(1) No publication and broadcasting or dissemination or
printing of any news item, editorial, feature article or other reading, audio and
audio-visual material through any means whatsoever including electronic
publication, broadcasting and printing shall be censored.
Provided that nothing shall be deemed to prevent the making of Acts to
impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty,
territorial integrity, nationality of Nepal or the harmonious relations between the
Federal Units or the harmonious relations between various castes, tribes, religions
or communities, or on any act of sedition, defamation or contempt of court or
incitement to an offence, or on any act which may be contrary to public decency or
morality, on any act of hatred to labour and on any act of incitement to caste-based
untouchability as well as gender discrimination.
(2) No radio, television, on-line or other form of digital or electronic
equipment, press or other means of communication publishing, broadcasting or
printing any news item, feature, editorial, article, information or other material
shall be closed or seized nor shall registration thereof be cancelled nor shall such
material be seized by the reason of publication, broadcasting or printing of such
material through any audio, audio-visual or electronic equipment.
Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall be deemed to prevent the
making of an Act to regulate radio, television, online or any other form of digital
or electronic equipment, press or other means of communication.
(3) No means of communication including the press, electronic
broadcasting and telephone shall be interrupted except in accordance with law.