Rule 8
Terms And Conditions To Be Abided By Broadcasting Institution Or Person Broadcasting Programme
While broadcasting a programme, a broadcasting institution or person who has obtained a license and permission shall abide by the following terms and conditions, subject to Rule 9:-
(a) To obtain consent of the concerned broadcasting institution or person for broadcasting or distributing a programme.
(b) Not to sell or otherwise transfer a license or permission to any other person or institution obtained by the broadcasting institution or person.
(c) Not to broadcast or distribute a programme other than mentioned in a license or permission.
(d) To broadcast the programme of the broadcasting institution owned by Government of Nepal by concluding agreement with such institution by a broadcasting institution or person broadcasting programmes through less than four channels has to devote one-fourth of the programme broadcasting time to broadcast, and any broadcasting institution or person broadcasting programmes through more than four channels has to devote at least one channel to broadcast such a programme.
(e) To broadcast government information free of charge for upto Five minutes at a time and for upto Six hours a day if it is directed by the Ministry at a time of crisis or natural calamity.
(f) To broadcast only those programmes as directed by the Ministry in times of war or emergency situation.
(g) To conclude an agreement with concerned person or institution if any private house and compound belonging to anyone or public land or road, electric pole etc. is to be used for broadcasting or distributing programmes.
(g1) To provide signal equally to the requested person or institution for paying channel signal who has obtained a license or permission (h) To conclude an agreement between the broadcasting institution or person broadcasting programmes and the consumer on the distribution and use (consumption) of programmes.
(i) To provide call sign at the beginning, interval and end of the programmes by the broadcasting institution or person broadcasting programmes.
(j) To abide other terms and conditions as prescribed by the Ministry as it deems necessary.