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Chapter-5 Provisions Relating to Press Registrar, Press Representatives and Independent Journalists

Chapter-5 Provisions Relating to Press Registrar, Press Representatives and Independent Journalists
19. Press Registrar :

(1) The Government of Nepal shall appoint one Press Registrar to perform the function of maintaining records of all details of magazines published from Nepal.
(2) The functions, duties and powers of the Press Registrar appointed
pursuant to Sub-section (1) shall be as follows:
(a) To give approval for the issuance of permanent certificate of magazines pursuant to Section 7;
(b) To obtain from the Local Authority all details of magazines registered pursuant to Section 7 and
maintain records thereof;
(c) To obtain information from the Local Authority with respect to alterations made from time to time in the
names, languages, types, periods of publication, places of publication etc. of magazines and maintain up-to-
date records;
(d) To prepare an annual report on matters of names, languages, types, periods of publication, places of
publication etc. of magazines to be published within Nepal;
(e) To give advice to the Government of Nepal on the facilities to be provided to magazines;
(f) If any person requests for details with respect to any magazine for the purpose of providing an
advertisement in the magazine, to provide details by collecting the fees as prescribed;
(g) To perform such other functions and actions as prescribed to be performed by the Press Registrar
pursuant to this Act or other laws in force.
(3) Other provisions relating to the Press Registrar shall be as prescribed.
20. 13 Provisions relating to press representatives :

(1) If any Nepalese or foreign press or communication institution shall forward details as prescribed, setting out, inter alia, the names, qualification and scope of work of its representatives who work within Nepal, to the prescribed authority.
Provided that, in the case of journalists who accompany the head of state or head of government of or a high level delegation of a friendly foreign country who visit Nepal or those journalists who visit Nepal at the
invitation of the Government of Nepal, the Government of Nepal may exempt from the requirement of giving such details during the period of such visit.
(2) The Government of Nepal may arrange for the issuance of the press representative certificate to the representatives of the press or communication related institution who forwards the details as referred to in
Sub-section (1). (3) The Government of Nepal may arrange for the issuance of a
temporary press representative certificate to the representatives who visit Nepal for a short duration on the occasion of a national feast and festival or special function in Nepal.
(4) A person who intends to obtain the press representative certificate pursuant to Sub-section (2) or (3) has to make an application, accompanied by a recommendation of the institution in which he or she is
engaged and a copy of the certificate of qualification as prescribed, to the prescribed authority. An independent journalist who wishes to obtain the press representative certificate may also make an application accordingly.
(5) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to Sub-section (2) or (3), the prescribed authority shall make necessary into such an application and issue the press representative certificate or temporary press representative
certificate in the prescribed format to the applicant, by collecting the prescribed fees.
(6) A person who has obtained the press representative certificate or temporary press representative certificate pursuant to Sub-section (5) may collect news within his or her area of work, subject to this Act and the laws
in force.
(7) Other provisions relating to press representatives and independent journalists shall be as prescribed.

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