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Chapter-9 Security of Service

83. Saving of Armed Police:

(1) For any governmental acts done by an Armed Police considering the observance of his or her duty to be
performed according to the Act or these Rules or other prevailing law, no case shall be instigated against him or her without fulfilling the procedures as referred to in Sub-rule (2).
(2) For the instigation of any case against any Armed Police pursuant to Sub-rule (1), permission of the competent authority shall be required in the case of criminal offence, and the following procedures shall have to be followed in the case of a civil case:
(a) after crossing off the period of Two months for the  submission of a written notice to the competent  authority indicating the reason for instigating the case and the name and address of the plaintiff, if any, or serving the concerned Armed Police personnel or sending the same through registered post and submission of one duplicate copy thereof to the Government of Nepal.
(b) the case has already been instigated within Three months of occurrence of the cause of action for
instigating the case.
(3) For any acts performed by any Armed Police in connection with the observance of his or her duty, while he or she was in service, no case may be instigated against him or her without permission of the Government of Nepal.
(4) If the Government of Nepal gives permission to instigate any case pursuant to Sub-rule (3), the Government of Nepal shall defend him or her.

Chapter-10 Punishment and Appeal

84. Punishment: In the existence of reasonable and sufficient reason, the following departmental action may be taken against any Armed Police:
(a) General punishment:
(1) To give physical fatigue (fatigue duty) or internee
21(1a) To warn.
(2) To admonish.
22(2a) To write prejudicial opinion in the report regarding the
conduct.
(3) To withhold the increment of salary (grade) for up to Two
years.
(4) To withhold promotion for up to Five years.
(5) To diminish to the lower post or lower time-scale or lower
scale of the same time scale.
(6) To fully or partly recover loss and damage caused to the Government of Nepal due to negligence or nonobservance of rule, order.

(b) Special punishment:
(1) To remove from the service without holding disqualified
for governmental service in the future.
(2) To dismiss from the service with holding disqualified for governmental service in the future.

85. To admonish or to write prejudicial opinion:

(1) If any Armed  Police commits recklessness in his or her work, he or she may be admonished. If he or she commits recklessness in the work even up t0  two times, a prejudicial opinion shall be written in the report regarding
his or her behavior/character.

86. To withhold increment of salary or promotion or to make  demotion: The authority awarding punishment to Armed Police may withhold the increment of salary for up to Two years or promotion for up to Five years or demote to the lower post or lower time scale or lower scale of the same time scale in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If he or she does any undisciplined act.
(b) If he or she does not assume the office where he or she has been transferred to within the time limit.
(c) If he or she does not work satisfactorily.
(d) If he or she admonished for Two times in One year pursuant to this Rule.
(e) If he or she contravenes the Rules relating to conduct.
(f) If he or she shows false reason to detach from the service within  Five years of appointment.
(g) If does not hand over charge pursuant to Rule 128.

(h) If he or she does not implement or obey the order or direction given by the superior authority.
(i) If he or she goes on leave without having reasonable reason and without prior approval or does not present in the work.
(j) If he or she does not perform the responsibility of post as prescribed by the prevailing law.

87. To remove or dismiss from the service:

(1) Any Armed Police may be removed from the service without holding disqualified for governmental service in the future in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If he or she fails to perform his or her responsibility due to disqualification.
(b) If he or she shows irresponsibility and frustration towards own professional knowledge showing
negligence during the training period orfailing to attend the training assigned or making pretence.
(c) If he or she contravenes the matters relating to conduct repeatedly.
(d) If he or she consumes alcoholic substance during the office time or in uniform even before and after
the office time.
(d1) If he or she enters the house of general public in an unauthorized manner whether while on duty or not
or does any improper conduct or makes looting.
(e) If he or she does the work in undisciplined way repeatedly.
(f) If he or she participates in politics.
(g) If he or she fails to present in the office for up to Fifteen consecutive days without getting leave
approved.
(h) If ignores own responsibility of post repeatedly.
(2) Any Armed Police may be removed from the service holding disqualified for governmental service in the future in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If he or she is held to have committed the offence as referred to in Section 27 of the Act
or if he or she commits such offence and goes away.
(b) If he or she is convicted by the court of a criminal case involving moral turpitude.
(c) If he or she is proved to have committed corruption.

88. Authority to hear appeal and award punishment: The authority as  prescribed in Schedule -6 shall have the power to order of punishment as referred to in Rule 84 and to hear the appeal on the order of punishment so given to an Armed Police personnel.

89. To suspend: (1) If an investigation on any charge as mentioned in Rule 87 has to be conducted in respect of any Armed Police, the authority empowered to order punishment to such Armed Police may suspend him or her until the conclusion of the investigation.Provided that, generally suspension shall not be ordered unless
the following circumstance exists:
(a) If the offence as referred to in Section 27 of the Act  has been committed.
(b) If there appears a possibility of collecting false evidence concealing the evidence against him or her
if he or she is not suspended and is allowed to carry out the duty of his or her post, or
(c) If there appears a possibility of causing loss or  damage to the government if he or she is not
suspended and is allowed to carry on the duty of his or her post.
(2) In suspending any Armed Police pursuant to Sub-rule (1), he or she shall not be suspended for26
more than Six months. The proceedings against the Armed Police shall be completed within that
period. If such proceedings cannot be completed due to any extraordinary circumstance and the period of suspension has to be extended, the period of suspension may be extended for27 upto Three months with
the prior approval of the Authority.
(3) Except on the condition of suspension as a result of action taken pursuant to these Rules, if any Armed Police is in detention for any accusation made against him or her due to the reason of his or her act and action, such Armed Police shall be deemed to have been ipso facto suspended during the period of such detention..
(4) If it is required to suspend any Armed Police, the authority empowered to order punishment shall have to give the suspension letter and letter written to produce clarification pursuant to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 91 to the concerned Armed Police.
(5) The authority empowered to order punishment as referred to in Rule 88 may obtain the report with verdict given by himself or herself or any other officer upon the departmental enquiry pursuant to Sub-rule  (2) of Rule 92 before requiring clarification from any Armed Police.

90. Termination of suspension: If any Armed Police is reinstated in his or er post or removed or dismissed from his or her post pursuant to Rule 87 or has completed the period of suspension as referred to in Sub-rule
(2) of Rule 89 or has been released from detention made pursuant to Sub-rule (3) of the same Rule, the suspension of such Armed Police shall terminate

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91. To give opportunity for defense:

(1) The official authorized to order departmental punishment shall, in other circumstances except as
referred to in Section 21 of the Act, and prior to issuing an order to any Armed Police for punishment, give an opportunity to the Armed Police to defend himself or herself, by providing such Police with the reasons
for such action, and a reasonable time to submit his or her note of defense. While giving such an opportunity, the charge against him or her shall be clearly indicated and the facts and grounds on which each charge is based shall also be specified. In such case, the concerned Police shall also have to submit his or her defense within the specified
time, and the concerned official shall seriously consider the defense so submitted.
(2) The official authorized to order departmental punishment may, if he or she thinks it necessary, conduct an investigation either by himself or through any other officer and obtain a report accompanied by
his or her opinion and conclusion.

92. Procedure to be followed by investigating officer:

(1) The investigating officer shall have the power to proceed action for departmental enquiry by adopting the following procedures:
(a) to exercise the powers as are vested in the court such as to take statement, cause to submit written
evidences and issue summons in the name of the witness etc.,
(b) to hear and enquire material evidences in presence of the accused Armed Police,
(c) to give an opportunity to the accused Armed Police to make cross examination with the witness and to
submit material evidences against the accusation.
(2) After the completion of enquiry pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the investigating officer shall have to submit a report before the authority empowered to award punishment. In such a report, the said officer shall  have to submit own verdict of punishment containing the reason therefor, as well as material evidences, if any.

93. Not to need departmental enquiry: It is not required to hold departmental enquiry by the authority empowered to order punishment on the matters concerning the following departmental punishment to  any Armed Police in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If it is required to award general punishment pursuant to Clause
(a) of Rule 84.
(b) If it is required to award punishment to the Armed Police who has absconded or of whom whereabouts cannot be known due to any other reason.
(c) If it is required to award departmental punishment to any Armed Police on the basis of being proved as accused by the court in the offence involving moral turpitude or being held to have committed the offence pursuant to Section 27 of the Act.

94. To propose punishment prior to issuance of order of special punishment: If the concerned Armed Police does not submit a note of defense pursuant to Rule 91 or if the defense submitted by such Police is not satisfactory, the official authorized to order departmental punishment shall, prior to issuing an order of special punishment, ask
such Armed Police to furnish an explanation why the proposed punishment should not be imposed upon him or her.

95. To set out the reason why clarification is not satisfactory: In demanding the clarification by any officer authorized to order punishment from any Armed Police pursuant to Rule 94, before that, if the clarification submitted pursuant to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 91 is not satisfactory, the reasons thereof shall have also to be set out. If the departmental enquiry has been made pursuant to Sub-rule (2) of Rule 91 regarding such police, the result thereof shall have also to mention and the reason of the proposed punishment also shall have to be set out in such clarification.

96. Procedure relating to the order of punishment and duplicate:

(1) While taking decision for any departmental punishment against any Armed Police, the officer authorized to order punishment, by considering whether or not the sufficient opportunity was given to furnish clarifications or explanation to the concerned Armed Police and by reasonably evaluating all available material evidences, clarification and explanation, verdict shall be given by setting out clear reason thereof. The officer authorized to order punishment in such a manner shall have to take decision with his or her clear opinion regarding the
order for punishment.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Chapter, no decision shall have to be taken giving another punishment after demanding the clarification, explanation by proposing one punishment to any Armed Police. Provided that, if it is required to give lesser or higher punishment due to any reason, the procedure as referred
to in Rules 92 and 94 shall have to be fulfilled again.
(3) While taking decision for giving departmental punishment to any Armed Police pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the officer authorized to order punishment shall not make decision with retrospective effect. Provided that in making decision in the case of an absconded one, decision may be made with effect from the date of absconding.
(4) One duplicate copy of the order of departmental punishment made to any Armed Police pursuant to Sub-rule (1) shall have to be given to the concerned Armed Police by the Officer authorized to order punishment without any fee.
(5) If any Armed Police has been dismissed from the service pursuant to Sub-clause (2) of Clause (b) of Rule 84, the officer authorized to order punishment shall have to give the information, including the peculiarity with three generations, to the Armed Police Service Commission and Police Records Keeping Office, and the concerned agency shall also keep such information in its records.

97. Not to effect the decision: Any minor error that does not affect substantially the action taken against any Armed Police by the officer authorized pursuant to These Rules shall not affect the decision.

98. Appeal:

(1) Any Armed Police who is not satisfied with the order for punishment given pursuant to this Chapter may appeal to the officer as prescribed pursuant to Rule 88.
(2) In making appeal pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the following procedures shall have to be followed:
(a) The appeal making Armed Police is required to appeal in his or her own name and such appeal
shall have to be written in reasonable and respectable language,
(b) The appeal making Armed Police shall have to attach existing material evidences required for the
clarification, as well as a copy of the order for punishment against which the appeal is being made,
(c) In making an appeal, the appeal hearing officer has to be addressed, and appeal has to be filed with his
or her office or  through the officer against whose order the appeal has been made.
(d) The appeal shall have to be made within Thirty Five days of receiving the order for punishment.
(e) The concerned office shall register the appeal received pursuant to Clause (d) and give a receipt
thereof to the concerned person.

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99. To consider the appeal and decision:

(1) If the appeal filed by any Armed Police against the order of departmental punishment does not
comply with the procedure as referred to in Rule 98, the officer to hear the appeal may reject such appeal.
(2) The officer to hear the appeal shall have to consider the following matters as set out in all other filed appeals except the appeal rejected pursuant to Sub-rule (1):
(a) Whether or not the reality of the matter taken as the basis in the order of punishment has been
established.
(b) Whether or not the matters already established are sufficient for the punishment.
(c) Whether the punishment made is correct, sufficient, insufficient or excessive.
(3) The officer to hear the appeal may, after considering the matters pursuant to Sub-rule (2), give final order to uphold or void the punishment awarded to the appellant or mitigate such punishment.

100. Personnel working in good faith, while discharging the duty, shall not be guilty: While discharging the duty to be discharged by any authorized officer or Armed Police or while serving the order or  warrant issued by a court in good faith pursuant to the Act or these Rules or other prevailing law shall not be liable to any punishment and
to pay damages.

Chapter-11
Provisions Relating to Leave

101. Armed Police deemed to be on duty all times:

(1) The Armed Police shall be deemed to be on duty at all times, and he or she may be
deputed to work at any time.
(2) The Armed Police shall be entitled to avail the leaves as are  mentioned in this Chapter. Provided, however, that the Armed Police shall not claim the leaves as their right.
(3) Any Armed Police shall not avail other leaves, generally, during the period of training and deputation to special action, except the leave on public holidays, maternity leave and obsequies leave.
(4) If any Armed Police is held to have taking the sick leave, obsequies leave, maternity leave by showing false details, he or she shall be subject to departmental punishment pursuant to These Rules.

102. Casual and festival leave: (1) Every Armed Police shall be entitled to a total of Twelve days leave with full salary i.e. Six days as casual leave and Six days as festival leave each year.
(2) The casual leave and festival leave of One year shall not be allowed to accumulate and be taken in the following year.

103. Home leave: (1) Every Armed Police shall be entitled to get home  leave with full salary at the rate of one day for every Twelve working days

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Explanation: For the purpose of this Sub-rule, working period means and includes casual leave, festival leave, sick leave, maternity leave, obsequies leave taken during such period and public holidays during such period.
(2) The Armed Police may accumulate the home leave earned by him or her for up to One Hundred and Eighty days.
(3) In cases where any Armed Police is detached from the service due to any reason, such an Armed Police shall be entitled to get a lump sum amount against his or her accumulated home leave at the rate of the salary being drawn by him or her in the post in which he or she has lien.
(4) In cases where any Armed Police dies before receiving the amount payable in lieu of the accumulated home leave, his or her near relative shall be entitled to receive the amount payable against such accumulated home leave.
(5) An Armed Police who is on the home leave, study leave or subject to suspension shall not be entitled to get the home leave during that period.
(6) An Armed Police, who has finished own accumulated home leave, suffers any big loss in his or her movable or immovable property or suffers himself or the member of his family from any act of God or  suffers with other sufficient reason, may be given the home leave up to Thirty days in advance subject to deduction the same from the home leave to be received by such Police in the year to come.
(7) If any Armed Police, who has finished own accumulated home leave and sick leave becomes sick for a long time, he or she may obtain the home leave for up to Thirty days in maximum in advance, subject to deduction of the same from the home leave to be received in the year to come.

(8) While going home once a year on the home leave of at least Seven days and returning to office from home after completing the home leave, an Armed Police shall get a time for journey, at the rate of one day for every eight Kosh (Sixteen miles) if he or she travels on foot, and in the case of travel by vehicle, train or aero-plane, as many days as
required to complete such journey.

104. Sick leave: (1) An Armed Police shall be entitled to get a fully paid sick leave of Twelve days in each year.
(2) In cases where an Armed Police falls seriously ill and the accumulated sick leave is insufficient, an advance sick leave of a maximum of Twelve days may be granted to him or her.
(3) An Armed Police requesting for the sick leave for a period of more than Seven days shall have to submit a certificate issued by a recognized doctor.
Provided that, in cases where the authority empowered to grant leave believes that submission of such a certificate was not generally possible, he or she may sanction that leave even without certificate, by  having recorded the matter accordingly.
(4) The Armed Police shall be entitled to get accumulated the sick leave earned by him or her.
(5) In cases where any Armed Police is detached from the service due to any reason, such a Police shall be entitled to get a lump sum amount against his or her accumulated sick leave at the rate of the salary  being drawn by him or her in the post in which he or she has lien.
(6) In cases where any Armed Police dies before receiving the amount payable in lieu of the accumulated sick leave, the person as referred to in Sub-rule (5) of Rule 56 shall be entitled to receive a lump sum of the amount payable against such accumulated sick leave.
(7) If an Armed Police suffers from a serious disease, and the leave is insufficient even after making deduction from the advance home leave to which he or she is entitled pursuant to Sub-rule (7) of Rule 103, he or she may obtain a special sick leave for a maximum of One year.
(8) The Armed Police who has taken the extra-ordinary sick leave pursuant to Sub-rule (7) continuously shall receive full salary and allowance for the first Three months and thereafter, he or she shall receive half of the salary and allowance for Six months. Thereafter he or she shall not receive any salary and allowance.
(9) If any Armed Police is held to be unable to perform his or her duties even after having on extra-ordinary sick leave for One year continuously pursuant to Sub-rule (7), such Armed Police shall be removed from the service.
(10) Any Armed Police who becomes sick or sustained injury in the course of performing his or her duty may get extra-ordinary sick leave with full salary until the recovery of such sick or injury. If the Armed Police is held not eligible to perform his or her duty even after the recovery of such sick or injury, such Armed Police shall be removed
from the service.
(11) While living in governmental or other hospital recognized by the government upon being sick or sustaining injury in the course of performing the duty, every Armed Police shall be deemed to be a hospital patient until the recovery of such sick or recovery and he or she  shall receive full salary and allowance for such period. If the Armed
Police is held not eligible to perform his or her duty even after the recovery of such sick or injury, such Armed Police shall be removed from the service.
(12) If any report has been submitted referring the sickness of any Armed Police, a physician may be deputed to inspect whether or not such Police is sick.
(13) It is prohibited to depute any sick Armed Police to any government duty to unless the Physician deputed pursuant to Sub-rule (12) declares that the said personnel can do his duty.

105. Maternity leave: (1) If any female Armed Police becomes pregnant, she shall be entitled to get Sixty days of maternity leave with full salary before or after the delivery.
(2) Maternity leave shall be given only for Two times during the entire period of service.
(3) The concerned office shall maintain up-to-date records of the maternity leave.

106. Obsequies leave: If any Armed Police has to observe obsequies as per ritual practices shall be entitled to get obsequies leave of Fifteen days with full salary. A female Armed Police shall also be given same days of
obsequies leave if her husband has to observe obsequies.

107. Replacement leave: The concerned chief of office may give replacement leave to the Armed Police performing government work on any public holiday, making adjustment with one another. Provided that, such replacement leave shall not exceed Seven days at One time.

108. Study leave:

(1) An Armed Police who is to go to pursue study, upon being selected in the open competition or inter-departmental
competition by obtaining approval of the concerned departmental head or upon being nominated by the Government of Nepal for a foreign scholarship available for the Government of Nepal in a subject that is   useful and most necessary for the Armed Service may get a study leave  during the period of study.
(2) An Armed Police shall be entitled to the study leave for a maximum period of Three years at One time or various times during the service period.
Provided that, if the Government of Nepal so considers necessary, it may add the period of the study leave for up to Two years.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (2), any Armed Police who has gone on the study leave for any study on nomination shall not be granted any additional study leave for the study of additional subject or for obtaining additional degree.
(4) The Armed Police going on the study leave shall be entitled to full salary.
(5) Any Armed Police, who is going for study in a subject that is useful and necessary for the concerned group if the Armed Police, on personal effort with the prior approval of the Government of Nepal, on the recommendation of the departmental head, may be granted the study leave pursuant to Sub-rule (2).
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (4), the Armed Police going on study leave pursuant to Sub-rule (5) shall not be entitled to salary during the period of the study leave.
(7) Any Armed Police who has not served in the government service for Five years shall not be entitled to get the study leave. 29Provided that, if such a candidate is not found or the Armed Police who has served for such a period does not intend to pursue study, then study leave may be granted to any Armed Police whose service period is less than that period to study a technical subject, setting aside the reason for the same.
(8) An Armed Police who goes on the study leave shall executed a bond to the effect that he or she shall have to work for the following period in his or her service upon having completed such a study leave and returned back:
Period of study Minimum period for
which service has to
be done
(a) Up to Three years One year
(b) From Three months to Six months One and half year
(c) From Six months to Nine months Two years
(d) From Nine months to One year Three years
(e) From One year to Two years Four years
(f) From Two years to Three years Five years
(g) From Three years to Four years Seven years
(h) From Four years to Five years Eight years
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(9) If an Armed Police does not serve for the period as referred to in Sub-rule (8) after completing the study and returning back, the salary and allowance received by such an Armed Police during the period of study leave as well as other amounts set forth in the bond shall be recovered from such an Armed Police as government dues.

109. Procedure for requesting the leave:

(1) For the sanction of a leave, the Armed Police shall have to submit an application to the official empowered to grant leave through his or her own office, indicating the period of leave required for him or her, the reason for the same and other details if required to go abroad; and the official empowered to grant leave shall also have to give a notice of approval or disapproval of leave to such Armed Police.
(2) The official empowered to grant leave may sanction the leave from the date preceding the date of application, if the official is satisfied with that it was not possible to obtain prior approval of the official empowered to grant leave or that the applicant had made every attempt to obtain prior approval.

110. Official to grant leave:

(1) If the chief of office of any Armed Police office is required to go on casual or festival leave, he or she shall have to
get it approved by the pertinent higher office after going on the leave.
(2) casual leave, festival leave, sick leave, obsequies leave to any Inspector of the Armed Police and senior Officers than that of the office where the chief of office is Inspector or senior to him or her and all
types of other leave to any other Armed Police personnel may be granted by the chief of office of the same office.

(3) The home leave to an Inspector of the Armed Police or Armed Police of higher level may be granted by the chief of office of one level higher.
(4) The casual leave or festival leave, maternity leave, replacement leave, obsequies leave and sick leave to the Inspector of the Armed Police and Armed Police of higher level than Inspector of the Headquarters may be granted by the concerned Section Chief and other leave may be granted by the Inspector General of the Armed Police or
officer designated by him or her and all types of leave to the other Armed Police may be granted by the concerned Section Chief.
(5) The Inspector General of Armed Police may go on casual leave and festival leave by indicating the same himself or herself. While going on the other leave, he or she shall have to obtain approval of the Government of Nepal.

111. Leave not to be converted: The Armed Police shall be required to  utilize the same leave which he or she has taken pursuant to this Chapter. One type of leave approved earlier shall not be converted into another type of leave after the completion of such leave except into obsequies leave or maternity leave.

112. Public holidays to be included: In cases where any other type of leave, except the casual leave, and festival leave taken by a Armed Police personnel ends on a public holiday and if he or she does not attend the office on the next day of such public holiday, the period of such public holiday shall also be treated as the leave taken by him or
her stayed on another leave obtainable by him or her where no such leave is due to him or her.

113. To remove the Armed Police from the Service who is absent from the work without obtaining leave:

(1) No Armed Police shall be absent from work without obtaining leave pursuant to these Rules.
(2) The competent authority may remove such Armed Police from the service who has remained absent by violating Sub-rule (1). Provided that, it shall not be deemed to have contravened this Rule, in cases where the Armed Police personnel has gone on leave without obtaining approval and submits an application for leave and the
leave has been approved.
(3) The concerned Armed Police may, after the notice to that effect has already been given to the Records Keeping Office, submit a report within Thirty Five days of receipt of the notice of his or her being absent, to the concerned officer who is one level higher than the officer who has recorded him or her absent, indicating that his or her leave
should be approved.
(4) If the contents of the report submitted pursuant to Sub-rule
(3) by the said Armed Police personnel found to be true upon scrutiny,
the concerned officer may approve the leave and send information of
approval of the leave.

114. Record of leave:

(1) The official authorized to grant leave shall cause to be maintained the records of leave of the Armed Police working   under him or her.
(2) In being deputed upon any Armed Police being transferred or promoted, the information of such transfer or promotion, along with the record of leave of the Armed Police shall have to be sent to the present office. The record of such leave shall be maintained in the format as mentioned in Schedule- 7.

(3) One copy of excerpt of the records of leave pursuant to Subrule (2) shall also be given to the concerned Armed Police. While taking action for promotion, the responsibility to submit such record of the leave shall be of the concerned office of the Armed Police.

Chapter-12 Provisions Relating to Training

115. Provision of training:

(1) In order to make the Armed Police timely,  efficient and professional, the Armed Police shall, as per necessity, be
included in the trainings set forth in Schedule-5.
(2) In nominating the Armed Police appointed or promoted on the same date to any internal training, generally nomination shall be so made30 on the basis of seniority as to give equal opportunity.
(3) The provisions relating to training course, curricula, period, place of training, trainer and guest lecturer of the training for the Armed Police Officer and Armed Police shall be as prescribed by the Headquarters.
(4) If any Armed Police included in the training shows irresponsibleness and frustration towards own professional knowledge by showing recklessness in the training period, the contents thereof shall
be indicated in the records.
(5) Any Armed Police who is so indicated in the records pursuant to Sub-rule (4) shall again be given an opportunity for training for one time. Departmental action shall be taken against the Armed Police who shows frustration and irresponsibleness even in such training.

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(6) After the completion of the training, the concerned training centre shall prepare the records regarding the conduct and character of trainees during the training period and also send a copy thereof to the  office as referred to in Sub-rule (2) of Rule 26.
(7) The daily and travel allowance of trainees of training for travel to and from the training centre shall be as prescribed in these Rules.
(8) Ration and allowance as per the prevailing scale shall be given by the concerned training centre to those trainees who are entitled to ration.
(9) In case of going to the training of up to Three months, the salary and allowance for that period shall be given in lump sum by the appointed office and in the case of going to the training of more than three months, a lump sum amount for three months shall be given in advance and the amount for the remaining period shall be sent through
the concerned training centre from time to time.
(10) Preliminary uniform, as per the scale, shall be distributed to all trainees of the training conducted for new entry.
(11) All trainees of the training except of the recruit training shall be given an amount not exceeding Two Hundred Rupees, as training allowance.
(12) The trainer’s allowance to be received by the trainer and guest trainer shall be as prescribed by the Ministry of Home Affairs

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116. Conduct of Examination:

(1) To take examination, after the completion of training conducted pursuant to these Rules, the Inspector
General of the Armed Police or Gazetted Officer of the Armed Police designated by him or her shall constitute an examinations conduction committee.
(2) The Committee constituted pursuant to Sub-rule (1) shall have all powers to conduct the examination including the publication of results.
(3) The Committee constituted pursuant to Sub-rule (1) may depute officers of the training centre to any place to conduct the examination.
(4) The Inspector General or Gazetted Officer of the Armed Police designated by him or her shall make signature in the certificates to be given to the trainees who have been successful in the training.
(5) The trainee who has secured first position in every training shall be rewarded.
(6) The trainee who has failed in the basic or technical training of the Armed Police Officer shall once more be given an opportunity to participate in the training. In case, if he or she has failed even in that training, no appointment shall be given to such a person.
(7) A trainee who has failed in the recruit basic training of the Armed Police, his or her appointment shall be voided.
Provided that, if a trainee becomes disabled upon sustaining injury while in training or falls ill for a long time and fails the training because of that reason, a chance examination shall be given to him or her for one time, and if he or she succeeds the examination, this Subrule shall not be deemed to bar the appointing of such a candidate.

117. Nomination for the foreign training:

(1) In nominating anyGazetted Officer for a foreign training, the committee under the chairpersonship of Additional Inspector General or Deputy Inspector General of the Armed Police of the Headquarters, comprising the chief
looking after the trainings of the same office and a representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs shall select potential candidates, on the basis of seniority, experience, academic qualification, implementation of work
and ability, and submit the same to the Inspector General of the Armed Police for nomination.
(2) The Inspector General of the Armed Police shall submit the same to the Government of Nepal for the approval of nomination of the candidate as recommended pursuant to Sub-rule (1) and the candidate nominated by the Government of Nepal shall be sent for a foreign training.
(3) The Armed Police who has returned after participating in a foreign training shall have to engage in a work related with the training, for at least One year.

Chapter- 13
Provisions Relating to Uniform

118. Uniform and other goods:

(1) The color, type and other description of uniform of the Armed Police shall be as prescribed by the
Government of Nepal in consultation with the Inspector General of the Armed Police.
(2) The Armed Police shall, as per the level, be provided with other goods of preliminary uniform (according to summer and winter seasons) as referred to in Schedule-8.
(3) Every Gazetted Armed Police Officer shall be provided with ceremonial and tunic uniform as per the season, and such goods are required for the same shall be provided on the basis of period of consumption.
(4) If the uniform and goods distributed to the Armed Police are worn and torn after the expiry of specified period or due to any governmental work, the same shall be replaced as decided by the committee 31as referred to in Sub-rule (6).
(5)In the event of failure to provide ready-made uniform as mentioned in Sub-rule (2) to the Armed Police, amount shall be provided as per the local rate.
32(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the laws in force, if any goods out of the government goods or controlled goods in the Armed Police Force are looted in the course of armed police operation or become obsolete or useless, the Inspector General of Armed Police, the Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Minister for Home
Affairs and the Cabinet, Government of Nepal may, on the recommendation of the following committee, order to remit, dispose or auction such goods valued at a maximum of Two Hundred Thousand Rupees, Three Hundred Thousand Rupees, Five Hundred Thousand Rupees and above Five Hundred Thousand Rupees, respectively:
(a) Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police, Armed Police Force
Headquarters, Operational Division -Chairperson
(b) Chief of Financial Administration Division, Armed Police Force  Headquarters -Member
(c) Gazetted Second Class employee of the Ministry of Home Affairs -Member
31 Amended by the Fifth Amendment.
32 Amended by the Fifth Amendment.
(d) Gazetted Second Class employee of the Office of Financial Comptroller General -Member
(e) Expert in the concerned subject designated by the Armed Police Force Headquarters -Member
(f) Chief of Store Section, Armed Police Force Headquarters -Member
(g) Chief of Remission Section, Armed Police Force Headquarters Member secretary
Explanation: For the purposes of this Sub-rule, “controlled goods” means the arms, ammunitions of
the Armed Police Force and such goods as specified to be controlled goods by the Armed Police Force Headquarters from time to time.

Chapter- 14 Miscellaneous

119. To maintain inventory book:

There shall be maintained Three inventory books for cash, goods and documents in every Armed Police
Office, and handover of charge shall be made as per the same book.

120. To notify the Records Keeping Office: In the case of new or promoted appointment, the appointing authority and authority having the power to transfer as per these Rules shall give the information of such appointment or transfer directly to the Armed Police Records  Keeping Office and give a reference copy thereof to one level higher
officer and the Headquarters.

121. Restriction on leaving the job till Five years:

(1) Any Armed Police shall not be allowed to quit the job till Five years of his or her appointment.
Provided that, if any Armed Police is compelled to quit the job due to a reasonable reason, he or she shall have to submit an application to the authority indicating the reason thereof and if the authority thinks it reasonable, he or she may permit the Armed Police to quit the job.
(2) The amount invested by the Government of Nepal in an Armed Police who has quitted the job pursuant to Sub-rule (1) shall be recovered from him or her.

122. Not to bypass the level: Any Armed Police, while making correspondence in any subject, shall not generally bypass the level.

123. Ration facility: All Armed Police including peon of the Armed Police shall be given ration facility as prescribed by the Government of Nepal.

124. Provision relating to insurance facility: The provision relating to insurance facility for the Armed Police shall be as prescribed by the Government of Nepal.

125. To maintain records of those who are ineligible to employment:
(1) If any Armed Police has been dismissed from the Armed Police Service, the authority so giving dismissal order shall have to give the information including the peculiarity with Three generations to the Commission and Records Keeping Office and the Headquarters. The Headquarters shall have to give such information to the Armed Police
Offices thereunder.
(2) Based on the information received pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the Records Keeping Office shall prepare and maintain the records of those who are ineligible to employment in the armed service due to
being dismissed.
(3) If any person whose name is included in the records prepared pursuant to Sub-rule (2) is re-appointed to the Armed Police Service or post, he or she shall be immediately dismissed, upon recovering the
salary and allowance received after such re-appointment.

126. Not to leave the area without permission: Except in the condition  of deputation for any governmental function or on leave, any Armed Police working in any governmental office shall not go to another place, leaving the area or district where his or her office is situated, without permission of the person who has authorization to grant the leave.

127. Reward: If any Armed Police performs an appreciable work in connection with the discharge of his or her duties, the following Armed Police may provide the following grade increment or lump sum amount to the Armed Police personnel of his or her office or offices thereunder:
(a) Inspector General of the Armed Police, in the case of increment of up to five grades or cash amount of up to Two Thousand Five Hundred Rupees,
(b) Additional Inspector General or Deputy Inspector General of the  Armed Police working as chief of office, in the case of increment  of up to three grades or cash amount of up to One Thousand Five Hundred Rupees,
(c) Senior Superintendent of the Armed Police or Superintendent of the Armed Police and Deputy Superintendent of the Armed Police working as chief of office, in the case of increment of up to two grades or cash amount of up to One Thousand Rupees. Provided that, in the case of reward/prize to be provided pursuant to Clause (c), the reward making office shall obtain prior approval of the Armed Police Headquarters.

128. To make hand-over: Any Armed Police who has to hand over cash, goods or documents shall have to hand over the same to the concerned Armed Police within the prescribed time limit and the receiver shall have to take over the same within the same time limit.

129. To receive full salary and allowance after reinstatement in the service: If any Armed Police gets reinstatement in the service after having voided the decision or order to remove or dismiss him or her from the service, such Armed Police shall receive full salary, allowances, ration, grade, if any, from the date of his or her removal or
dismissal from the service up to the date of reinstatement. Provided that, if any Armed Police who has been removed or dismissed from the service because of being absconded or being absent from the service is reinstated, he or she shall not be entitled to any facility for the period of his or her absconding or absence.

130. 34Powers and procedure of Armed Police Special Court: In taking action and making decision of the case on the offence to be punished pursuant to Section 27 of the Act, the Armed Police Special Court shall exercise the powers and follow the procedures as mentioned in the Special Court Act, 2031 (1974).

131. Delegation of Power: (1) The Government of Nepal may, by a Notification published in the Nepal Gazette, delegate some of the powers vested in it pursuant to these Rules to the Armed Police as prescribed in the same Notification.
33 Inserted by the Fifth Amendment.

(2) Any authority may so delegate powers vested on him or her pursuant to these Rules to the lower level Armed Police as to be exercisable at his or her general supervision.

132. Order of Armed Police: The Inspector General of Armed Police may publish such orders as may be required for the operation of day-to-day activities of the Armed Police Force. Departmental notices including those relating to the transfer, promotion and training of the Armed Police shall also be published in the order to be so published.

35132A. Formation and operation of the Armed Police Force Welfare Service Center: (1) One Armed Police Force Welfare Center may be formed under the direct control of the Armed Police Force Headquarters for the operation and management of benevolent and creative activities, honor of those incumbent and former employees who do significant work, physical and mental development of the Armed Police, sports and entertainment, medical treatment of employees and their families.
(2) The Armed Police Force Welfare Center formed pursuant to Sub-rule (1) shall be operated in accordance with the procedures approved by the Government of Nepal, on the recommendation of the Armed Police Force Headquarters.

133. Power to make alteration in Schedules: The Government of Nepal may, by a Notification published in the Nepal Gazette, alter the Schedules of these Rules as per necessity.

134. Saving: Other service facility including carrier development made while remaining in the previous post by any Armed Police transferred to this Armed Police service from other governmental service pursuant to the
Act shall be added in the service pursuant to these Rules.
34 Amended by the Fifth Amendment.
35 Inserted by the Fifth Amendment.

135. Repeal

: (1) The Armed Police Rules, 2057 is, hereby, repealed. (2) Any acts and action done and taken pursuant to the Armed Police Rules, 2057 shall be deemed to have been done and taken pursuant to these Rules.

Schedule – 1
(Relating to Rule 25)

Oath
I …………………… …, hereby, swear in the name of God/Solemnly
affirm that I will bear the loyalty to the
36
Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063
(2007) and that I will uphold own duty to the best of my all qualification,
knowledge and faith without fear or favor, affection or ill will of or unto none.
Signature of person taking oath: Signature of person administering oath:
Name:
Date: Name:
Place: Designation:
Office:

Schedule – 2
(Relating to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 26)

Format of Personal Description (Sheet roll) of Armed Police
Form No. – 01

01. Full name and surname :
02. Permanent address :
Zone : 8. Sex :
District:
Village / Town :
9. Peculiarity :
10. If married, name of spouse :
Ward No. : Mr. / Mrs .
Village / Tole :
Block No. :
11. Profession of spouse :
12. Number of sons :
03. Temporary Address : 13. Number of daughters :
Zone: 14. Name of father :
District : 15. Occupation of father :
Village / Town : 16. Name of grand-father:
Ward No.: 17. Of nominee :
Village / Tole : Name, surname:
Block No. Address :
04. District of Home: Zone:
05. Date of birth : District :
Year : Month: Day: Village / Town :
06. Citizenship:- Ward No. :
Village / Tole :
07. Religion : Block No.:

18. Description of Appointment:
Name of Office:
Relation of the employee:
Post:
Level:
Service/group:
Date of appointment:
Year: Month : Day :
19. If worked in any governmental permanent post before it, description of the
same:
Name of Office:
Post:
Level:
Date of appointment:
Date of leaving:
The details written above are true. I have not been convicted of any
offense with being disqualified for government service. I hereby make signature
covenanting that I shall accept the punishment as per the law, in case it is
proved that any matters written herein are written false or written with the
intention of hiding the truth.
Of employee’s :-
(Thumb impressions) Signature:
Signature of certifying
Chief of office :
Seal of Office
To be used by Police Records Keeping Office
1Employee’s code No :
2. Date of attainment of age pursuant to Rule 49 :
Signature of Departmental Head or
Authorized Officer :
Seal of Office:

Form No. 02
Description of service

Form No. 03

Educational qualification, training, seminar, conference
(SLC or degree, diploma upto the highest degree above SLC)

Form No. 04

Decoration, Letter of Appreciation conferred by

HIS MAJESTY THE KING
Name of employee : Code No.:

Form No. 05
Details of Departmental Punishment
Name of employee : Code No.:

Form No. 06
Description of Leave and Medical Treatment
Name of employee: Code No.:

Form No. 07
Details of work done in Categorized Area
Name of employee

Name of employee : Code No. :
To be filled by the Police Records Keeping Office in case of necessity to
alter except as mentioned above.
(1) Change of address:
(2) Change of nominee, if any, details thereof:
(3) In case of alteration in any other details and details thereof:

Schedule – 3
(Relating to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 37)

Directive for filling up the evaluation form of work performance,
personal merit, character and capacity

(1) With an objective of probable evaluation for promotion on the basis of
work performance, personal merit, character and capacity of an Armed
Police, the provisions of forms as referred to in part 1 for the Gazetted
officers and as referred to in part 2 for non-gazetted Armed Police have
been made.

(2) For every Armed Police, the Supervisor, Reviewer and Review
Committee shall have to give their respective marks separately in three
separate columns.

(3) The Supervisor shall have to send the form duly filled up by him or her
on the basis of the things as are mentioned the evaluation form of an
Armed Police personnel to be supervised by him to the Reviewer within
the 15th day of the month of Shrawan of each year.

(4) The Reviewer shall have also to send the same by separately evaluating
on the same basis to the concerned Review Committee within 15 days of
receiving by him or her.

(5) The Review Committee shall also send the same by separately
evaluating on the same basis to the concerned promotion committee
within one month of receiving by it.

(6) The evaluation of an Armed Police who has worked under more than
one Supervisor, Reviewer or Review committee in one period shall be
made by those in whose under the said Armed Police has worked during
the end of such period.

(7) The evaluator of each level required to fill up this form shall have to
mention name, post and date mandatorily.

Part – 1
For Gazetted Armed Police Officers
Period … … … … … from … … … … to … … … … … Personal Number
… … … Name, surname … … …………… Post … … …… … Office
…………………

Name of Supervisor :-
Signature :-
Date:-
Post:-
Name of Reviewer :-
Signature :-
Date:-
Post:-
Name, signature, date, post
and office of the office
bearer of the Review
Committee:-
Office:- Office:- (a)
(b)
(c)

Part – 2
For Non-Gazetted Armed Police
Period … … … … … from … … … … upto … … … … … Personal Number
… … … Name, surname … … …………… Post … … …… … Office
…………………

Name of Supervisor :-
Signature :-
Date:-
Post:-
Name of Reviewer :-
Signature :-
Date:-
Post:-
Name, signature, date, post and
office of the office bearer of the
Review Committee:-
Office:- Office:- (a)
(b)
(c )