Section 3
Procedure For Authentication Of Act
3. Procedure for authentication of Act :
(1) After a Bill is passed by the Constituent Assembly, the Legislature-Parliament Secretariat shall prepare
that Three copies of Bill in the Nepali paper and submit the same to the President for authentication.
(2) The Speaker shall sign the copies of the bill to be submitted pursuant to Sub-section (1) upon the date of passing it by the Legislature- Parliament.
(3) A Bill submitted pursuant to Sub-section (1) shall become authenticated and an Act when the President sign the copies of the Bill submitted pursuant to Sub-section (1), mentioning the date thereof.
(4) Out of the authenticated copies as referred to in Sub-section (3), one copy shall be retained in the Office of President, and, out of the other copies, one copy each shall be sent to the Office of Prime Minister and
Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Law and Justice and the Legislature- Parliament Secretariat, and each such office shall safely retain the authenticated copy so received.
(5) Based on the authenticated text received pursuant to Sub-section (4), the Secretary at the Ministry of Law and Justice shall publish the Act, containing the date of authentication, in the Nepal Gazette.