-Laws enacted during "RANA RULE"

ACT DATE

Factory Law ----------------------------------------------------- 1978

Company Law ---------------------------------------------------1983
Trading Company Law ----------------------------------------1989
Chamber of Commerce Law ---------------------------------1990
Agency Law ----------------------------------------------------- 1992

Patent Design, and Trademark Law ---------------------- 1993

Banking Law ----------------------------------------------------- 1994
Private Company Law ----------------------------------------- 2000

-Major commercial laws enacted and operated in Nepal so far

listed under:

ACT DATE
NEPAL INDIAN

Act Relating to Institutions Acting as

financial Intermediary -------------------------------------------- 2055 1999

Arbitration Act ---------------------------------------------------------- 2055 1999

Bank and Financial Institution Loan Recovery Act ------------- 2058 2002
Banking and Financial Institution Act ----------------------------- 2073 --
Banking-Offence And Punishment Act---------------------------- 2064 2008
Bonus Act---------------------------------------------------------------- 2030 --
Companies Act----------------------------------------------------------2063 --
Compensation Act-----------------------------------------------------2019 1963
Competition Promotion and Market Protection Act --------- 2063 2007
Cooperative Act------------------------------------------------------- 2074 --
Customs Act ----------------------------------------------------------- 2064 2007
Domestic Postal Goods (Insurance) Act ------------------------- 2019 1962
Electronic Transactions Act----------------------------------------- 2063 2008
Employee Provident Fund Act---------------------------------------2019 1962
Essential Commodities Control (Authorization) Act----------- 2017 1961
Excise Duty Act --------------------------------------------------------- 2058 2002
Export and Import (Control) Act ----------------------------------- 2013 --
Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act------------- 2075 2019
House and Land Tax Act --------------------------------------------- 2019 1962
Immovable Property Requisition Act------------------------------ 2013 1956
Income Tax Act -------------------------------------------------------- 2058 --
Individual Privacy Act ------------------------------------------------ 2075 2018
Industrial Enterprises Act-------------------------------------------- 2073 --
Insolvency Act---------------------------------------------------------- 2063 2006
Insurance Act----------------------------------------------------------- 2049 --
Labour Act--------------------------------------------------------------- 2074 --
Lands Act ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 1964
Loan and Guarantee Act--------------------------------------------- 2025 1968
Mediation Act ----------------------------------------------------------- 2068 2011
Money Laundering Prevention Act---------------------------------- 2063 2008
National Cooperatives Development Board Act----------------- 2049 1992
Negotiable Instruments Act------------------------------------------ 2034 1977
Nepal Agency Act ------------------------------------------------------- 2014 --
Nepal Chartered Accountants Act----------------------------------- 2053 1997
Nepal Standards (Certification Mark) Act------------------------- 2037 1980
Notary Public Act --------------------------------------------------------2063 --
Partnership Act ---------------------------------------------------------- 2020 1964
Patent, Design and Trade Mark Act--------------------------------- 2022 1965
Prevention of Corruption Act ----------------------------------------- 2059 2002
Privatization Act--------------------------------------------------------- 2050 1994
Public Procurement Act------------------------------------------------ 2063 2007
Revenue Tribunal Act -------------------------------------------------- 2031 1974
Right to Information Act ---------------------------------------------- 2064 2007
Some Public Documents Authentication (Procedures) Act----- 2063 2006
Special Court Act -------------------------------------------------------- 2059 2002
Stamp Duty Act---------------------------------------------------------- 2019 1963
Standard Measurement and Weight Act ------------------------- 2025 1968
Trade Union Act --------------------------------------------------------- 2049 1992
Value Added tax Act---------------------------------------------------- 2052 --
Wealth Tax Act---------------------------------------------------------- 2047 1990
Social security Act (Contribution based)--------------------------- 2074 --
Audit act------------------------------------------------------------------ 2074 --