(1) The Office-bearers of Constitutional Bodies may be entitled to
the following leaves, with full remuneration:
(a) Casual leave and festival leave,
(b) Home leave,
(c) Sick leave,
(d) Obsequies leave,
(e) Extra-ordinary leave.
(2) The Office-bearers of Constitutional Bodies shall be entitled to a
casual leave of Six days and a festival leave of Six days every year.
(3) The Office-bearers of Constitutional Bodies shall be entitled to a
home leave at the rate of One day for Eleven days of work. The home leave
can be accumulated for a maximum of One Hundred Fifty days. In setting
the period of work for the purposes of the home leave, the period of casual
leave and the festival leave and that of public holiday shall also be added to
the period of work.
(4) The Office-bearers of Constitutional Bodies whose home leave is
accumulated for more than One Hundred Twenty days may be entitled to
receive payment of such amount in lump sum by the end of every financial
year as may be set at the rate remuneration being drawn by him or her in lieu
of the home leave for a maximum period of Thirty days out of that excess
home leave accumulated by the last day of the month of Chaitra of that
financial year.
(5) The Office-bearers of Constitutional Bodies may be entitled to a
sick leave with remuneration at the rate of Fifteen days each year. Such sick
leave may be accumulated without any ceiling. If an Office-bearer of
Constitutional Body suffers from severe and serious disease and submits a
certificate by a recognized doctor to that effect, he or she may be entitled to
an additional sick leave with remuneration for up to Two months if his or her
sick leave is not remaining, and after the use of such additional sick leave
with remuneration, to a sick leave without remuneration for a period of
additional Four months at a time and not exceeding a maximum of Twelve
months during the entire period of service.
Provided that, the home leave shall be deducted at the rate of One day
for every Two days of additional sick leave while so taking the additional
sick leave with remuneration.
(6) If an Office-bearer of Constitutional Body has to observe
obsequies himself or herself, he or she shall be entitled to an obsequies leave
for a period not exceeding Fifteen days according to his or her traditional
rites and rituals.
(7) The Office-bearers of Constitutional Bodies may be entitled to an
extra-ordinary leave as follows, and such a leave shall be with half
remuneration:
(a) Not exceeding One month at a time, and
(b) Not exceeding Three months in total during the period
of service.
(8) If any person who is holding a constitutional position or an office
in the service of the Government of Nepal is appointed to the office of
Office-bearer of Constitutional Body, he or she shall not be deprived of the
enjoyment of right to his or her accumulated leave while he or she was in
that position or service.
(9) If an Office-bearer of Constitutional Body is retired from his or
her office, he or she shall be entitled to payment in lump sum of the amount
to be set by the remuneration being drawn by him or her from the office in
which he or she has lien for the leave accumulated pursuant to Sub-section (3).