Kathmandu — Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anil Kumar Sinha has said the government has consistently given high priority to enacting laws required for the effective implementation of the Constitution since its promulgation.
Responding to a question from National Assembly member Madan Kumari Sah (Garima) during monday session of the National Assembly of Nepal, Minister Sinha informed lawmakers that legal reforms aligned with the Constitution and the federal system have been carried out on a continuous basis.
He said that since the Constitution came into force, a total of 146 separate Acts have been enacted. In addition, existing laws have been extensively revised through various Acts to Amend Some Nepal Acts in order to make them compatible with constitutional provisions and the federal governance framework.
Amendments, Repeals, and Fundamental Rights
According to Minister Sinha, the Act to Amend Some Nepal Acts, 2015, resulted in amendments to 193 laws. Similarly, legislation enacted in 2017 amended 36 laws and repealed 15 others. In 2018, 104 laws were amended and five were repealed, while a further five Acts were amended through legislation related to the Civil Code.
Addressing the implementation of fundamental rights, the minister said that all 16 laws required under the Constitution were promulgated on september 18, 2018. He added that the necessary regulations to enforce those laws have already been prepared. However, regulations needed to implement some laws, including the Act related to the right to housing, remain at the draft stage within the concerned ministries.
Status of Bills and Delegated Legislation
Updating the Assembly on the status of legislation, Minister Sinha said that 30 bills became inactive following the dissolution of Parliament. He also noted that after the enactment of the Legislation Act, 2024, a priority list of 121 bills intended for submission to the Federal Parliament was presented on July 16, 2025. Progress on drafting many of those bills could not continue due to the dissolution of the House of Representatives, he said.
Under the Delegated Legislation Act, 2025, a deadline of March 15 has been set for the registration of directives, procedures, and regulations. Minister Sinha warned that failure to register delegated legislation within the stipulated timeframe could require the provisions to be rewritten. He added that the ministry is making necessary preparations to address the issue.
