Advertisement (Regulation) Act, 2019

5. Advertisements Not to be Made: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the prevailing law, advertisements shall not be made on the following matters:-
(a) matters encouraging the production, sale, distribution, use, or consumption of any goods, substances, or services whose production, sale, distribution, use, or consumption is prohibited by the prevailing law of Nepal,
(b) matters encouraging playing or causing to play gambling, or buying or causing to buy unauthorized lottery tickets under the prevailing law,
(c) matters encouraging the use or consumption, or promotion of, any matter deemed obscene under the prevailing law, or other related matters, goods, or services,
(d) matters encouraging the production, sale, distribution, use, or consumption of weapons or explosive substances, or other such goods or substances that may create a threat to the security, peace, and order of Nepal,
(e) matters relating to drugs sold only on the recommendation of a physician,
(f) matters relating to goods or services for which permission under the prevailing law is required for sale, distribution, or use in Nepal, where such permission has not been obtained,
(g) matters which the prevailing law prohibits advertising,
(h) in textbooks of schools and universities,
 Provided that there shall be no bar to mentioning matters providing educational information.
(i) matters encouraging superstition.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the prevailing law, advertisements shall not be made in the following manner:-
(a) in a manner prejudicial to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality, independence of Nepal, or harmonious relations between federal units, public peace, good order, or international relations,
(b) in a manner amounting to sedition, contempt of court, or incitement to commit an offense,
(c) using the national flag of Nepal, national anthem, coat of arms of Nepal or any or all parts thereof, or national personalities, or in a manner that devalues them,
(d) in a manner causing insult or defamation,
(e) in a manner contrary to public decency or morality,
(f) in a manner that disparages labor, or encourages gender discrimination and caste-based untouchability,
(g) in a manner that disturbs harmonious relations between religions, castes, genders, ethnicities, or communities, or discriminates on any grounds including economic status, language, region, ideological belief, or disability,
(h) using, without the permission or approval of the holder of rights, industrial property including trademarks, patents, designs,
(i) in a manner that discourages or disincentivizes domestic or any other products,
(j) in a manner that spreads confusion or rumors, incites excitement, or engages in other such disorderly conduct,
(k) in a manner that adversely affects fair competition,
(l) in a manner that compares with other's products, goods, or services and shows such products, goods, or services as inferior or bad,
(m) in a manner that provides information on matters that are confidential by law, and
(n) in a manner contrary to the prevailing law.
(3) No person shall advertise or cause to be advertised in a manner that adversely affects the purity of elections or obstructs elections.