Endorse Police Act

With the promulgation of the new constitution in 2015, Nepal formally entered the federal and republican system. The new dispensation demands new laws, structures, resources and competent workforce. However, the country still lacks necessary legal instruments and infrastructures that smooth out the impending difficulties with regard to the implementation of federalism. The federal order aims to systematically decentralise powers to provinces and local units. In the absence of clear laws and regulations, conflicts over the distribution of powers and resources naturally arise. There should be unambiguous explanations to exercise the jurisdictions of three-tier governments over the mobilisation of security forces, administrative works, utilisation of natural resources and revenue collection in the form of taxes. The constitution has clearly outlined their duties and responsibilities but the existing legal hurdles precluded them from proving their mettle as per public expectations.