Drinking Water Rules, 2055 (1998).

In exercise of the power conferred by Section 24 of the Water Resources Act, 2049 (1992), the Government of Nepal has framed the following Drinking Water Rules, 2055 (1998). These Rules, consisting of 51 sections divided into eight Chapters and completed by seven Schedules, establish the requirements to be complied in order to deal with drinking water. For collective benefit by developing and operating a project, the persons intending to be benefited may establish a consumer organization pursuant to Sub-rule (1). The persons intending to register a consumer organization shall submit an application in the format prescribed in Schedule-1 and also with One Hundred Rupees before the committee. After receiving the application the committee may register the consumer organization and give the certificate of registration of consumer organization to the applicants in the format prescribed in Schedule-2. The Rules deal with the following matters: Preliminary (Chap. 1); Establishment and Registration of Consumer Organization (Chap. 2); Provisions on Licensing (Chap. 3); Dispute settlement for utilization of sources (Chap. 4); Security of the structure and repairing (Chap. 5); Provision relating to utilization of service (Chap. 6); Provision related to service charge (Chap. 7); and Miscellaneous (Chap. 8).