(1) After eventually settling the case filed upon being investigated as per the information provided by the person who provides information that the offence has been or is going to be committed, such a person shall be rewarded with the ten percent of the claimed amount recovered or one million rupees, whichever is the lesser.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no employee of the Government of Nepal or corporate institution or the family member or representative of the consumers’ organization or institution or employee deputed for monitoring or their family member shall be entitled to the reward referred to in this Section.
(3) The name, address of the informant pursuant to this Section and the details of the information received from him or her shall be kept confidential.