Section 5
District Administration
20 (1) There shall be a District Administration Office in each district to operate general administration of the district. The Government of Nepal shall appoint a Chief District Officer in each district to function as a Chief Administration Officer. The Chief District Officer shall be the representative of Government of Nepal. The Chief District Officer shall perform functions in accordance with prevailing laws, policies and directions of the Government of Nepal and under the supervision of
21 Regional Administrator.
(2) Except the court and Defence Offices………., 22 the offices at district level, as prescribed by Government of Nepal by publishing a Notification in Nepal Gazette from time to time, shall be the branches of District Administration Office.
(3) The Chief District Officer shall have no control over the prescribed powers to be exercised by district level office or officer of such office, which are conferred to in the branches of District Administration Office pursuant to Sub-section (2) on judicial and quasi-judicial powers as prescribed by prevailing laws.
(4) The 23 powers and duties of the Chief District Officer or other Officer to monitor, control and supervise of the Offices at the District level
which are to be the branches of the District Administration Office pursuant to Sub-section (2) shall be regulated by the Rules framed under this Act.
(5) Functions, duties and powers of the Chief District Office shall be as follows:
(a) To maintain peace, order and security in the district, 24 (b) To provide for assistance in development activities run by Government of Nepal, District Development Committee, Municipality and Village Development Committee in the district,
(c) To monitor, maintain or repair or cause to monitor, maintain or repair the properties of the Government of
Nepal in the district,
(d) ……………. 25
(e) To perform other functions and activities pursuant to the orders and directions issued by the Government of Nepal 26 from time to time.
(6) …………….
21 Regional Administrator.
(2) Except the court and Defence Offices………., 22 the offices at district level, as prescribed by Government of Nepal by publishing a Notification in Nepal Gazette from time to time, shall be the branches of District Administration Office.
(3) The Chief District Officer shall have no control over the prescribed powers to be exercised by district level office or officer of such office, which are conferred to in the branches of District Administration Office pursuant to Sub-section (2) on judicial and quasi-judicial powers as prescribed by prevailing laws.
(4) The 23 powers and duties of the Chief District Officer or other Officer to monitor, control and supervise of the Offices at the District level
which are to be the branches of the District Administration Office pursuant to Sub-section (2) shall be regulated by the Rules framed under this Act.
(5) Functions, duties and powers of the Chief District Office shall be as follows:
(a) To maintain peace, order and security in the district, 24 (b) To provide for assistance in development activities run by Government of Nepal, District Development Committee, Municipality and Village Development Committee in the district,
(c) To monitor, maintain or repair or cause to monitor, maintain or repair the properties of the Government of
Nepal in the district,
(d) ……………. 25
(e) To perform other functions and activities pursuant to the orders and directions issued by the Government of Nepal 26 from time to time.
(6) …………….