Rule 31
Acting, Ad Interim And Officiating Provision
(1) If any obstacle occurs in day-to-day function of the office due to falling vacancy of any post of the Armed Police Service, work may be caused to be done by making appointment as acting to that post.
(2) In appointing as acting pursuant to this Rule, acting appointment shall be given only to the Armed Police who has secured highest marks for promotion, out of the Armed Police one level below than that post.
(3) Any Armed Police personnel who has been appointed as acting to the post shall have the right to use the insignia of and exercise all powers of the said post.
(4) The following authority shall appoint as acting to the following post of the Armed Police:
(a) The Government of Nepal to the post of gazetted level Armed Police,
(b) Inspector General of the Armed Police to the post of non-gazetted level of the Armed Police.
(5) If the post of office-in-charge falls vacant for more than one month due to any reason and no one has been appointed as acting to such post, the office-in-charge of senior to such office may prescribe any Armed Police personnel working below the said vacant post shall work being as acting for that post. In prescribing as acting in such a manner, the notice thereof shall have to be given to the Armed Police Headquarters.
Provided that, generally, no acting shall be deputed to the post of non-gazetted level of the Armed Police.
(6) In prescribing as acting pursuant to Sub-rule (5) acting shall be prescribed to the senior most Armed Police personnel serving in lower post.
(7) Any Armed Police who has been designated to act as acting shall have the right to exercise all powers of such acting post.
(8) In cases where no acting or aid interim has been prescribed and the office-in-charge absents not exceeding one month due to any reason, the senior most Armed Police of the same office shall perform the functions of that post as officiating.
(9) Any Armed Police acting as ad interim, officiating or acting in any post shall receive salary, allowance and ration of the post in which he or she is acting as ad interim, officiating or acting. Provided that, no kind of salary, allowance and ration shall be given for being ad interim, officiating or acting up to fifteen days and in the case of being ad
interim, officiating or acting for more than fifteen days’ salary, allowance and ration for the entire period of such ad interim, officiating or acting shall be given.
(10) The amount of salary and allowance to be received by an Armed Police for being prescribed ad interim, officiating or acting shall not exceed the amount of salary to be received by him or her upon the promotion to such post.
(11) The salary, allowance and ration pursuant to Sub-rule (9) shall be given from the office where he or she has been ad interim, officiating or acting.
(2) In appointing as acting pursuant to this Rule, acting appointment shall be given only to the Armed Police who has secured highest marks for promotion, out of the Armed Police one level below than that post.
(3) Any Armed Police personnel who has been appointed as acting to the post shall have the right to use the insignia of and exercise all powers of the said post.
(4) The following authority shall appoint as acting to the following post of the Armed Police:
(a) The Government of Nepal to the post of gazetted level Armed Police,
(b) Inspector General of the Armed Police to the post of non-gazetted level of the Armed Police.
(5) If the post of office-in-charge falls vacant for more than one month due to any reason and no one has been appointed as acting to such post, the office-in-charge of senior to such office may prescribe any Armed Police personnel working below the said vacant post shall work being as acting for that post. In prescribing as acting in such a manner, the notice thereof shall have to be given to the Armed Police Headquarters.
Provided that, generally, no acting shall be deputed to the post of non-gazetted level of the Armed Police.
(6) In prescribing as acting pursuant to Sub-rule (5) acting shall be prescribed to the senior most Armed Police personnel serving in lower post.
(7) Any Armed Police who has been designated to act as acting shall have the right to exercise all powers of such acting post.
(8) In cases where no acting or aid interim has been prescribed and the office-in-charge absents not exceeding one month due to any reason, the senior most Armed Police of the same office shall perform the functions of that post as officiating.
(9) Any Armed Police acting as ad interim, officiating or acting in any post shall receive salary, allowance and ration of the post in which he or she is acting as ad interim, officiating or acting. Provided that, no kind of salary, allowance and ration shall be given for being ad interim, officiating or acting up to fifteen days and in the case of being ad
interim, officiating or acting for more than fifteen days’ salary, allowance and ration for the entire period of such ad interim, officiating or acting shall be given.
(10) The amount of salary and allowance to be received by an Armed Police for being prescribed ad interim, officiating or acting shall not exceed the amount of salary to be received by him or her upon the promotion to such post.
(11) The salary, allowance and ration pursuant to Sub-rule (9) shall be given from the office where he or she has been ad interim, officiating or acting.