Nepal Airlines Corporation Act, 1963

Chapter-3

Duties, Functions, and Powers of the Corporation

13. Duties, Functions, and Powers of the Corporation: (1) Subject to this Act and the rules made thereunder, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to make provision for safe, efficient, well-organized, economical, and appropriate air transport services everywhere within or outside Nepal Deleted by the Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066 The Corporation may exercise its powers to develop air transport services so as to yield maximum benefit and to make such services available as far as possible at reasonable fares.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), the Corporation may, in particular, exercise the following powers: -

(a) To operate any air transport service or to fly aircraft for commercial or other purposes, and to carry out all kinds of work related to air services,

(b) To make provision for teaching and training in flying aircraft and all related matters to persons willing to be employed by the Corporation or to any other persons,

(c) If necessary, with the prior approval of the Government of Nepal, to obtain assistance and services from an air transport organization outside Nepal Deleted by the Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066 for carrying out any work related to air services that the Corporation is authorized to perform under this Act,

(d) To acquire, hold, possess, sell, transfer, and carry out any other air transport related work with movable and immovable property,

(e) To manufacture, repair, and produce aircraft, vehicles, or other machinery and spare parts for itself or for any other person,

(f) To enter into, take, give, and execute all contracts and leases of a kind that assist in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this Act,

(g) To act as agent or contractor for matters relating to air transport services operated by any other person,

(gh) To enter into agreements with any person engaged in air transport so that such person may operate air transport services on behalf of the Corporation or jointly with the Corporation,

(j) With the prior approval of the Government of Nepal, to collect fares for passengers and other determined charges for carriage by air transport services operated by it,

(jha) With the prior approval of the Government of Nepal, to determine freight charges for goods carried by air transport services operated by it,

(ta) To take necessary steps for the development of feeder services and for the improvement of the types of various aircraft used in air transport services, as well as for the development of air transport services operated by the Corporation within or outside Nepal Deleted by the Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066,

Amended by the Third Amendment. (tha) To carry out any work beneficial to the Corporation or to make and improve arrangements for services and facilities such as transport services by water or land related to air transport services operated by the Corporation, and for catering, rest houses, hotels, goods warehouses, and

(da) To do all things necessary and convenient for the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to -

(a) Authorize the Corporation to contravene any existing law of Nepal, or

(b) Confer on any person a right to take any action against the Corporation or its employees in respect of any duty not otherwise required to be performed or any liability not otherwise to be borne by them.