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The Engineering Council Act 2057
Nepal Engineering Council Act 2057 came into
existence under the Nepal Engineering Council Ain
2055, Section 37.
The Ain was initiated for making engineering
profession effective and impressive in Nepal.
The Ain has the following main objectives:
To make engineering profession more effective,
To regulate systematically and scientifically the
engineering profession in Nepal, and
To register engineers in the Engineering Council
according to their qualifications.
NEC objectives
The objective of Nepal Engineering Council is to
make the engineering profession effective by
mobilizing it in a more systematic and scientific
and also to register the engineers as per their
qualifications.
According to section 2 of the NEC Act, it defines the
registration of engineers into three following
categories:
◦ General Registered Engineer
◦ Professional Engineer
◦ Non-Nepali Registered Engineer
NEC
According to Annex-1 of the Act, the minimum
academic qualification has been set bachelor
degree in any listed engineering fields.
Only bachelor degrees obtained from the
recognized academic institutions by the Council
in relation to Clause-4, Subclause- 1 of the Act
is eligible for applying for registration.
NEC
The minimum qualification for professional
engineer registration is master degree in any
engineering field specified by the Council.
The Council shall provide a certificate to an
engineer for being registered in the council.
The registered engineers have to take ‘Oath’ in
a paper prescribed by the council while
providing a certificate of registration.
NEC-duties and responsibilities
1. To prepare policies, plans and programs for the smooth
functioning of the engineering profession and to execute them
2. To set norms and standards for engineering education in Nepal
3. To grant permission and approval to carry out engineering
education to those engineering colleges and institutions that
meet the required norms and standards and to honor their
degrees and certificates
4. To monitor and inspect the quality of engineering education
provided by the engineering colleges and institutions
5. To fix the qualification necessary in order to practice engineering
profession and to register their name in the Council
6. To remove their name from the registration of the engineering
council if found to violate the code of ethics.
NEC code of Ethics
Discipline and honesty
Politeness and secrecy
Non-discrimination
Limit service in concerned expertise
Abstain from work which harm engineering
profession
Professional responsibility
State name, designation and registration number
No publicity and advertisement of statements for
unnecessary influence
NEC code of Ethics
Section-5 of the Act states an examining
committee of three members formed under the
coordination of a council member shall examine
against any engineer in the council.
The examining committee may suspend the
engineer under examination.
The engineer shall be given an opportunity to
clarify his/her doings.
NEC code of Ethics
The examination committee will produce its
recommendation on the case to the executive
board of the council.
In the study of the recommendation, if the
culprit is found guilty, he/she shall be
informed to the organization or client.
The council will seize registration membership
and ban for practicing engineering profession
System of provision for private
practice and for employee engineers
The Nepal Engineering Council Ain
2055,Section-3 states that-
“No engineer should practice engineering
profession without being registered in the
Council even if graduated from the institute
recognized by the council. This will be effective
after a year from the implementation of the
Nepal Engineering Council Ain 2055 .”
NEC registration process
Apply for registration:
a. In the prescribed format of the council,
b. Those practicing engineering profession before coming
of NEC should apply in the prescribed format within six
month from the implementation of the NEC Act.
c. Those wishing to apply according to a and b above
need to submit certificates, awards and other papers
related to academic qualification along with the
specified registration fees.
Checking of the application:
The Register of the Council will check all the papers
submitted along with the application and then submit
to the subject committee of the council.
NEC registration process
Checking on the application and recommendation:
a. The subject committee will make necessary checking
on the application submitted by the to the council
Register,
b. Anything unclear realized by the committee will be
made clear by asking to submit necessary papers and
certificates,
c. Any necessary paper demanded by the committee and
to submit the same by the applicant is applicant’s
responsibility,
d. If the committee finds qualified for registration
according to a, b and c above, the committee will
recommend the council for registration.
NEC registration process
Register the name:
The council shall decide to register the name of the
application in the format of Registration Book
prepared by the council, if the council finds the
recommended name right for registration in the
council.
Certify the Registration of the name:
After the decision made for registration by the
council, the Register will register the name in the
Registration Book and provide a Certificate of
Registration of the Name in specified format.
NEC registration process
1 Subject Rights related to work Rights relates to Rights related to Rights related to
matter authorship/literary work ,artistic work, new shape, pattern, word, symbol,
music, book,movies,painting,photos inventions/theory color of picture, figure or
/principles, commodities, combination of all
process, formula product these to recognize
goods or products
2 Validity a) Life time+50 yrs 7 yrs & two times 5 yrs & two times 7 yrs & indefinite
b) For applied art & photograph:25 renewable renewable period as long as
timely renewed
3 Infringeme Person other than owner comes up Confers statutory Confers statutory Confers statutory
nt with same work, there is no monopoly that monopoly that monopoly that
infringement can be copied and used prevents anyone prevents anyone prevents anyone
without permission for academic, other than other than other than
public welfare purpose , with source patents holder patents holder patents holder
cited from making , from making , from making ,
using or selling using or selling using or selling
4 Punishment a)10,000 to 100000 or 6 months Rs. 250,000 to Upto rs. 50,000 Up to rs. 100,000
on imprisonment or both + confiscation 500,000 + +confiscation of + confiscation of
infringeme b)20000 to 200000 or one year confiscation of product product
nt imprisonment product
5 Start of As soon as work is created From patent From design From trademark
protection application date registration date application
registration date
6 Application, Rs. Rs. 100, 700, 200 Rs. 100,400,150
registration 100,1000,3,000
and renew
Company Registration Procedures
Application with following documents:
– Filled application form, format as per Annex 1
– Two copies of Prabandha Patra (Article of Association),
and Niyamawali (Article of Memorandum)
– Citizenship certificates of all the founder shareholders
– In case of a public company, a copy of the agreement
made among the founder members before the
establishment of the company.
– In case of a private company, a copy of the mutual
agreement (if any).
(Additional documents needed for foreigner registering a
company.)
Company Registration Procedures...
Other considerations:
– Max 101 founders in private company; minimum 7
founders in public company
– Prabandha Patra and Niyamawali to be in Nepali
– Each founder should sign on each page of Prabandha
Patra and Niyamawali
– Last page should have
• full name, full signature, address, number of share of each
founder,
• full name, full signature, address of witness (one witness per
founder)
• full name, full signature, registration number of legal-
professional or chartered accountant preparing the
document, and date of document preparation
Company Registration Procedures.....
The OCR checks the documents and if found OK, notifies
the applicant(s) to pay registration fee and collect
certificate.
If the Registered Capital is up to Rs. 5000, the charge can
be paid at the OCR; else required fee to be deposited in
NRB or other authorized banks in ‘RAJASWA’ account
number1-1-05-10.
Two copies of the voucher to be submitted in the OCR’s
A/C section, and then presented in the registration section.
After this, the company registration certificate (according
to the index 5) and one copy of each (approved and signed
by CRO Officer) of the ‘PRABHANDA PATRA’ and the
‘NIYAMAWALI’ presented by the founders are provided to
the founders.
Only electronic registration, from Baisakh 2074, as per first
amendment in 2074