Legal Documents

Legal Documents

Title Environment Protection Rules, 2054 (1997)
Legal Type Regulation
Issue Agency Ministry of Population and Environment
Responsible Agency Ministry of Population and Environment
Issuing Date 2017-02-07
Download English Environment Protection Rules, 2054 (1997)
Download Nepali Environment Protection Rules, 2054 (1997)

List Measures/Standards

Name Description Comment Status Measures/Standards Measure Class
Prohibition to emit waste in contravention of the prescribed standards Section 15. Prohibition to emit waste in contravention of the prescribed standards: No one shall emit or cause to emit the noise, heat and waste from any mechanical means, industrial establishment or any other place in contravention of the standards prescribed by the Ministry by a Notification published in the Gazette. Comments Active measures Goods
Actions prohibited inside environment conservation zones Section 30. Actions prohibited inside environment conservation Zones: (1) No person shall take or cause to be taken any of the following actions inside an environment conservation Zone: (a) To damage, destroy, demolish, remove, block or cause harm or loss in any other manner to the natural heritages or secenary beauty, (b) To buy or sell, trade-in, hunt, or cause any harm to the wild life, (c) To take any Acton in such manner which may cause adverse effect into the bio-diversity, (d) To cut, fall, remove, block, uproot or cause any loss or harm to any plant, (e) To damage, replace, destroy, remove or demolish any site of historic and cultural signification, or affix any poster or similar other document or picture in such site, or take otherwise any action which any case harm to such site, (f) To use electric current or botanical or any other types of harmful chemicals into any river stream, rivulet, fountain, pond, lake or any other sources of water, (g) To transform the genetic make-up through the any types of domestic animals, (h) To excavate mines or remove minerals, boulders, soil, concrete or other materials, (i) To operate hotels, lodges, public transport, health posts, schools, huts or similar other services, (j) To enter into the environment conservation Zone without the permission of the authority empowered by the Ministry, (k) To cause any loss or damage to any wire-fences, marks or signs or any other objects installed inside the environment conservation Zone. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-Rule (1), nothing contained there shall be deemed to prevent the execution of any function permitted by the Ministry for the Management and development of the environment conservation zone. Comments Active measures Goods
Prohibitions to conduct research without permission Section 31. Prohibitions to conduct research without permission: No foreign organization or association, or any person or institution affiliated to it, may collect sample of any living being, bacteria and plant, and take any activity relating to research in bio- diversity without taking prior approval of the concerned body. Comments Active measures Goods
Permission required to collect any sample relating to research in bio-diversity at any place within Nepal Permission required to collect any sample relating to research in bio-diversity at any place within Nepal Comments Active measures Goods
Permission required to collect any sample relating to research in bio-diversity at any place within Nepal Permission required to collect any sample relating to research in bio-diversity at any place within Nepal Comments Inactive measures Goods