Section 11: Indirect contract

Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this act, a contract shall be deemed to have been concluded as follows in the following circumstances:

(a) In case a person who is incompetent to conclude a contract under this Act or other prevailing Nepal law, or any other person who is to be maintained by him/her is provided with any material, commodity or service which material commodity service paid from the property of such he/she needs and that is consistent with his social status, to have the cost of such person to the person so meeting his/her need.

(b) In case any person who is concerned with the payment or non-payment of any amount to be paid by another person under the prevailing Nepal law makes such payment him/herself, to have that payment repaid to him/her from the property of the person who is actually under obligation to make the payment.

c) In case any person gives anything to another person or employs him/her in any work to pay the appropriate cost or remuneration.

(d) In case any person keeps under his/her personal possession any property belonging to another person that may be kept as such under the law, to keep that property as a bailment property.

(e) In case any person pays any amount (to any person) by mistake, to refund the same.