Aquatics (Contract) Rules, 2019 (1962).

The Government of Nepal, having exercised the power conferred by the Aquatics Protection Act, 2017 (1961) has enacted the Aquatics (Contract) Rules, 2019 (1962). The concerned Department of Government of Nepal may give on contract basis by allowing to catch or hunt the aquatics of the prescribed species and to use such water resource for that purpose during the prescribed period in any specified water resource within the area in which these Rules are come into force. A person interested to accept this contract shall have to auction by being present in person or his/her proxy on the specified day. The contract under Rule 5 may be granted on auction basis by specifying any period from Three years to Five years at a time as per the place of contract. Period of such contract cannot be extended without auctioning again. The concerned Department, while giving the contract, shall entertain through its Fish Section.