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Art. 107 · Part 9

Ordinance

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Original Text

When Parliament is not in session and immediate action is necessary, the President may promulgate an Ordinance on Cabinet recommendation. It has the force of law but must be tabled in Parliament within 60 days and lapses if not approved.

💡 Plain Language Explanation

When Parliament is on recess and there\'s an urgent need for a new law, the Cabinet can ask the President to issue an Ordinance — a temporary law. But it\'s not permanent: it must be brought before Parliament within 60 days and converted into a proper Act. If Parliament rejects it, it dies. This is emergency lawmaking, not a shortcut around democracy.

🇳🇵 नेपाली व्याख्या

संसद अधिवेशनमा नरहँदा अत्यावश्यक परिस्थितिमा राष्ट्रपतिले अध्यादेश जारी गर्न सक्छन् — ६० दिनभित्र संसदमा पेश गर्नुपर्छ।

Good Aspects

Provides legal mechanism for genuine emergencies between parliamentary sessions.

⚠️ Concerns

Nepal has a long history of ordinance abuse — governments have used them to avoid parliamentary debate on controversial issues.

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