Sabin Shrestha certificate shall be sentenced to imprisonment from one year to five years or fined from twenty thousand rupees to one hundred thousand rupees or awarded both penalties”.75 3.2.4 Procedures in the citizenship rules for renouncing citizenship The rules lay down the procedure for renouncing the citizenship of Nepal. The person concerned must provide information along with the original citizenship certificate in the format prescribed in schedule 9 of the rules to the district administration office if the applicant is domiciled in Nepal.76 In cases where the person is out of the country, the applicant can submit the application to the Nepalese Embassy or the Head of the Nepalese Mission or Consulate.77 The rules also deal with the resumption of citizenship of Nepal for persons who have previously renounced their citizenship of Nepal. The applicant needs to make an application in the format prescribed in schedule 11 to the district administration office, providing proof that the foreign citizenship has been renounced.78 Revocation of the citizenship certificate where it has been obtained by providing false information is also covered. The citizenship certificate is revoked by the authority that issued it.79 4. Correction of information on the citizenship certificate 4.1 Section 17 of the Nepal Citizenship Act This section of the citizenship act deals with correction of information on the citizenship certificate. It only allows minor changes to the caste or age of the person. 4.2 Rule No. 14 of Nepal Citizenship Rules This provision lays down the procedure for correcting the details on the citizenship certificate. A person desiring to change the legally allowed particulars on the certificate must file an application to the district administration office.80 75 76 77 78 79 80 14 Nepal Citizenship Act, 2006, sec. 21(3). Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 9(1). Ibid. Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 11(1). Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 12. Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 14(1). RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-CR 2017/8 - © 2017 Author