production or processing of any imported goods or services,
(j) Details of any conditions to be followed after the purchase or sale of the goods or services,
(k) Any goods or services purchased, whether or not the product is refundable, and if so, the terms and conditions of the refund,
(l) If a service is sold, the place where the service is received and the terms of sale of the service,
(m) If a buyer requests a product or service, details of whether such a request can be cancelled before the product is dispatched or the service begins,
(n) The date of manufacture of the product, the date it must be consumed, and other necessary conditions,
(o) The main terms of the contract in a language that is understandable to the general public, and
(p) A mechanism for addressing customer reviews, ratings, complaints, and feedback.

Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 7: Deemed to be a Contract
1) In accordance with this Act, if a contract is concluded between a buyer and a businessperson or a seller and a businessperson through electronic means in relation to the transaction of any goods or services, it shall be deemed to have been concluded in accordance with the prevailing law and if any liability arises in accordance with such contract, the party to the contract shall bear such liability.
2) In making a contract in accordance with sub-section (1), the businessperson shall, in addition to the provisions mentioned in the prevailing law relating to contracts, disclose in such contract the necessary information, terms and provisions including the provision of goods or services to the buyer, cancellation, return, exchange, warranty and guarantee, refund.
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

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Section 8: Electronic Commerce Payments
Unauthorised Translation
1) In conducting electronic commerce pursuant to this Act, arrangements may be made for the buyer or the trader on behalf of the trader to pay the determined price of the goods or services to the carrier before or after the purchase or transfer of such goods or services or at the time of sale or transfer. If such payment is made to the carrier, the trader shall be deemed to have received payment.
2) When making payment pursuant to sub-section (1), payment instruments in accordance with the prevailing federal law relating to payment and settlement may be used.
3) When payment is made pursuant to sub-section (2), the bill of goods or services and electronic or physical receipt of payment shall be made available to the buyer immediately, and a record thereof shall be kept. If such payment is made, the amount shall be deemed to have been duly paid.
4) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Section, the purchase or sale of any goods or services in foreign currency shall be subject to the prevailing federal law.

Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 9: Transfer of Goods or Services
Unauthorised Translation
1) The entrepreneur shall transfer or cause to transfer the goods or services demanded to the buyer or his representative at the place specified in the contract with the buyer and within a specific day, time or period as mentioned in the contract.
2) If the buyer or his representative is physically present while transferring the goods or services pursuant to sub-section (1) and wishes to collect them from any sales centre of the entrepreneur, the goods or services shall be transferred to him from the same centre.
3) If the goods or services are transferred pursuant to sub-section (1) or (2), the goods or services shall be deemed to have been duly transferred.
4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), if the buyer or the entrepreneur wishes to change the place, person, period or time of transfer of the goods demanded by the buyer before the goods are dispatched and both parties agree on the matter, the entrepreneur shall transfer the goods to the changed place, person, period of time.
5) In the event of a change in place or period pursuant to sub-section (4), the fee for such transfer may be increased or decreased by mutual agreement between the buyer and the entrepreneur.
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 10: Goods or Services May be Returned
Unauthorised Translation
1) If any goods or services purchased by the buyer pursuant to this Act are not as per the description provided by the entrepreneur in accordance with Section 6, the buyer may return such goods or services to the entrepreneur without using them or causing any damage.
2) If the buyer wishes to return the goods or services pursuant to sub-section (1), the entrepreneur shall take back such goods or services unconditionally.
3) If the goods or services are returned pursuant to sub-section (1), the entrepreneur may, if the buyer wishes, provide other goods or services of the same value in place of such goods or services.
4) If the goods or services are returned pursuant to sub-section (1) and the buyer refuses to take other goods or services in place of the returned goods or services in accordance with sub-section (3), the entrepreneur shall return to the concerned buyer the amount, including tax paid while purchasing the goods or services so returned.
5) Other provisions regarding the return of goods or services shall be in accordance with the prevailing federal law.

Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 11: Export and Import May be Carried Out
Unauthorised Translation
1) Subject to the prevailing federal law, any person, firm, company, or organisation may purchase and import any goods or services from any foreign firm, company, or organisation engaged in electronic commerce.
2) If a businessperson sells goods or services to any foreign person, firm, company, or organisation through an electronic platform operating within Nepal, he may export such goods or services after ensuring payment through the banking system, subject to the prevailing federal law, in accordance with a mutual agreement.

Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Act 2081

Chapter 2 Operation of Electronic Commerce

Section 12: Personal Information Must be Kept Confidential
1) The entrepreneur shall maintain the confidentiality of personal information or personal details identifying any person related to electronic commerce.
2) The details that must be kept confidential pursuant to sub-section (1) shall not be given to anyone or used by the entrepreneur except in accordance with the prevailing law.
However, there shall be no obstacle to the exchange of information related to the transaction between the buyer, entrepreneur, or transporter involved in the purchase and sale of goods or services pursuant to the contract.
3) The entrepreneur shall not deprive any user of the facility for the buyer to enter their details, amend them, and close the source of their identification by entering the platform.
4) If anyone does any act contrary to sub-section (2), he shall be punished in accordance with the prevailing law.