National Civil Code, 2074
- Act
- National Civil Code, 2074
- Year
- 2074
- Category
- Civil
- Enacted by
- Legislature-Parliament of Nepal
- Summary
The principal codification of Nepal's civil law — persons, family and marriage, property and succession, contracts and tortious liability. It replaced the civil portions of the Muluki Ain, 2020 and came into force in 2075 (2018).
- Key provisions
- Contract: offer, acceptance, consideration and remedies for breach
- Marriage, relationships and partition of property
- Succession and inheritance
- Tort (civil wrong) and compensation
- Limitation periods for civil claims