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NPL-1992-L-30019
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Title_of_text
Labour Act, 2048 (1992).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Nepal
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
1992-05-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act governs employment and industrial relations matters in Nepal, and is divided into 11 Chapters. Chapter 1: Definitions. Chapter 2: Employment and job security. Chapter 3: Working hours. Chapter 4: Remuneration. Chapter 5: Health and safety. Chapter 6: Welfare arrangements. Chapter 7: Special provisions for tea estates, construction, transport enterprises, and travel, trekking, adventure, rafting, and jungle safari enterprises. Chapter 8: Conduct and penalties. Chapter 9: Labour administration including labour boards and inspectors. Chapter 10: Settlement of labour disputes. Chapter 11: Power of Government to make rules, and miscellaneous matters. The 1959 Nepal Factories and Factory-Workers Act is repealed.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1992-05-15
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1993-12-25 (NPL-1993-R-36026)
Labour Rules, 1993
Implementing text(s)
1993-11-08 (NPL-1993-R-39396)
Tea Estates Labour Regulations, 1993
Implementing text(s)
1996-01-02 (NPL-1996-R-44238)
Labour Court (Working Procedure) Rules, 1996.
Implementing text(s)
1994 (NPL-1994-R-47678)
Labour Rule relating to Tea Estate, 1994.
Implementing text(s)
2000-04-25 (NPL-2000-M-57351)
Ministry of Labor and Transport Management, Minimum Remuneration.
Implementing text(s)
2000-03-15 (NPL-2000-M-57352)
Ministry of Labour, minimum remuneration.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1998-01-28 (NPL-1998-L-49394)
Labour (First Amendment) Act, 1998.
Amending text(s)
2000-06-21 (NPL-2000-L-57354)
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 2000.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1959-06-28 (NPL-1959-L-15788)
Nepal Factories and Factory Workers Act.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2017-09-04 (NPL-2017-L-105434)
Labour Act, 2074 (2017).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1993-11-08 (NPL-1993-M-39398)
Ministerial Notice Concerning Exemptions from Application of the Labour Act [LLD 1993/1, 1992-NPL 1].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English Translation
Author
Nepal Democracy
Publisher
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Nepal Offlice
Place of publication
www.nepaldemocracy.org
URL
http://www.nepaldemocracy.org/documents/national_laws/labour_act2048.htm
File
NPL30019.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Electronic source title
Laws on-line in English
Author
Nepal Law Commission
Place of publication
www.lawcommission.gov.np
Country
Nepal
URL
http://www.lawcommission.gov.np
File
NPL30019 2.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 2000)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Nepal Law Commission, www.lawcommission.gov.np
Country
Nepal
URL
http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/
File
NPL30019 Npl.pdf (PDF of Law as amended to 2067 (2011) in Nepali)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
33p.