Section 68: Power to make and enforce Directives, Procedures or Standards

1) The Government of Nepal may, subject to this Act and the rules framed thereunder, make and enforce necessary Directives, Procedures or Standards on the following matters to make the functions relating to the administration of industries easy and simple:

(a) registration and regulation of industries,

(b) promotion of domestic products,

(c) incentives, exemptions, facilities or concessions to be provided to industries,

(d) sick industries,

(e) industrial zones, industrial corridors, industrial clusters and industrial villages,

(f) operation and management of the fund,

(g) application of electronic means to the delivery of services,

(h) automated process for investment approval,

(i) modus operandi of the Nepal business forum,

(j) operation of the one-stop service centre,

(k) corporate social responsibility.

2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Ministry may make and enforce necessary standard operating procedures on, inter alia, the process for electronic delivery of services.