King Mahendra Nature Conservation Trust Rules, 1984

King ~ah~ndra Naturo Cons~rvation Trust Rul~s,1984 History I~arch 3, 1986 First ~romulgat~d.NnpalRajapatra, v: 1. 34, N • 26, hsadh 29,2041. First hm~ndm~nt. N~pel Rajapatra, Vol. 35,NL'. -46.Falgun 20, 2042 • . In exer-cise of t!'!e ~o'Wer con r er re.i :':'::,'1 sec t ron ~6 o f the' '19~2 King )~ahendl'f; n::.ture Cons~rv<:.:,.tion TrUBt.j..~t, His Hz.j est.,.' s ']overnrnent has f'remed the follm,,:L:l;; rules in con su L te.ti·::m. ,.yith the Board of Dd.rtc'tor e of the Kin.~~ Maherlcir·a ~Jature con serv e t ton :rrust. (1) Ti1~'s~ rules m2-.y be called the King Mahendra. Kature C2n~aticnTrust Rules, 1984. (2) These rul;::·s shall come in to force at once. 2. Df?fin i tiOil In these r ul es , urrLes s otherwise m:~ en t with re·.f".e·ren ce to the subj ec t or con tax t, i~ct mean s the 1982 King Mahendro. l~ atu re COn serv a tdon Trust Act. 3. Esta bl ishlilen t of Jff ice The Trust. may .?stablish c; c snt r al, office and branch of'f Lces according bo ne':.:d for the purpose of managing its affair-s. 4. A:rr ani? n~!Hm ts for Staff E.nd AdviSo;t§ (1) Al'!'··\.gs-ments for staff and advisors required for menag Ing tnc c:~ffairs of th';.; '.Cr'W3t shall be mr de according to the de cas ion of thE~ Bo'1rci. (2) The romuner-at Lon s , al.Loven ces and other facilit:!.bs of employees and adv isors sb al L be <?:.S de cided by the Board. 5. Employees to b~ sent on neputatio~ At the request of' the Trust H~s ~;ia;j ~3ty' s Governmen t may send eny smploy'~a on dapu tc::. tion to perform or direct or help in the performan ce of the functi:::ms of thr;; Board according to need. (2) The facilities to be obteined by employees sent on depu tE::.tion under Sub-Rule (1) shall be a s de teri!l:L.'1ed by the Board. 6 6. ]}nployment on Qt61 tract Ths Truat.nay employ any Local, or f'ore:ign national on ?on tract in case it deems it necessary to do so In the an terest of the Trust. 7. Personnel Administration The Trus t may frar.~ e 1. ts ovn bye- ru'l as :POl' the purpos ~ of per sonnel adrnin istration. 8 • .E~!YU.§.~tion of G!lairman, Hembers t or otheL..office- bsarers The remune~ations, allowances, Gnd o~~er facilitiEs of the Chairrnatl, members or other office- bearers of the Board shall be as specified in thE;- bye-rules according to the decision of the Board. 9. Functions For bhe purpose of performing the truat's functions and duties mentioned in S~ction 9 of the Act, th~T'rus't may, in coordination with the app~riate agencies of HiS Majesty's oovemmsn t or non-of"ficial organizations, associations or 1ndividuals, and, if necessary, "lith their approval and cooperation, perform or direct ::>1' helP L.'1 the performance of the folloi'ling functions: (a) Plant trees (b) Undertake soil and water conservancy run ctton s , (c) Offer techn ical and other op in ion s or adv ice in respect to functions relating to national parks and wild life conservation. (d) Take measur es to et.'11ighten tne publ Lc and promote public pe.rtic1pa.t:i0n in the task of conservation of nature and natural heritage. (e) Conduct scien tiflc ! ~;"s.;:·a:r:ch 6.."1d studies reg arding \-lild life: and other natural r e eour ces (f) Hold l'n6::' t ing S, semin ars , or conferences from time to titus on the conservation of nature and natural her itae; e. (g) Fbrmule.te the long- term plan o f the Trust (h) Offer necessary advice or augg es t ton s to His rtiajesty's Governmer.t rsge,rding the formulation of a national policy relating to conserv at ion of nature 611d natural heritage. 7 (i) Ope:, ate p rc j r ams relating to consul tancy end in forma't Lon serv ices. (j) P..:>rform o the r ne ce asary run ctaon s r al.at Ing to con se rv e t ion of n a ture and n e tu raL haritage. 10. Collectj,on of Funds or PrOCUrl7:mOn t of· Assist§D..G..S: For t!L' PU1'P()~:~:' of o bcafn Ing ass i.s cen C2 in cash ')r in k fnd ':/r in eny o tne r form fr'Jn" Locat or .1nterne:...tiDnal ag en eL ..;,:s or asso cLa't aon s c , .. other sou rcca, and ra.ising funds, the Tru.st may p e r-f'orm ~r di:r cct th [, p e r ro nnan ce of t.'rJ e followmg functL.::l s: (a) l;iainta1."1 contacts '\-lith any·!J::::rticu18.r local or in bern at Lon al £.€ .::,P. C,Y" i c.sso ciat Lm or inti iv idual. ( b) C..:mduct pUblicity throug h 1,::cF1 .n: f'or <.:oign n 01:1sp8tJ8rs, ~ ad io , t '1,:;:'1 is ton or simi12r othor pUblicity media. (c) spon sor con r eren c es , scm In ar a, Lcctu r e s , exh IbLtrLcn s , or tbUrs at h JInG or ab road , (d) P:COdUC6 and distribu t(; files :xl nature and nature conserv abf....')n, wild lifa, nn.tLJnal parks ond san ctuc:.rL:s. (e) Pr~duc~, sell, or distribut0 p~stcurds, p0sters cr my other mat~ri£'.l which can b e us ad -:.s s.arven Lrs , (f) Q.')llgct d....natacn s fr;)ID t·;u.rists ,)[1 sight-s~·uing t')Urs of, n ati Lon al, parks o r sen ctuar-Les or o the r p Laccs ::>f natural Impor-tance, or from any indiv idu~] 'j instituti)tl or m;)unta.inee.rs using natu raf iesourc es , (g) Me.in ta:in don ation box es , (h) Op;.;'rnt~ lotteri13s. ( ... ) Rais~ runds t'rom .nrch o tnor me en ... as thQ Trust may deem ::::pproprict0 :in the in tvrest of the Trust. 11. Offar ~r Acc€:ptsnc~ of Donr.ti'Jns or AssistE:!nce My Local, or in tarnu.tL.:nUl association, C!goncy or :indiv Idu al, may offer donc t tons or ass Is tra co tio tl1i: Trust fGr any spec Lf'Lc pu rp ose ,lith or without eny conditions, and the Trust so al.L hcv e the right to accep t or not to accep t such d:Jn~"tL)ns or aae Ls ten co , 12. H;)nor ~f D)n0~ (1) kly don or wbo offers done.. ti:ms or p rov ides assds ten cc to the Fund shall be honored as foll'.:.>ws: 8 (a) The Chairman shall confer the title of "HOt:,orab-l·e Director ll (trustee) and the emblem of the Trust along with a certificate to any person W110 has eatated s.t lE!2st Rs. 1,000,000 or the equ tv al.ent amount In foreign exchange. (b) The Chairman shall confer the title of "Honorable Hember" and t~1e emblem of the Fund 'along with a certifi,~ate to a maximum of 501 don ors who dcn a te a minimum amount of ~~. 50o;~C' ::'2.-:-~ -::-:: ,i:''':r equ r...... slcnt··l~ foreign exch?~~~~., (c) The Chair'man shall con.fer th;;; title of "Honorable COopex£tor ll and bhs em bl.em of the Trus't along with a ccrtifice.te to a max imum of 1001 domrs who don ate a mIn Imum amount of Rs. 250,000 or its cqu rv al.en t i.."l fo r aig n (-'X c11 ang.:.; • (d) The Ci1ciirman shall confer th.:.: titl.;: of IICoopar"a&;or" and tho;: amb'l.em of th.J Trust along with e. certificate to eny donor \11:10 bas don ated a min Imum smoun t of Rs. 100 000 or its ·,'·qu1valr;;nt in fbr~ign exch eng e •.SUch title sh~l be valid for 25 years. (2) The title mentioned in Claus~ (a) of Sub-Rule (1) may be conferred by the' Patron himself at. the request of the Chairman. 13. Ex~pti::m From InC0Ill0 Tax Th.e amoun t of donu'tIon or ass ts tcn cc given by donors to the trus.t shall be cxemp bed fr·Jm income tax in acco rdan ce with cur-.cen"t law. 14.G ronts or Assiste.nce 'From the 'TruSt The T;na t Iney I:I Uk e a:v ailable fin ancial gran ts, or t\~cbnical or any o thcr nac-esSt:ry aas Laben cc, to any officic.ll or non-officic.l organization, associati:::.n or inn tv idu [1.1 fOT th:' fun etien s men ti::-m ed tn S~ cti01 9 of the Act. For o btiafn ing g ren ts or aas Ls tcn c ~ from th'.::Trust under SUb-Rule (1), any org en tzab Ion , aasccLat fon or :L.'1dividual must submit on applicati:Jn with do t a Ll.ed particulars of tno "Jork or sch eno to be under token by It. (3) The -JrgnnizntL)n, aasocd.atdon or individual obtain:L."lg g ron t or ass tat en cc from the TrustundlJr SUb-RulG (1) shall canply with tho conditions pr;;:scrib~d by the fruste 15. Ex'penses May b0 Pe.id .My :Jffic1al or non-offlciZll agen cy or indiv iduc.l collecting donation s in th~ in tor~st of the Trust m~y be z ren t ed exp en scs not ex ce cd Ing 15 pvr cent of the amount ~'.Jllcct·:d by it in consld-:rc:,t1-:ln of costs In eu r r ed f-:)I' such col.Lect ton • 16. jrlv cstment Tha Trust may :invest funds or aas ets obtained by it in any way and earn In come tharefrom. 17. ~3mRtion From Duties and T~es (1) cash, goods, movable or .i.mmovabl::~ property", equ Ipmen t , or tools obtained by the Trus"t locally or from foreign SDUl'C'·o:. as jona~io:l 0:':' assi;:r~ar. .::e or °importpd or purchased from foreign countries or locally by the Trust tkrough its own r(,::lources, Shall be exempted from customs duty,sales :tax, and all other taxes in accordance with current law. (2) .Amounts 0:' mov abl.s or immovable ass e ts r ecafv ed by the Truoet as donation or ass Lsten ce or earned by it througa fnv s s tmen t shall be e.."r~.;mpto?d from in come tax. 18. R€""resentative t-Iav be Designated The T~stl may c.~~signate or employ any local or foreign ag en oy or individual as its r ep re sen tiat fv e to raise funds or conduct pUblicity for the Trust or perform any other fUnction which m~ beuefit th~ ~rust 19··. Privileges for Foraign Ad.visors and Technicians Foreign ativ isors or tt;chn Lo i.an s work...ing il'). -th.e ~~ shall be gran ted all such privileges as are ava:UabJ.6 to advisors or individuals working in the Kingdom of Nepal in s:tinilar positions un der thE' United Nations Development Program. 20. Formation of SUL-Committee The Boar-d may rozm sub- committees in foreign coun ~;yiz::, also In casl3' it d~'Cl.nS it n ace asary or appropria.ts be ao so for promotdng ar.e. consolidating the a.ctivities ':Jl" the Truilit. (2) The Sub-Comr..iitteE shall consist of members noman at ed by the :aoard. (3) Tha Board may dE::sj.gnate the chief of the Royal Nepali .. Emb&ssy or mission of the con cerne d country as ex-off1.c,:,·,:, member ~f the Sub- Comrn ittee to be formed under Sub-Rule ("1:'" ***************