Electronic Transactions Act, 2063, unauthorised access to computer materials
Electronic Transactions Act, 2063 (2008), s. 45
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In force since 2 September 2006.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not use a computer to access a programme, information, or data without the authorisation of its owner or the person responsible for it, or in a manner contrary to the terms of an authorisation given.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
A fine not exceeding NPR 200,000, or imprisonment not exceeding three years, or both, depending on the seriousness of the offence (s. 45).
Penalty structure
Fine only under section 45; the same subsection also permits imprisonment of up to three years instead of or in addition to the fine, depending on the seriousness of the offence.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 7 September 2026
- Currency
- NPR
- Fixed cap
- 200,000
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction
What this law does
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Section 45 makes it an offence for a person, with intent to access a programme, information, or data of a computer, to use that computer without the authorisation of its owner or the person responsible for it, or, even holding authorisation, to act contrary to the terms of that authorisation with intent to access a programme, information, or data.
The offence is defined by the absence or excess of authorisation, not by the technical method of access, so it does not on its face distinguish a public, unauthenticated page from one behind a login. Section 1(3) extends the Act throughout Nepal and to any person committing an offence against it from anywhere.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Internet Archive capture of the official English translation published by the Nepal Law Commission