Rule 22
Juvenile Justice Coordination Committee:
22. Juvenile Justice Coordination Committee:
(1) In order to co ordinate between the different agencies relating to juvenile justice the following Juvenile Coordination Committee shall be formed:
(a) Judge of the Supreme Court as designated by the Chief Justice -Chairperson
(b) Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General -Member
(c) Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs or representative
Gazetted First Class Officer designated by him/her Member
(d) Secretary, Home Ministry or representative Gazetted First Class Officer designated by him/her -Member
(e) Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children or Social Welfare or representative Gazetted First
Class Officer designated by him/her -Member
(f) Additional Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarter -Member
(g) Executive Director, Central
(2) The tenure of office of the member nominated pursuant to Clause (h) of Sub-rule (1) shall be Two years and he/she may be renominated.
(3) Other procedures of the meeting shall be as determined by the Committee itself.
(4) The Committee pursuant to Sub-rule (1) may invite in its meeting; as per necessity, individuals concerned with juvenile justice.
(5) The functions, duties and power of the Juvenile Justice Coordination Committee shall be as follows:-
(a) To advise and counsel the Government of Nepal on legal and policy matters for strengthening and
developing juvenile justice system,
(b) To coordinate with or cause to coordinate with the different programs being conducted in various
national and international organization which are involving in the field of child right and juvenile justice system in Nepal.
(c) To conduct capacity enhancing programs for the various governmental and non governmental
individuals and entities participating in the juvenile Child Welfare Committee -Member
(h) One representative nominated by Central Child Welfare Committee, from among the
institutions working in the field of children -Member
(i) Registrar, Supreme Court -Member Secretary justice dispensation on the new dimensions and
programs being developed in the field of juvenile justice for the speedy and effective dispensation of
juvenile justice.
(d) To request the Government of Nepal to include contents related to child rights and juvenile justice
in the syllabus of schools, universities as well as various other educational institutions,
(e) To carry out or cause to carry out functions related to supervision and management of standards of
services and functions executed by entities participating in the juvenile justice dispensation.
(6) Government of Nepal shall appoint officer level employee from Judicial Service in the secretarial job of the Committee in recommendation of Judicial Service Commission. The employee so appointed shall do the juvenile justice administration affair and the other power, function and duties of the employee shall be as determined by
the Committee.
(1) In order to co ordinate between the different agencies relating to juvenile justice the following Juvenile Coordination Committee shall be formed:
(a) Judge of the Supreme Court as designated by the Chief Justice -Chairperson
(b) Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General -Member
(c) Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs or representative
Gazetted First Class Officer designated by him/her Member
(d) Secretary, Home Ministry or representative Gazetted First Class Officer designated by him/her -Member
(e) Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children or Social Welfare or representative Gazetted First
Class Officer designated by him/her -Member
(f) Additional Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarter -Member
(g) Executive Director, Central
(2) The tenure of office of the member nominated pursuant to Clause (h) of Sub-rule (1) shall be Two years and he/she may be renominated.
(3) Other procedures of the meeting shall be as determined by the Committee itself.
(4) The Committee pursuant to Sub-rule (1) may invite in its meeting; as per necessity, individuals concerned with juvenile justice.
(5) The functions, duties and power of the Juvenile Justice Coordination Committee shall be as follows:-
(a) To advise and counsel the Government of Nepal on legal and policy matters for strengthening and
developing juvenile justice system,
(b) To coordinate with or cause to coordinate with the different programs being conducted in various
national and international organization which are involving in the field of child right and juvenile justice system in Nepal.
(c) To conduct capacity enhancing programs for the various governmental and non governmental
individuals and entities participating in the juvenile Child Welfare Committee -Member
(h) One representative nominated by Central Child Welfare Committee, from among the
institutions working in the field of children -Member
(i) Registrar, Supreme Court -Member Secretary justice dispensation on the new dimensions and
programs being developed in the field of juvenile justice for the speedy and effective dispensation of
juvenile justice.
(d) To request the Government of Nepal to include contents related to child rights and juvenile justice
in the syllabus of schools, universities as well as various other educational institutions,
(e) To carry out or cause to carry out functions related to supervision and management of standards of
services and functions executed by entities participating in the juvenile justice dispensation.
(6) Government of Nepal shall appoint officer level employee from Judicial Service in the secretarial job of the Committee in recommendation of Judicial Service Commission. The employee so appointed shall do the juvenile justice administration affair and the other power, function and duties of the employee shall be as determined by
the Committee.