National Dairy Development Board Act, 2048 (1992). Country/Territory Nepal Document type Legislation Date 1992 (1998) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment and management of the National Dairy Development Board. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Business/industry/corporations Institution Food quality control/food safety Milk/dairy products Animal production Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia Entry into force notes This Act enters into force immediately. Abstract A National Dairy Development Board is established with the objective of formulating policies relating to the public and private dairy industry and public health in relation to dairy products, and to prepare plans for the development of the public and private dairy industry and coordination between them. Functions shall also include the development of pasture facilities and the development of the livestock industry. The Board shall be a body corporate to be guided by an Executive Committee. The Board shall have a fund of its own. The Board and the fund shall be under control of the Government. The objectives of the Board shall be as follows: (a) provide necessary assistance to the Government for the formulation of a policy on dairy business at the national level and formulation of a development plan; (b) develop the dairy industry; (c) find out measures for the resolution of problems coming across in the fields of livestock development and animal health for the dairy development; (d) establish harmony among all the dairy entrepreneurs in the private and government sector in the country; (e) carry out higher level study and research works on dairy development; (f) arrange animal forages. Full text English Website www.lawcommission.gov.np