गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ NA passes ‘Acid and other Hazardous Chemical Substances (Regulation) Bill’ Politics NA passes ‘Acid and other Hazardous Chemical Substances (Regulation) Bill’ KathmanduPati July 12, 2022 KATHMANDU – The National Assembly has passed the ‘Acid and other Hazardous Chemical Substances (Regulation) Bill-2079’ unanimously. In today’s NA meeting, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand presented a proposal seeking passage of the Bill. Responding to the queries raised in course of clause-wise discussion on the bill, which was received with message from the House of Representatives, Minister Khand said the law has been brought to regulate acid and hazardous chemical substances as problem has surfaced due to its misuse though acid and other hazardous chemical substances are necessary in industrial and health sector. He opined with the passage of the bill, misuse of acid and other hazardous chemical substances would be controlled and necessary action would be taken against those misusing it. Five bills received with message from the HoR have been tabled at the NA. NA Secretary Rajendra Phunyal tabled ‘Bill to amend some acts relating to criminal offense and criminal procedure-2079 BS’, ‘Social Security (first amendment) Bill-2079 BS’, ‘Nepal Police and Province Police (Operation, Supervision and Coordination- first amendment) Bill-2079 BS’, ‘Drinking Water and Sanitation Bill-2076 BS’ and ‘Bill designed to amend some acts against sexual violence-2079 BS’ in today’s meeting. Discussion would be held on these bills in the NA. Write your comments RELATED NEWS RSP to hold first convention as statute changes take focus Government forms task force to resolve long-running Pathibhara cable car… CIAA summons former foreign minister in passport printing probe Minister informs HoR, Rs 88.33 billion budget allocated for Intensive… Education, sports sector in government’s top priority: Education Minister Pokharel UML Unveils ‘Mission Awakening’ to Mobilize Cadres for Local and… Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic”
