Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 5

THE FIRST SCHEDULE

(LAWS REPEALED)
(See Article 2)
Year of the Number of
Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
1 1838 XIX The Coasting-Vessels Act, 1838.
2 1839 XXXII The Interest Act, 1839.
3 1841 XI The Registration of Ships Act, 1841.
4 1843 V The Slavery Act, 1843.
5 1847 IX The Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Act,
1847.
6 1848 XV The Supreme Court‟s Officers Trading
Act, 1848.
7 1850 XI The Registration of Ships Act, 1841
(Amendment) Act, 1850.
8 1850 XXI The Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850.
9 1850 XXXIV The State Prisoner‟s Act, 1850.
10 1853 XIX The Recusant Witnesses Act, 1853.
11 1855 XI The Mesne Profits and Improvement Act,
1855.
12 1855 XXVIII The Usuary Laws Repeal Act, 1855.
13 1856 XI The European Deserters Act, 1856.
14 1858 III The State Prisoners Act, 1858.
15 1858 XXXI The Bengal Alluvial Land Settlement Act,
1858.
16 1859 IX The Forfeiture Act, 1859.
17 1863 XVI The Excise (Spirits) Act, 1863.
18 1863 XX The Religious Endowments Act, 1863.
19 1863 XXIII The Waste Lands (Claims) Act, 1863.
20 1864 XV The Tolls Act, 1864.
21 1864 IV The Bengal Districts Act,1864.
22 1865 IV The Bengal Prevention of Inoculation Act,
1865.
23 1866 XXV The Unclaimed Deposits Act, 1866.
24 1867 III The Bengal Ports Act, 1867.
25 1869 I The Bengal Cruelty to Animals Act, 1869.
26 1869 III The Bengal Cruelty to Animals (Arrest)
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
Act, 1869.
27 1869 VII The Bengal Police Act, 1869.
28 1870 V The Unclaimed Deposits Act, 1870.
29 1870 VIII The Female Infanticide Prevention Act,
1870.
30 1874 XV The Laws Local Extent Act, 1874.
31 1878 XVII The Ferries Act, 1878.
32 1879 XIV The Hackney Carriage Act, 1879.
33 1880 XIII The Vaccination Act, 1880.
34 1883 III The Bengal Tramways Act, 1883.
35 1885 XVIII The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885.
36 1888 III The Police Act, 1888.
37 1888 VIII The Tolls Act, 1888.
38 1890 I The Revenue Recovery Act, 1890.
39 1892 II The Marriages Validation Act, 1892.
40 1892 X The Government Management of Private
Estates Act, 1892.
41 1895 III The Land Records Maintenance Act, 1895.
42 1897 V The Amending Act, 1897.
43 1897 VIII The Reformatory Schools Act, 1897.
44 1897 XV The Short Title Act, 1897.
1
[45 1903 I The Amending Act, 1903 (Act I of 1903).
46 1905 I The Sundarbans Act, 1905 (Bengal Act I of
1905).
47 1908 XIV The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908
(Act XIV of 1908).
48 1910 V The Dourine Act, 1910 (Act V of 1910).
49 1911 X The Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act,
1911 (Act X of 1911).
50 1917 XXVI The Transfer of Property (Validating) Act,
1917 (Act XXVI of 1917).
51 1919 I The Hackney-carriage Act, 1919 (Bengal

1
Entries 45-93 were inserted by section 7 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and
Declaration) (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
Act I of 1919).
52 1921 XVII The Cattle-trespass (Amendment) Act,
1921 (Act XVII of 1921).
53 1924 XIII The Stamp (Specified Instruments) Act,
1924 (Act XIII of 1924).
54 1925 XII The Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories
Act, 1925 (Act XII of 1925).
55 1925 - The Bengal Criminal Law Amendment
Act, 1925.
56 1925 - The Bengal Criminal Law Amendment
(Supplementary) Act, 1925.
57 1926 III The Government Trading Taxation Act,
1926 (Act III of 1926).
58 1926 XI The Promissory Notes (Stamp) Act, 1926
(Act XI of 1926).
59 1929 XXI The Transfer of Property (Amendment)
Supplementary Act, 1929 (Act XXI of
1929).
60 1930 VI The Bengal Criminal Law Amendment
Act, 1930 (Bengal Act VI of 1930).
61 1930 XIX The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1930
(Act XIX of 1930).
62 1932 VIII The Bengal Criminal Law Amendment
(Supplementary) Act, 1932 (Act VIII of
1932).
63 1932 XI The Public Suits Validation Act, 1932 (Act
XI of 1932).
64 1932 XXIII The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932
(Act XXIII of 1932).
65 1932 XII The Bengal Suppression of Terrorist
Outrages Act, 1932 (Bengal Act XII of
1932).
66 1932 XXIV The Bengal Suppression of Terrorist
Outrages (Supplementary) Act, 1932 (Act
XXIV of 1932).
67 1934 VIII The Khaddar (Name Protection) Act, 1934
(Act VIII of 1934.
68 1934 XI The States (Protection) Act, 1934 (Act XI
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
of 1934).
69 1934 XXVII The Assam Criminal Law Amendment
(Supplementary) Act, 1934 (Act XXVII of
1934).
70 1935 XVII The Bengal Land Revenue (Interest) Act,
1935 (Bengal Act XVII of 1935).
71 1936 V The Decrees and Orders Validating Act,
1936 (Act V of 1936).
72 1936 XIV The Bengal Whipping Act, 1936 (Bengal
Act XIV of 1936).
73 1936 XIX The Bengal Non-Agricultural Lands
Assessment Act, 1936 (Bengal Act XIX of
1936).
74 1937 XXIV The Rules and Regulations Continuance
Act, 1937 (Act XXIV of 1937).
75 1937 XXV The Federal Court Act, 1937 (Act XXV of
1937).
76 1941 IX The Bengal Court of Wards (Amendment)
Act, 1941 (Bengal Act IX of 1941).
77 1941 XX The Professions Tax Limitations Act, 1941
(Act XX of 1941).
78 1942 VI The Multi-Unit Co-operative Societies Act,
1942 (Act VI of 1942).
79 1942 XXI The Finance Act, 1942 (Act XXI of 1942).
80 1942 XXXII The Deputy Cammander-in-Chief (Powers)
Ordinance, 1942 (Ordinance XXXII of
1942).
81 1942 XXXIII The Civil Services (Conditions of Service)
Ordinance, 1942 (Ordinance XXXIII of
1942).
82 1943 IV The Income-Tax Proceeding Validity
Ordinance, 1943 (Ordinance IV of 1943).
83 1943 VIII The Finance Act, 1943 (Act VIII of 1943).
84 1944 - The Finance Act, 1944.
85 1944 II The Cotton Cloth and Yarn (Contracts)
Ordinance, 1944 (Ordinance II of 1944).
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
86 1945 XXIV The War Gratuities (Income-tax
Exemption) Ordinance, 1945 (Ordinance
XXIV of 1945).
87 1945 - The Finance Act, 1945.
88 1946 VII The Finance Act, 1946 (Act VII of 1946).
89 1947 IX The Sugar (Temporary Excise Duty) Act,
1947 (Act IX of 1947).
90 1947 XII The Railway (Transport of Goods) Act,
1947 (Act XII of 1947).
91 1947 XVI The Trading with the Enemy (Continuance
of Emergency Provision) Act, 1947 (Act
XVI of 1947).
92 1947 XVII The Requisitioned Land (Continuance of
Powers) Act, 1947 (Act XVII of 1947).
93 1947 XX The Finance Act, 1947 (Act XX of 1947).]
1
[94 1947 V The Banking (Prevention of Default and
Evasion of Liabilities) Ordinance, 1947.
95 1948 I The Finance Act, 1948.
96 1948 I The Salt Duty Ordinance, 1948.
97 1948 XII The (Exchange of Prisoners) Ordinance,
1948.
98 1949 IX The Finance Act, 1949.
99 1949 E.B. Act XX The Land Revenue, Rent and Cess
(Apportionment) Act, 1949.
100 1950 I The Federal Court (Enlargement of
Jurisdiction) Act, 1949.
101 1950 II The Criminal Law (Extinction of
Discriminatory Privileges) Act, 1949.
102 1950 XI The Continuance of Legal Proceedings
Act, 1950.
103 1950 XXVI The Finance Act, 1950.
104 1950 XLIII The International Monetary Fund and Bank
Act, 1950.

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Entries 94-133 were inserted by section 3 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and
Declaration) (Second Amendment) Act, 2000 (Act No. XL of 2000).
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
105 1950 LXIV The Finance (Supplementary) Act, 1950.
106 1950 LXX The Inscribed Notes and Indian Coin
Withdrawal Act, 1950.
107 1951 I The Finance Act, 1951.
108 1951 XXI The Embodiment (National Guard)
Validation) Act, 1951.
109 1951 E.B. Act The Evacuee Property (Restoration of
XXIII Possession) Act, 1951.
110 1951 XXVI The Federal Laws (Revision and
Declaration) Act, 1951.
111 1952 II The Central Excises (Distribution of
Revenue) Act, 1952.
112 1952 IV The Finance Act, 1952.
113 1952 E.B. Act IV The Alluvial Lands (East Bengal
Amendment) Act, 1952.
114 1952 LIV The Pending Proceedings (Indian Courts)
Act, 1952.
115 1952 E.B. Act X The Court of Wards (East Bengal
Amendment) Act, 1952.
116 1953 I The Finance Act, 1953.
117 1953 XII The Manoeuvres and Field Firing
(Validation) Act, 1953.
118 1953 E.B. Act XII The Betterment of Fees Act, 1953.
119 1954 I The Finance Act, 1954.
120 1954 IX The Governor-General‟s Pension Act,
1954.
121 1956 I The Finance Act, 1956.
122 1956 III The Registration of Claims (Displaced of
Persons) Act, 1956.
123 1956 XXVI The Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1956.
124 1956 XXX The Finance (1955-56) Act, 1956.
125 1956 XXXIV The Cantonments (Amendment) Act, 1956.
126 1956 XLII The Rehabilitation Act, 1956.
127 1957 I The Finance Act, 1957.
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
128 1957 II The Appropriation Act, 1957.
129 1957 VI The Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1957.
130 1957 VII The Evacuee Property (Multiple
Allotments) Act, 1957.
131 1957 XVII The Drugs and Medicines (Indemnity) Act,
1957.
132 1957 XXXIV The Sea Customs (Amendment) Act, 1957.
133 1957 XL The Foreign Exchange Regulation
(Amendment) Act, 1957.]
1
[134 1958 V The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment)
Act, 1957
135 1958 X The Undersirable Companies Act, 1958
136 1958 XV The Public Order (Political Uniforms)
Ordinance, 1958
137 1958 XVIII The Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1958
138 1958 XXII The Finance Act, 1958
139 1958 XXIII The Appropriation Act, 1958
140 1958 XXIV The Appropriation (Supplementary) Act,
1958
141 1958 XXVIII The Displaced Persons (Compensation and
Rehabilitation) Act, 1958
142 1958 XXXIII The Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Act,
1958
143 1958 XLVII The Displaced Persons (Land Settlement)
Act, 1958
144 1958 E.P. Ord. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Third
LXIV Amendment) Ordinance, 1958
145 1958 E.P. Ord. The Anti-Corruption Laws (Validation)
LXXVII Ordinance, 1958

1
Entries 134-346 were inserted by section 2 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and
Declaration) (Third Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLVIII of 2001).
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
146 1959 III The Public Conduct (Scrutiny) Ordinance,
1959
147 1959 V The Tariff Act (Amendment) Ordinance,
1959
148 1959 E.P. Ord. V The Transfer of Immovable Property
(Relaxation of Restriction) Ordinance,
1959
149 1959 XIV The General Clauses (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1959
150 1959 XV The Finance Ordinance, 1959
151 1959 XVI The Appropriation (Transitional
Provisions) Ordinance, 1959
152 1959 XXII The (Administration of Evacuee Property)
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1959
153 1959 XXIV The Industrial Development Corporation
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1959
154 1959 XXXIV The Finance (No. 2) Ordinance, 1959
155 1959 XXXV The Appropriation (Supplementary)
Ordinance, 1959
156 1959 XXXVI The Appropriation Ordinance, 1959
157 1959 XLI The Public Conduct (Public Statutory
Corporations) (Scrutiny) Ordinance, 1959
158 1959 E.P. Ord. The Appropriation (No. II) Ordinance,
XLV 1959
159 1959 LI The Military Academy (Degrees and
Certificates) Ordinance, 1959
160 1959 E.P. Ord. LII The State Acquisition and Tenancy (Third
Amendment) Ordinance, 1959
161 1959 LII The Tariff Act (Second Amendment)
Ordinance, 1959
162 1959 LXII The Cantonments (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1959
163 1959 E.P. Ord. The Tolls (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959
LXIV
164 1960 IV The Medical Qualifications (Information)
Ordinance, 1960
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
165 1960 XII The Diplomatic and Consular Officers
(Oaths and Fees) (Amendment) Ordinance,
1960
166 1960 E.P. Ord. The Finance Ordinance, 1960
XVIII
167 1960 XX The International Development
Association Ordinance, 1960
168 1960 XXI The Central Laws (Statute Reform)
Ordinance, 1960
169 1960 XXIV The Chittagong Port (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1960
170 1960 XXV The Finance Ordinance, 1960
171 1960 XXVI The Appropriation (Supplementary)
Ordinance, 1960
172 1960 XXVII The Appropriation Ordinance, 1960
173 1960 XXXIV The Co-operative Societies (Repayment of
Loans) Ordinance, 1960
174 1960 XLII The University Degrees (Duration of
Courses) Ordinance, 1960
175 1961 I The Repealing and Amending Ordinance,
1961
176 1961 XII The Cinematograph Act (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1961
177 1961 XXII The Appropriation (Railways) Ordinance,
1961
178 1961 XXIV The Finance Ordinance, 1961
179 1961 XXVI The Appropriation Ordinance, 1961
180 1961 XXVII The Appropriation (Supplementary)
Ordinance, 1961
181 1962 I The Finance Act, 1962
182 1962 IV The Preventive Detention Laws
(Amendment) Act, 1962
183 1962 X The Forest Laws (Amendment) Ordinance,
1962
184 1962 XXII The Employees‟ Social Insurance
Ordinance, 1962
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
185 1962 XXVI The Iqbal Academy Ordinance, 1962
186 1962 XXXI The Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance,
1962
187 1962 XXXIII The Ancient Monuments Preservation
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1962
188 1962 XXXV The Appropriation Railways
(Supplementary) Ordinance, 1962
189 1962 XXXVI The Industrial Corporations (Dissolution)
Ordinance, 1962
190 1962 XLVI The Insolvency (Dacca and the Federal
Territory of Karachi) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1962
191 1962 LI The Provincial Small Cause Courts
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1962
192 1962 LIV The Disturbed Areas (Special Powers)
Ordinance, 1962
193 1962 LV The Appropriation (Supplementary)
Ordinance, 1962
194 1962 LXXII The Martial Law (Confirmation of
Sentences) Ordinance, 1962
195 1962 LXXIII The Appellate Jurisdiction (High Courts
and Supreme Court) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1962
196 1963 III The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment)
Act, 1963
197 1963 IV The Appellate Jurisdiction (High Courts
and Supreme Court) (Repeal) Act, 1963
198 1963 XVI The Finance Act, 1963
199 1963 XIX The Displaced Persons (Compensation and
Rehabilitation) (Second Amendment) Act,
1963
200 1963 XXIII The Representation of the People (Repeal)
Act, 1963
201 1964 II The Legal Practice (Disqualifications)
Ordinance, 1964
202 1964 IV The Inter-Provincial Trade Ordinance,
1964
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
203 1964 V The Finance Act, 1964
204 1964 XIII The Displaced Persons Laws Amendment
Ordinance, 1964
205 1965 V The Finance Act, 1965
206 1965 VII The National Investment (Unit) Trust
Ordinance, 1965
207 1965 X The Decorations Act, 1965
208 1965 X The Repealing and Amending Ordinance,
1965
209 1965 XIII The Leader of the Opposition (Privileges)
Act, 1965
210 1965 XVIII The Limitation (Emergency and War
Conditions) Act, 1965
211 1965 XVIII The Displaced Persons Laws Amendment
Ordinance, 1965
212 1965 XXI The Civil Services (Qualification for
Appointment as High Court Judge) Act,
1965
213 1965 XXII The Mujahid Force Ordinance, 1965
214 1965 XXIV The Compulsory Service (Armed Forces)
Ordinance, 1965
215 1965 XXV The Army (Inter-arm Transfer) Ordinance,
1965
216 1965 XXVII The Civil Pioneer Force Ordinance, 1965
217 1965 XXVIII The Electricity Control Ordinance, 1965
218 1965 XXX The Detention of Enemy Ships, Aircraft
and Goods Ordinance, 1965
219 1965 XXXI The Exit from Pakistan (Control)
Ordinance, 1965
220 1965 LIV The Government Lands and Buildings
(Recovery of Possession) Ordinance, 1965
221 1965 LV The Control of Employment (Second
Amendment) Ordinance, 1965
222 1966 I The National and Provincial Assemblies
(Elections) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
223 1966 E.P. Act I The Whipping (Amendment) Act, 1965
224 1966 E.P. Ord. I The Dacca University (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1966
225 1966 II The Unani, Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic
Practitioners (Amendment) Ordinance,
1966
226 1966 E.P. Act II The Disturbed Persons (Rehabilitation)
(Amendment) Act, 1966
227 1966 E.P. Ord. II The Rajshahi University (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1966
228 1966 E.P. Act III The Finance Act, 1966
229 1966 E.P. Ord. III The Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
230 1966 E.P. Ord. V The Dacca University (Second
Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
231 1966 V The Basic Democracies Order
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
232 1966 VI The Merchant Shipping (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1966
233 1966 E.P. Ord. VI The Rajshahi University (Second
Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
234 1966 VII The Basic Democracies (Second
Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
235 1966 E.P. Ord. VII The Cadet College (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1966
236 1966 E.P. Ord. VIII The (Emergency) Requisition of Property
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
237 1966 E.P. Ord. X The General Clauses (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1966
238 1966 XI The Finance Act, 1966
239 1966 E.P. Ord. XI The Labour Laws Amendment Ordinance,
1966
240 1966 E.P. Ord. XII The Water and Power Development
Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 1966
241 1966 E.P. Ord. XIII The Repealing and Amending Ordinance,
1966
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
242 1966 XX The Dormant Funds (Administration) Act,
1966
243 1967 E.P. Ord. I The Disturbed Persons (Rehabilitation)
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1967
244 1967 E.P. Act II The Agricultural Income-Tax
(Amendment) Act, 1967
245 1967 E.P. Ord. II The Waqfs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1967
246 1967 E.P. Act III The Criminal Law Amendment
(Amendment) Act, 1967
247 1967 E.P. Ord. III The Dacca University (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1967
248 1967 E.P. Act IV The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act,
1967
249 1967 E.P. Ord. IV The Chittagong University (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1967
250 1967 E.P. Act V The Urban Immovable Property Tax
(Amendment) Act, 1967
251 1967 E.P. Ord. V The Dacca University (Second
Amendment) Ordinance, 1967
252 1967 E.P. Act VI The Prevention of Corruption
(Amendment) Act, 1967
253 1967 E.P. Ord. VI The Chittagong University (Second
Amendment) Ordinance, 1967
254 1967 E.P. Act VII The Rajshahi University (Amendment)
Act, 1967
255 1967 E.P. Ord. VII The Disturbed Persons (Rehabilitation)
(Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1967
256 1967 E.P. Act VIII The Assembly Members‟ Emoluments
(Amendment) Act, 1967
257 1967 E.P. Ord. VIII The State Acquisition and Tenancy
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1967
258 1967 E.P. Act IX The Deputy Speakers‟ Emoluments
(Amendment) Act, 1967
259 1967 E.P. Ord. IX The Non-agricultural Tenancy
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1967
260 1967 E.P. Act X The Inland Water Transport Authority
(Amendment) Act, 1967
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
261 1967 E.P. Act XI The Agricultural Development Corporation
(Amendment) Act, 1967
262 1967 E.P. Act XII The Hats and Bazars (Establishment and
Acquisition) (Amendment) Act, 1966
263 1967 XII The Finance Act, 1967
264 1967 E.P. Act XIII The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (Amendment) Act, 1967
265 1967 E.P. Act XIV The Film Development Corporation
(Amendment) Act, 1967
266 1967 E.P. Act XV The Assembly Members‟ Emoluments
(Second Amendment) Act, 1967
267 1967 E.P. Act XVI The Assembly Members‟ Privileges
(Amendment) Act, 1967
268 1967 XVI The Listed Posts (Substantive
Appointments) Act, 1967
269 1967 E.P. Act The Excise (Amendment) Act, 1967
XVIII
270 1967 E.P. Act XIX The Basic Democracies (Amendment) Act,
1967
271 1967 E.P. Act XX The Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 1967
272 1967 E.P. Act XXI The Stamp (Amendment) Act, 1967
273 1967 E.P. Act XXII The Insolvency (Karachi Division and
Dacca) (Amendment) Act, 1967
274 1967 E.P. Act The Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment)
XXIII Act, 1967
275 1967 E.P. Act The Jute Marketing Corporation
XXIV (Amendment) Act, 1967
276 1967 E.P. Act XXV The School Text-Book (Amendment) Act,
1967
277 1968 I The Tobacco Board Ordinance, 1968
278 1968 E.P. Act I The Conciliation Courts (Amendment)
Act, 1967
279 1968 E.P. Ord. I The Disturbed Persons (Rehabilitation)
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1968
280 1968 E.P. Ord. II The Development of Industries (Control
and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance,
1968
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
281 1968 E.P. Act IV The Police (Amendment) Act, 1968
282 1968 E.P. Ord. IV The (Emergency) Requisition of Property
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1968
283 1968 E.P. Act V The Road Transport Corporation
(Amendment) Act, 1968
284 1968 E.P. Act VI The Finance Act, 1968
285 1968 E.P. Ord. VI The Inland Water Transport Authority
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1968
286 1968 E.P. Act VII The Agricultural Income-Tax
(Amendment) Act, 1968
287 1968 E.P. Act VIII The Native Converts‟ Marriage Dissolution
(Repeal) Act, 1968
288 1968 E.P. Act IX The Basic Democracies (Amendment) Act,
1968
289 1968 E.P. Act X The Premises Rent Control (Amendment)
Act, 1968
290 1968 XI The Finance Act, 1968
291 1969 E.P. Act I The Assembly Members‟ Emoluments
(Amendment) Act, 1968
292 1969 E.P. Ord. I The Court Fees (Amendment) Ordinance,
1969
293 1969 I The Second Capital of the Republic
(Determination of Area) Act, 1969
294 1969 II The Requisitioned Land (Continuance of
Powers) Ordinance, 1969
295 1969 E.P. Act II The Railways (Amendment) Act, 1968
296 1969 E.P. Act III The Public Demands Recovery
(Amendment) Act, 1968
297 1969 E.P. Ord. III The Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
298 1969 E.P. Act IV The Basic Democracies (Amendment) Act,
1969
299 1969 E.P. Ord. IV The (Emergency) Requisition of Property
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
300 1969 V The War Risks Insurance Continuance
Ordinance, 1969
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
301 1969 E.P. Ord. VI The Finance Ordinance, 1969
302 1969 E.P. Ord. VII The Working Journalists (Condition of
Services) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
303 1969 VIII The Criminal Law Amendment (Special
Tribunal) (Repeal) Ordinance, 1969
304 1969 E.P. Ord. VIII The Money-lenders (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1969
305 1969 IX The Improper Acquisition of Property
(Special Committee) Ordinance, 1969
306 1969 E.P. Ord. IX The (Emergency) Requisition of Property
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
307 1969 E.P. Ord. XII The Bidi (Restriction of Manufacture)
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
308 1969 XIII The British Statutes (Application to
Pakistan) Repeal Ordinance, 1969
309 1969 E.P. Ord. XIII The Premises Rent Control (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1969
310 1969 E.P. Ord. XIV The Agricultural Development Corporation
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
311 1969 E.P. Ord. XV The Provincial Industrial Development
Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
312 1969 XVI The Finance Ordinance, 1969
313 1969 E.P. Ord. XVI The Forest Industries Development
Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance,
1969
314 1969 E.P. Ord. The Revenue Commissioners Regulation
XVII (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
315 1969 E.P. Ord. The Divorce (Amendment) Ordinance,
XVIII 1969
316 1969 E.P. Ord. XXI The State Acquisition and Tenancy
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1969
317 1970 E.P. Ord. II The Cadet College (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1970
318 1970 E.P. Ord. III The Small Industries Corporation
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
319 1970 E.P. Ord. IV The Public Demands Recovery
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
320 1970 E.P. Ord. VI The Fire Services (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1970
321 1970 E.P. Ord. VII The Basic Democracies (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1970
322 1970 VII The Central Law Officers Ordinance, 1970
323 1970 E.P. Ord. VIII The Inland Mechanically Propelled Vessels
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
324 1970 E.P. Ord. IX The Inland Water Transport Authority
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
325 1970 E.P. Ord. XI The Control of Disorderly and Dangerous
Persons (Goondas) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1970
326 1970 XI The Finance Ordinance, 1970
327 1970 E.P. Ord. XII The Molasses Control (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1970
328 1970 XIII The National and Provincial Assemblies
(Elections) Ordinance, 1970
329 1970 E.P. Ord. XIII The Warehousing Corporation Ordinance,
1970
330 1970 E.P. Ord. XIV The Government Servants Group Insurance
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
331 1970 E.P. Ord. XV The Court Fees (Amendment) Ordinance,
1970
332 1970 E.P. Ord. XVI The Finance Ordinance, 1970
333 1970 E.P. Ord. The Small Industries Corporation (Second
XVII Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
334 1970 E.P. Ord. The Agricultural Development Corporation
XVIII (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
335 1970 XIX The Industrial Relations (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1970
336 1970 E.P. Ord. XIX The Employment of Labour (Standing
Orders) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
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Year of the Number of

Sl. No. Short title of the Statute
Statute the Statute
337 1970 E.P. Ord. XX The Dacca University (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1970
338 1970 E.P. Ord. The Services (Temporary Powers)
XXII (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
339 1970 E.P. Ord. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
XXIII to Animals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
340 1970 E.P. Ord. The Road Transport Corporation
XXV (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
341 1970 E.P. Ord. The Protection and Conservation of Fish
XXVI (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
342 1970 E.P. Ord. The Cadet College (Second Amendment)
XXVII Ordinance, 1970
343 1970 E.P. Ord. The Employment of Labour (Standing
XXVIII Orders) (Second Amendment) Ordinance,
1970
344 1970 E.P. Ord. The Shops and Establishments
XXIX (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
345 1970 E.P. Ord. The Hats and Bazars (Establishment and
XXX Acquisition) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970
346 1970 E.P. Ord. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment)
XXXI Ordinance, 1970]

THE SECOND SCHEDULE

(LAWS AMENDED)

(See Article 3)

Year No. Short title Amendments

1836 XXI The Bengal 1. In the short title, omit “Bengal”.
Districts Act,
1836. 2. In the Act,-

(a) omit “provincial”;

(b) for “East Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and
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(c) after the existing paragraph, amended as

aforesaid, add the following new
paragraph:-

“Government may, from time to time, alter

the limits of the existing districts in any
part of Bangladesh”.
1850 XXXVII The Public 1. In the preamble, for “Pakistan” substitute
Servants “Bangladesh”.
(Inquiries)
Act, 1850. 2. In section 2, for “in the service of the
Government” substitute “in the service of the
Republic”.

3. omit sections 23 and 24.

1851 VIII The Tolls 1. For section 1A, substitute the following,
Act, 1851. namely:- “This Act extends to the whole of
Bangladesh”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) omit “Provincial”; and

(b) “Central or any Provincial”.

3. In section 4, in clause (c), for “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”.

4. In section 6, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

5. In section 7,-

(a) for “English” substitute “Bengali”; and

(b) omit “and also in those of the vernacular

language of the district,”.

6. After section 8, insert the following new

sections, namely:-

“9. (1) The Government may, from time to

time, lease by public auction the levy of
tolls upon any public road or bridge, for
any period not exceeding 3 years, on such
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terms and conditions as it may deem fit.

(2) The levy of tolls shall be settled with the

highest bidder by open public auction:

Provided that the Government may, for

sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing,
refuse to accept the offer of the highest bidder,
and may accept any other bid or may withdraw
the tolls from such auction.

(3) The lessee shall give security for the due

fulfilment of the conditions of the lease,
and the sums payable under the terms of
the lease shall be recoverable as a public
demand.

10. When the right to collect tolls on any public

road or bridge has been duly leased, the
lessee and the persons employed by the
lessee as his agent for collecting tolls shall
be deemed to be persons appointed to
collect tolls under this Act, and shall
exercise all the powers and be subject to all
the responsibilities attaching to persons so
appointed.

11. The lessee of any toll bar may compound

with any person for a certain sum to be
paid by such person for himself or for any
vehicles or animals kept by him in lieu of
the prescribed rates.

12. Whoever, having rendered himself liable to

payment of tolls, refuses to pay such tolls,
shall be liable to fine which may extend to
one hundred Taka.

13. The Government may, by notification in the

official Gazette, direct that any power or
duty which is conferred or imposed by this
Act upon the Government, shall be
exercised or discharged by any officer
subordinate to it.

14. The Government may make rules, not

inconsistent with the provisions of this Act,
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“to carry out the purposes of this Act”.”
1856 XV The Hindu 1. In the preamble, omit “established in the
Widows‟ Re- territories in the possession and under the
marriage Act, Government of East India Company”.
1856.
1857 XIII The Opium 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1857. provided,-

(a) for “provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.

2. In the preamble, for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

3. In section 3, in sub-section (1) for “that”

substitute “the”.

4. In section 11, in the second paragraph, for “by a

Zaminder or other proprietor, or a farmer of
land, for the recovery of arrears of rent, or by
any other” substitute “by any”.

5. omit section 18.

1860 XXI The Societies 1. In section 3,-
Registration
Act, 1860. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(b) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.

2. In section 13, in the second proviso,-

(a) for “whenever any Government” substitute
“whenever the Government”; and

(b) omit “of the province of registration”.

1860 XLV The Pakistan 1. Throughout the Code, except otherwise
Penal Code provided,-
Act, 1860.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central or any provincial

Government” or “Central Government or
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any provincial Government” or “Central
Government or the provincial
Government” or “Provincial Government”
substitute “Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “taka”; and

(d) for “servant of the state” substitute

“servant of the Republic”.

2. In section 1, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

3. In section 4,-

(a) omit clause (3);

(b) in illustration (b), for “Kashmir” substitute

“Rangpur”; and

(c) in illustration (c), -

(a) for “West Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Junagadh” substitute “Khulna”;

and

(c) for “Lahore” substitute “Chittagong”.

4. In section 5,-

(a) omit “any of the provisions of the statute 3

& 4 William IV, Chapter 85, or of any Act
of Parliament of the United Kingdom
passed after that statute in anywise
affecting the East India Company or
Pakistan or the inhabitants thereof; or”; and

(b) for “State” Substitute “Republic”.

5. In section 54, for “Central Government or the

Provincial Government of the Province within
which the offender shall have been sentenced”
substitute “the Government”.

6. In section 55, for “Provincial Government of

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the Province within which the offender shall
have been sentenced” substitute “the
Government”.

7. In section 75,-

(a) omit “or” occurring at the end of clause (a);

and

(b) omit clause (b).

8. In section 123A, for “by virtue of the partition

of India which was effected on the fourteenth
day of August, 1947” substitute “in pursuance
of the Proclamation of Independence on the
twenty-sixth day of March, 1971”.

9. In section 124,-

(a) in the first paragraph,-

(i) for “the Governor of any Province”

substitute “the Government”; and

(ii) for “Governor” substitute “the

Government”; and

(b) in the second paragraph, omit “or

Governor”.

10. In section 131, in the explanation, for “Army

Act, the Indian Army Act, 1911, the Pakistan
Army Act, 1952, the Naval Discipline Act or
that Act as modified by the Pakistan Navy
(Discipline) Act, 1934, the Air Force Act or the
Indian Air Force Act, 1932 or the Pakistan Air
Force Act, 1953” substitute “Army Act, 1952
or the Navy Ordinance, 1961 or the Air Force
Act, 1953”.

11. In section 139,-

(a) omit “Army Act, the Indian Army Act,

1911, the Pakistan”;
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(b) for “the Naval Discipline Act or that Act as

modified by the Pakistan Navy (Discipline)
Act, 1934” substitute “Navy Ordinance,
1961”; and

(c) omit “Air Force Act or the Indian Air

Force Act, 1932 or the Pakistan”.

12. In section 174, in illustration (a), for High

Court of East Pakistan” substitute “Supreme
Court of Bangladesh”.

13. In section 177, in illustration (b), for “clause 5,

section VII of Regulation III, 1821, of the
Bengal Code” substitute “any law for the time
being in force”.

14. In section 230, omit “of Pakistan”.

15. In section 366B, omit the second paragraph,

beginning with “and whoever with such intent”
and ending with “by another person”.

16. In section 374, in the explanation, omit “ratified

by Pakistan on the second June, 1951”.

17. In section 405, in illustration (c), for “Lahore”

substitute “Chittagong”.

1861 V The Police 1. Throughout the Act,-

Act, 1861.
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(b) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.
2. In section 1, in the defintion of “general Police
district” for “Province or place or any part of
any province or place” substitute “any part of
Bangladesh”.
3. In section 2, for “a” substitute “the”.
4. After section 2, insert the following new
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sections, namely:-
“2A. It shall be lawful for the Government to
divide Bangladesh, from time to time, into as
many general police-districts as it may think
fit, and from time to time to vary and alter
any of such general police-districts, or to
consolidate two or more of such general
police-districts into one district, as it may
think fit.
2B. It shall be lawful for the Government in each
such general police-district to appoint some
person to exercise in such district the powers
of an Inspector-General of Police, whether
such person shall or shall not hold any other
office under the Government; and the
administration of the police throughout such
general police-district, and all powers and
authorities by this Act or any other Act
conferred on an Inspector-General of Police,
shall be vested in such person.

2C. The entire police-establishment in every

such district shall, for the purposes of this
Act, be deemed to be one police-force, and
shall be formally enrolled, and shall consist
of such number of officers and men, and
shall be constituted in such manner, as
shall from time to time be ordered by the
Government.
The pay and all other conditions of
service of the members of such force
below the rank of Deputy Superintendent
shall, subject to the provisions of this Act,
be such as may be determined by the
Government.

2D. It shall be lawful for the Government to

employ members of the police-force who
have been enrolled in, or appointed to, any
one general police-district, in any other
general police-districts in Bangladesh and
the powers conferred on police-officers by
the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898,
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may be by them exercised in any portion of
Bangladesh without reference to the local
limits of the general police-district to
which they may respectively belong”.

5. In section 3, omit “to which such district is sub-

ordinate”.

6. Omit section 21.

7. In section 37, omit “Pakistan”.

8. In section 46, omit “Province or” thrice

occurring.

9. Omit section 47.

1861 XVI The Stage 1. Throughout the Act,-

Carriages
Act, 1861. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.

2. In section 5 for “English” substitute “Bengali”.

1864 V The Canal 1. Throughout the Act,-

Act, 1864.
(a) for “Provincial Government”, substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “rupees” substitute “taka”;

2. In the Preamble, for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

3. In sections 7 and 12, omit “Urdu”.

1865 III The Carriers 1. In section 3, for “Rupees” substitute “Taka”.
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Act, 1865. 2. In sections 6 and 7, for “Act XXII of 1863”
substitute “the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act
I of 1894)” occurring twice.

3. In section 11, omit “Provincial”.

1867 XVI The Acting 1. In the Preamble,-
Judges Act,
1867. (a) for “Governor-General or the Local
Government, as the case may be”,
substitute “President”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(c) omit “or it”.

2. In section 1, for “Central Government or the

Provincial Government, as the case may be”,
twice occurring, substitute “President”.
1867 XXII The Sarais Throughout the Act,-
Act, 1867.
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.

1867 II The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act,-
Public
Gambling (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1867.
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute “Penal

Code”; and

(d) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.

2. After the preamble, insert the following new

section, namely:-

“1. This Act may be called the Public Gambling

Act, 1867 and shall extend to the whole of
Bangladesh.”

3. The existing section 1 shall be re-numbered as

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section 1A.

4. In section 1A, re-numbered as aforesaid, in

clause (c), in sub-clause (ii), omit “Bengal”.

5. Omit section 16.

1868 IV The Bengal 1. Omit the long title.
Alluvion
(Amendments) 2. In sections 5 and 7, for “Provincial
Act, 1868. Government” substitute “Government”.
1869 IV The Divorce 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1869. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “High Courts” or “High Court” or “a

High Court” substitute “High Court
Division”; and

(c) for “Supreme Court” substitute “Appellate

Division of the Supreme Court”.

2. In section 2, in the fourth paragraph, for “the

15th day of August, 1947, has been solemnised
in India” substitute “the 26th day of March,
1971, has been solemnised in Pakistan”.

3. In section 3,-

(a) Omit clause (1);

(b) for clause (2) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(2) “District Judge” means a Judge of a

Principal Civil Court of a district”; and

(c) in clause (5), for “Native fathers”

occurring twice, substitute “fathers
domiciled in Bangladesh”.

4. Omit sections 5 and 6.

5. In section 17A,-

(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute

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“Government”;

(b) Omit “in that Province”;

(c) for “the said Government” substitute “the

Government”; and

(d) omit the second paragraph.

9. In section 27, for “the Indian Succession Act,

1865” substitute “the Succession Act, 1925”.
1870 VII The Court- 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
fees Act, provided,-
1870.
(a) for “High Court” or “a High Court” or
“any of the High Courts” substitute “the
High Court Division”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” or “Rs.” substitute “Taka”;

and

(d) for “appropriate Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 1, for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

3. Omit section 1A.

4. In section 3,-

(a) for “High Courts” substitute “High Court

Dvision”; and

(b) omit “in each of such courts”.

5. In section 5,-

(a) for “Chief Justice of such High Court”

substitute “Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court”; and

(b) for “such Judge of the High Court”

substitute “such Judge of the Supreme
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Court”.

6. In section 8E, in sub-section (2), omit

“Pakistan”.

7. In section 18, for “eight annas” substitute “fifty

paisa”.

8. In section 19,-

(a) in clause (i), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(b) in clause (ix), for “Board of Revenue”

substitute “National Board of Revenue”;
and

(c) in clause (xviii),-

(a) omit “Pakistan”;

(b) omit “or an officer or servant of a

Railway Company”.

9. In section 20, for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

10. In section 22,-

(a) for “High Court” substitute “Supreme

Court”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“President”; and

(c) omit “(to consolidate and amend the law

relating to the Courts of small causes
beyond the local limits of the ordinary
original Civil Jurisdiction of the High
Courts of Judicature)”.

11. In section 27,-

(a) for “appropriate Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(b) in the proviso, for “Such Court” substitute

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“the Supreme Court”.
1
[12. In section 30,-
(a) for “the crescent and star” substitute
“Shapla”; and
(b) for “British India immediately before the
fifteenth day of August, 1947” substitute
“Pakistan immediately before the twenty-
sixth day of March, 1971”.]
1871 I The Cattle 1. Throughout the Act,-
Trespass Act,
1871. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.

2. In section 1, for sub-section (2) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.”

3. In section 6, omit “Pakistan”.

4. In section 17, for “Province” substitute

“Government”.

5. In section 32,-

(a) for “Bengal Municipal Act”, substitute

“Municipal Administration Ordinance,
1960”;

(b) for “Bengal Village self-Government Act,

1919” substitute “Bangladesh Local Council
and Municipal Committee (Dissolution and
Administration) Order, 1972”;

(c) for “Union Board” substitute “Union

Parishad”; and

1
Item 12 was substituted by section 8 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and
Declaration) (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
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(d) for “Municipality” substitute “Paurashava”.

1871 XXIII The Pensions 1. Throughout the Act,-
Act, 1871.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government or any Provincial

Government”or “appropriate Government”
substitute “Government”.

2. Omit the section 3A.

3. In section 14, for “In each Province the”

substitute “The”.
1871 XXXI The Weights 1. Throughout the Act,-
and Measures
of Capacity (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1871. and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.
1872 I The Evidence 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise
Act, 1872. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”;

(c) for “Rs.” substitute “Taka”;

(d) for “barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil”

substitute ”Advocate”; and

(e) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 1, for “Army Act, the Naval

Discipline Act or that Act as modified by the
Pakistan Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934, or the
Air Force Act” substitute “Army Act, 1952, the
Naval Discipline Ordinance, 1961 or the Air
Force Act, 1953”.

3. In section 10, in the illustration,-

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(a) for “Karachi” substitute “Khulna”;

(b) for Multan” substitute “Pabna”; and

(c) for “Lahore” substitute “Dacca”.

4. In section 11, in illustration (a), for “Lahore”

substitute “Dacca”.

5. In section 21, in illustration (d), for “Lahore”

substitute “Dacca”.

6. In section 26, in the explanation, for “1882”

substitute “1898”.

7. In section 32, in illustration (d), for “Karachi”

substitute “Chittagong”.

8. In section 37,-

(a) for “Act of the Central Legislature, or of any

other legislative authority in Pakistan,
constituted by any laws for the time being in
force” substitute “Act of Parliament”; and

(b) omit “or notification by the crown

Representative appearing in the official
Gazette or in any printed paper purporting to
be the London Gazette or the Government
Gazette of any Dominion, Colony or
possession of His Majesty”.

9. In section 50, omit “Pakistan”.

10. In section 57,-

(a) for clause (1), substitute the following,

namely:-

“(1) All Bangladesh Laws”;

(b) omit clause (2);

(c) in clause (4),-

(i) for “the Central Legislature and any

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Legislature established under any laws
for the time being in force in Pakistan”
substitute “any Legislature which had
power to legislate in respect of
territories now comprised in
Bangladesh”; and

(ii) omit the Explanation;

(d) omit clause (5);

(e) for clause (6), substitute the following,

namely:-

“(6) The seals of all the Courts in

Bangladesh the seals of Courts of
Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction
and of Notaries Public, and all seals
which any person is authorised to
use by any law in force in
Bangladesh:”;

(f) in clause (10), omit “under the

dominion”; and

(g) in clause (12), omit “attorney, proctors,

vakils, pleaders”.

11. In section 78,-

(a) for clause (1), substitute the following,

namely :-

“(1) Acts, orders or notifications of the

Government or any other Government
that functioned within the territories now
comprised in Bangladesh or any
departments thereof – by the records of
the departments, certified by the heads of
those departments, or by any document
purporting to be printed by order of any
such Government:”;

(b) in clause (2),-

(i) for “Legislatures” substitute “Parliament

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and of any legislature which had power
to legislate in respect of territories now
comprised in Bangladesh,”; and

(ii) omit “concerned”;

(c) omit clause (3); and

(d) in clause (4), for “Central Act” substitute

“Act of Parliament”.

12. In section 79, for “Central Government or a

Provincial Government, or by any officer in an
Acceding State or non-Acceding State who is
duly authorised thereto by the Central
Government” substitute “Government”.

13. Omit section 81.

14. In section 83, for “Central Government or any

Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.

15. In section 84, for “every book” twice occurring,

substitute “every book or Gazette”.

16. In section 86, omit the second paragraph.

17. In section 95, in the illustration,-

(a) for “Karachi” substitute “Dacca”; and

(b) for “Keamari” substitute “Narayanganj”.

18. In section 96, in illustration (b),-

(a) for “Haiderabad” substitute “Saidpur”; and

(b) for “Haiderabad in Dekkhan or Hyderabad

in Sind” substitute “Saidpur in Khulna or
Saidpur in Rangpur”.

19. In section 100, for “Indian Succession Act (X

of 1865)” substitute “Succession Act, 1925”.

20. In section 105, omit “Pakistan” occurring twice.

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21. In section 126, in the illustrations, for

“attorney” substitute “advocate”.

22. omit section 113.

23. In section 149, in illustrations,-

(a) for “Barrister” substitute “advocate”; and

(b) for “attorney” or “vakil” substitute

“client”.

24. In section 150,-

(a) for “barrister, pleader, vakil or attorney”

occurring twice, substitute “advocate”; and

(b) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”.

25. In section 153, in illustration (c), for “Lahore”

occurring twice, substitute “Khulna”.

26. In section 162, in the last paragraph, for

“Pakistan Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.
1872 III The Special 1. Throughout Act,-
Marriage Act,
1872. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”;

and

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In section 1, for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

3. In section 24, for “Indian Succession Act,

1865” substitute “Succession Act, 1925”.
1872 IX The Contract 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1872. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

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(b) for “Rs.” substitute “Taka”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In section 20, in the illustration (a), for

“Karachi” substitute “Chittagong”.

3. In section 21, omit the second paragraph.

4. In section 29, in illustration (d), for “Rahimyar

Khan” substitute “Rangpur”.

(5) In section 69, in the illustration, for “East

Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

6. In section 73, in illustration (b), for “Karachi”

occurring twice, substitute “Chalna”.

7. In section 74, in the Exception, for “Central

Government or of any Provincial Government”
substitute “Government”.

8. In section 154, in the illustration (b),-

(a) for “Karachi” substitute “Dacca”;

(b) for “Hyderabad” substitute “Tangail”; and

(c) for “Khairpur” substitute “Narayanganj”.

9. In section 171, for “attorneys of a High Court”

substitute “advocate of the Supreme Court”.

10. In section 188, for “Karachi” substitute

“Chittagong”.

11. In section 208, for “Karachi” substitute

“Rajshahi”.

12. In section 212, in the illustration (d), for

“Karachi” substitute “Chittagong”.
1872 XV The Christian 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Marriage Act, provided,-
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1872. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In section 1, omit “to the Acceding States”.

3. In section 3, for “Natives of Indo-Pakistan”

substitute “inhabitants of Indo-Bangla
Pakistan.”.

4. In section 6, omit “so far as regards the

territories under its administration, and the
Central Government, so far as regards any
Acceding State”.

5. Omit section 8.

6. In section 9, omit “or so far as regards any

Acceding State the Central Government”.

7. Omit section 47.

8. In section 48, omit paragraphs 6th, 7th and 8th

beginning with “wherever a Marriage Registrar
appointed” and ending with “not been
forbidden”.

9. Omit section 56.

10. In section 62, in sub-section (1),-

(a) for “Vernacular language in ordinary use in

the district or State in which the marriage
was solemnized” substitute “Bangla
language”;

(b) omit sub-section (2).

11. In section 81,-

(a) omit “and the officers appointed under

section 56”;
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(b) for “them respectively” occurring twice,

substitute “Him”;

(c) omit “by whom he was appointed” and

(d) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

12. Omit sections 84 and 86.

1873 V The 1. In section 1, for “Pakistan” substitute
Government “Bangladesh”.
Savings
Banks Act, 2. In section 3, in the definition of “secretary”,
1873. omit “or if, that area is in India the Postmaster-
General for such area in Pakistan as the Central
Government may by general or special order
specify in this behalf”.

3. In section 4, in sub-section (5), for “Central

Government” substitute “Government”.

4. In section 7, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

5. Omit section 9.

6. In section 13, for “Indian Succession Act,

1865” substitute “Succession Act, 1925”.

7. In section 14, for “Central Government”

substitute “Government”.
1873 X The Oaths 1. In section 4, for “Pakistan” substitute
Act, 1873. “Bangladesh”.

2. In section 4, in clause (b), for “Government”

substitute “the Republic”.

3. In section 6, for “Muhammadan” substitute

“Muslim”.

4. In section 7, for “High Court” occurring twice,

substitute “Supreme Court”.
1873 I The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act,-
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Births and (a) for “provincial Government” substitute
Deaths “Government”;
Registration
Act, 1873. (b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. Omit “Bengal” from the short title.

1874 III The Married 1. Throughout the Act,-
Women‟s
Property Act, (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
1874. “Government”; and

(b) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”.

2. In the preamble for “Indian Succession Act,

1865” substitute “Succession Act, 1925”.

3. In section 2, for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

4. In section 6,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(ii) for “a High Court, under Act No. XVII

of 1864 to constitute an official
trustee, section 10” substitute “the
Supreme Court under the official
Trustees Act, 1913”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “any Province”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

5. In section 7, for “Indian Succession Act, 1865”

substitute “Succession Act, 1925”.
1874 IV The Foreign 1. Throughout the Act,-
Recruiting
Act, 1874. (a) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

2. In section 7, for “Code of Criminal Procedure”

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substitute “Code of Criminal Procedure,
1898,”.
1875 IX The Majority 1. Throughout the Act, including the preamble,
Act, 1875. for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

2. In section 3,-

(a) for “Chapter XXXI of the Code of Civil

Procedure” substitute “Schedule I, Order
XXXII of the Code of Civil Procedure,
1908,”;

(b) for “Indian Succession Act (No. X of

1865)” substitute “Succession Act, 1925,”.

3. In section 4, in the illustration, for “the

Province” wherever occurring, substitute
“Bangladesh”.
1875 V The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act,-
Survey Act,
1875. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1,-

(a) omit “Bengal”; and

(b) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

3. In section 3, in the last paragraph, omit

“Bengal”.

4. In section 53, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1875 XVIII The Law 1. In section 1,-
Reports Act,
1875. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “the 3rd paragraph” substitute the

following, namely:-
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“And it shall come into force at once”.

2. In section 3,-

(a) omit “on or after the said day”; and

(b) for “any High Court” substitute “the

Supreme Court”.

3. In section 4, for “a Provincial Government”

substitute “Government”.
1876 I The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Mohammadan provided,-
Marriages and
Divorces (a) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”;
Registration
Act, 1876. (b) for “Muhammadans” substitute
“Muslims”;

(c) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(d) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. For the short title, substitute the following,

namely:-

“The Muslim Divorces Registration Act,

1876.”.

3. In the long title and preamble, omit “marriages

and”.

4. For section 1, substitute the following,

namely:-

“1. This Act extends to the whole of

Bangladesh.”

5. In sections 2 and 3, omit “marriages and”.

6. In section 4, for “persian character and

language” substitute “Bengali language”.

7. In section 6, omit the entries under Book 1

beginning from “Book 1.- Register of
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marriages” and ending with “contained in the
schedule to this Act”.

8. In section 8, omit the entries relating to

registration of marriage beginning from “If the
application be for the registration of a
marriage”, and ending with “provided further
that, if the woman be a pardanashin, such
application may be made on her behalf by her
duly authorised Uakil;”.

9. In section 9, omit “marriage or” wherever

occurs.

10. In section 9A, omit clause (a).

11. In section 11, omit the entries relating to

marriage beginning from “if the entry or a
marriage” and ending with “(4) by the
Muhammadan Registrar;”.

12. In sections 12 and 14, omit “marriage or”.

13. In section 16,-

(a) for “four annas” substitute “twenty-five

paisa”; and

(b) for “rupee” substitute “Taka”.

14. In sections 20 and 21, omit “marriage or”.

15. In section 24, omit clause (b).

16. In section 26,-

(a) omit “marriage or” occurring twice;

(b) omit clause (c); and

(c) in clause (d), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

17. In the Schedule,-

(a) omit Form A, Book I and all entries

thereunder;
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(b) in Form B, Book II,-

(i) for entry 4, substitute the following,

namely:-

“4. Date of divorce.”; and

(ii) for entry 11, substitute the following,

namely:-

“11. Date of registration.”; and

(c) in Form D, Book IV,-

(i) for entry 6, substitute the following,

namely:-

“6. Date of Talaq-i-tafweez.-”; and

(ii) for entry 11, substitute the following,

namely:-

“11. Date of registration.”.

1876 III The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act,-
Irrigation
Act, 1876. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In section 1, omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 4, omit “East Bengal”.

4. In section 21, in the last paragraph, omit

“Bengal”.

5. In section 24, in the second paragraph, for

“High Court” substitute “High Court Division”.
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6. In section 26, for “High Court” substitute

“High Court Division”.

7. In section 43, omit “East Bengal”.

8. In schedule B, in the application for water, omit

“Bengal”.
1876 XIX The Dramatic 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial
Performances Government” substitute “Government”.
Act, 1876.
2. In sections 1 and 3, for “Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

3. In sections 7 and 9, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1877 I The Specific 1. Throughout the Act,-
Relief Act,
1877. (a) for “Rs.” substitute “Taka”; and

(b) for “Rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

3. In section 3, for “Indian Succession Act”

substitute “Succession Act, 1925”.

4. In section 4, for “Indian Registration Act”

substitute “Registration Act, 1908”.

5. In section 9, for “ Central Government or any

Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.

6. In section 12,-

(a) in clause (b), for “their” substitute “there”;

and

(b) omit illustration of clause (a).

7. In section 21, illustration to (a), omit “Central”.

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8. In section 35, in the second illustration, for

”attorney” substitute “advocate”.

9. In section 39, for “Indian Registration Act”

substitute “Registration Act, 1908”.

10. Omit chapter VIII containing sections 45 to 51

both inclusive.

11. In section 55,-

(a) in illustration (a), for “Indian Limitation

Act” substitute “Limitation Act, 1908”;
and

(b) in illustration (e), for “Pakistan Penal

Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

12. In section 56, for “Central Government or any

provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.
1878 I The Opium I. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial
. Act, 1878. Government” substitute “Government”.

2. In section 1, for the second and third

paragraphs, substitute the following, namely:-

“It extends to the whole of Bangladesh;

AND it shall come into force on such day as the

Government directs in this behalf.”.

3. In section 3,-

(a) omit definitions of “import” and “export”;

(b) in the definition of “transport”, for

“administered by the same Government”
substitute “of Bangladesh”; and

(c) in the definition of “sale” for “Central

Government” substitute “Government”.

4. In section 4, omit clause (c).

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5. In section 5,-

(a) omit clause (c); and

(b) omit the proviso.

6. Omit sections 7 and 8.

7. In section 9, omit clauses (c) and (e).

8. In section 9A,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “imported, exported”, twice

occurring; and

(ii) omit “import, export,”; and

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(i) omit “imports, exports,”; and

(ii) omit “import, export,”.

9. In section 9C, in clause (b), omit “or section 8”.

10. In section 9D, omit “imported”.

11. In section 9E, omit “Pakistan”.

12. Omit section 9F.

13. In section 11,-

(a) omit “9F”;

(b) omit “import or export” occurring twice;

(c) omit “importing or exporting” occurring

twice.
1878 VI The Treasure- 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial
Trove Act, Government” substitute “Government”.
1878.
2. In section 1, for “Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”.
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3. In section 21, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1878 XI The Arms 1. Throughout the Act unless otherwise provided,-
Act, 1878.
(a) for “appropriate Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

(c) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 1, in clause (b),-

(a) omit “or any Provincial Government”;

(b) omit “or a member of the forces constituted

by the Pakistan Territorial Force Act,
1950”; and

(c) omit “or member” .

3. In section 7, for “Sea Customs Act, 1878”

substitute “Customs Act, 1969”.

4. In section 15, omit “to which section 32, clause

2, of Act No. XXXI of 1860 applies at the time
this Act comes into force or”.

5. In section 16, in sub-section (2), omit “or

before the first day of January, 1920, under any
provision of law for the time being in force”.

6. In section 17, in clause (b), omit “in respect of

any such license granted in a place to which
section 32, clause 2, of Act No. XXXI of 1860
applies at the time this Act comes into force
or”.

7. In section 18, for “Pakistan or the Province, as

the case may be” substitute “Bangladesh”.

8. In section 20A, omit “if he is tried by

Commissioners appointed under to Bengal
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1925.”
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9. In section 27,-

(a) in clause (a), for “Pakistan or of the

province, as the case may be” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in clause (b), omit “or Province”.

10. For section 29, substitute the following,

namely:-

“29,-When an offence punishable under section

19, clause (f), has been committed, no
proceedings shall be instituted against any
person in respect of such offence without the
previous sanction of the Magistrate of the
district.”.
1879 VI The 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial
Elephants Government” substitute “Government”.
Preservation
Act, 1879.
1879 IX The Courts of 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial
Wards Act, Government” substitute “Government”.
1879.
2. In section 1, for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

3. Omit section 2.

4. In section 3, in the definition of “Civil Court”,-

(a) for “High Court of East Pakistan”

substitute “High Court Division”; and
(b) omit “ordinary and”.
5. Omit section 4.
6. In section 8A, omit “East Bengal” occurring
twice.
7. In section 10C, omit sub-section (1).
8. In section 12, omit “and from the charge of any
person or property which either before or after
the commencement of the Collector by a Civil
Court under section 12, section 14 or section 21
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of Act XL of 1858 or under section 11 of Act
XXXV of 1858”.
9. Omit section 33.
10. In section 34, omit “or section 33”.
11. In section 34A, omit “Bengal”.
12. In section 50,-
(a) for “Central Government or any provincial
Government” substitute “Government”;
(b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”;
(c) omit “Central or Provincial”; and
(d) for “Central Government or the Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”.
13. In section 59A, for “Pakistan Penal Code”
substitute “Penal Code”.
14. In section 65A, omit “Bengal”.
1
1879 XVIII The Legal [1. In the long title and preamble, for “Legal
Practitioners Practitioners” substitute “Touts”;]
Act, 1879. 2
[1A.] In section 1,-

(a) for “Legal Practitioners Act” substitute

“Touts Act,”; and

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

2. In section 3,

(a) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”;

(b) omit “vakil or attorney or any High Court,

1
Item 1 was inserted by section 8 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration)
(Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
2
Item 1A was substituted for the item 1 by section 8 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
and Declaration) (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
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a pleader”; and

(c) for “31A” substitute “36A”.

3. In section 36, for “Every High Court” substitute

“The Supreme Court”.

4. After section 36, add the following new

sections, namely:-

“36A. (1) The Supreme Court may, from time

to time, make rules consistent with this Act as
to the following matters, namely:-

(a) the employment of clerks by Advocates

and Muktears;

(b) the manner in which and the terms subject

to which such clerks may be granted
licences;

(c) the fees (if any) to be paid for such

licences; and

(d) the conditions under which persons acting

as clerks of Advocates, and Muktears
without licences shall be deemed to be
touts for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may,

from time to time, make rules consistent with
this Act relating to the matters specified in sub-
section (1) in regard to clerks of Revenue
agents.

(3) All rules made under this section shall be

submitted to the Government for approval, and,
after they have been approved, they shall be
published in the official Gazette and on this
publication they shall have effect as if enacted
in this Act.”
1880 I The Religious 1. In section 1,-
Societies Act,
1880. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
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(b) for Muhammadans” substitute “Muslims”;

and
(c) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.
2. In section 3, for “Indian Registration Act,
1877” substitute “Registration Act, 1908”.
3. In section 9, for “High Court” substitute “High
Court Division”.
1880 V The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act,-
Vaccination
Act, 1880. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.
2. In section 1, omit “Bengal”.
3. In section 29, for “Pakistan Penal Code”
substitute “Penal Code”.
4. In the first schedule and in schedules “D” and
“E”, omit “Bengal”.
1880 XII The Kazi‟s 1. For the preamble, substitute the following,
Act, 1880. namely:-
“WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision
for appointment of persons to be office of Kazi;
it is hereby enacted as follows:-”.
2. In sections 1, 2 and 3,-
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government” wherever occurs; and

(b) for “Muhammadans” and “Muhammadan”

substitute “Muslims” and “Muslim”
respectively.
1881 XI The 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial Government”
Municipal or “Central Government” substitute
Taxation Act, “Government”.
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1881.
2. In section 2, for “Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

3. In section 2, for “includes a Municipal

Corporation” substitute “includes a Paurashava
or a Municipal Corporation”.

4. In section 3, in clause (a), for “the Army Act,

the Indian Army Act, 1911 or the Pakistan
Army Act, 1952, the Naval Discipline Act or
that Act as modified by the Pakistan Navy
(Discipline) Act, 1934, the Air Force Act or the
Indian Air Force Act, 1932 of the Pakistan Air
Force Act, 1953” substitute “the Army Act,
1952, the Naval Discipline Ordinance, 1961 or
the Air Force Act, 1953”.
1881 XVI The 1. Throughout the Act,-
Obstructions
in Fairways (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1881. and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. Omit sections 11 and 13.

1881 XXVI The 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise
Negotiable provided,-
Instruments
Act, 1881. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “Rs.” or “Rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, for “sections 24 and 25 of the State

Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956” substitute
“Articles 23 and 24 of the Bangladesh Bank
Order, 1972”.

3. In section 84, in illustration (b), for “Sialkot”

substitute “Dinajpur”.
1882 II The Trusts 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
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Act, 1882. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “Rs.” substitute “Tk.”.

2. In section 1, for “Muhammadan” substitute

“Muslim”.

3. Omit section 2,

4. In section 13, in the illustration, for “Indian

Registration Act, 1877” substitute “Registration
Act, 1908”.
5. In section 15, in illustration (a), for “Karachi”
substitute “Dacca”.

6. In section 20,-
(a) in clause (a)

(i) for “of any Provincial Government or

of the Central Government, or of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland” substitute “of the
Government”; and
(ii) in the provision, for “any such” or
“such” substitute “the”;

(b) omit clauses (b) and (bb);

(c) for clause (c), substitute the following,
namely:-
“(c) in stock or debentures of, or shares in,
Companies the interest whereon shall have
been guaranteed by the Government:”;
(d) for clause (d), substitute the following,
namely:-
“(d) in debenture or other securities for
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money issued under the authority of any
Bangladesh Act, or on behalf of any
municipal body or port trust or city
improvement trust:”;
(e) in clause (e), for “a Province” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(f) in clause (f), for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.
7. In section 21, omit “investments made before
this Act comes into force, or shall be deemed to
precluded an investment on a mortgage of
immovable property already pleadged as
security for an advance under the Land
Improvement Act, 1871 or”.

8. In section 82, omit the second paragraph.

9. Omit the Schedule.

1882 IV The Transfer 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-
of Property
Act, 1882. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(d) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”;

and

(e) for “Rs.” substitute “Tk.”.

2. In section 1, for the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and

seventh paragraphs, substitute the following,
namely:-
“It extends to the whole of Bangladesh”.

3. In section 2, for the first paragraph, substitute

the following, namely:-

“Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to

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affect”.

4. In section 3, for “a Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

5. In section 52, for “having authority in Pakistan

or established beyond the limits of Pakistan by
the Central Government” substitute “in
Bangladesh”.

6. In section 57, in clause (e), for “a High Court”

substitute “the High Court Division”.

7. In section 58, in clause (f),-

(a) for “Karachi” substitute “Dacca,

Narayanganj and Chittagong”; and

(b) omit “concerned”.

8. In section 69,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “Notwithstanding anything

contained in the Trustees‟ and
Mortgagees‟ Powers Act, 1866”;

(ii) in clause (b), for “or a scheduled bank

as defined in section 2 of the State
Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956 (XXXIII
of 1956)”; substitute “or a scheduled
bank as defined in Article 37 of the
Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972,”; and

(iii) in clause (c), for “Karachi” substitute

“Dacca”;

(b) in sub-section (2), in clause (b), in the

proviso, for “State Bank of Pakistan”
substitute “Bangladesh Bank”; and

(c) omit sub-section (5).

9. In section 104, for “High Court” substitute

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“Supreme Court”.

10. Omit the Schedule.

1882 V The 1. After section 1, add the following new section,
Easements namely:-
Act, 1882.
“1A. This Act shall extend to the whole of
Bangladesh.”

2. In section 3, for “Indian Limitation Act, 1877,

or to sections 27 and 28 of Act No. IX of 1871,
shall in the territories to which this Act
extends,” substitute “Limitation Act, 1908,
shall”.

3. In section 47, for “Indian Registration Act,

1877” substitute “Registration Act, 1908”.
1882 VII The Powers- 1. In section 1, for “Pakistan” substitute
of-Attorney “Bangladesh”.
Act, 1882.
2. In section 4,-

(a) in clause (a), for “High Court within the

local limits of whose jurisdiction the
instrument may be” substitute “High Court
Division”;

(b) in clause (d), for “High Court” substitute

“High Court Division”;

(c) in clause (e), for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”; and

(d) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.
1883 XIX The Land 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise
Improvement provided,-
Loans Act,
1883. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
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2. Omit sections 2 and 12.

1884 IV The 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise
Explosives provided,-
Act, 1884.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
(b) for “appropriate Government” or
“appropriate Government or any provincial
Government” or “Central Government”
substitute “Government”;
(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”; and
(d) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.
2. In section 4, omit clause (7).
1884 XII The 1. Omit long title and preamble.
Agriculturists
Loans Act, 2. For section 2, substitute the following,
1884. namely:-
“2. It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.”
3. In section 4, in sub-section (1), for “The
Provincial Government or, in a Province for
which there is a Board of Revenue or Financial
Commissioner, such Board or Financial
Commissioner” substitute “The Government or,
the National Board of Revenue”.
1885 I The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Ferries Act, provided,-
1885.
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “State” substitute “Republic”.

2. In section 1, omit “Bengal”.

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3. In section 12, omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 19, for “vernacular” substitute

“Bengali”.

5. In section 34,-

(a) for “Central Government, where the

transport is in connection with the affairs
of the Central Government, and the
Provincial Government in other cases”
substitute “Government”; and

(b) omit “in each case”.

1885 XIII The 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise
Telegraph provided,-
Act, 1885.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”;

(c) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” or “Central or any Provincial
Government” or “Central or a Provincial
Government” or “Central Government or
of a Provincial Government” or “Central
or, as the case may be, the Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”;

(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(e) for “Rs.” substitute “Tk.”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for

“Government” substitute “Republic”.

3. Omit sections 6 and 22.

4. Omit section 34.

1886 VI The Births, 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise
Deaths and provided,-
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Marriages (a) for “Central Government” or “Provincial
Registration Government” or “Central Government or
Act, 1886. the Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

2. For section 2, substitute the following,

namely:-

“2. It extends to the whole of Bangladesh”.

3. In section 6, for “Each Provincial Government”

substitute “The Government”.

4. In sections 7 and 10, for “Each” substitute

“The”.

5. In section 11,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) in clause (a), omit “in the Provinces,

the members of every race, sect or
tribe to which Indian Succession Act,
1865, applies, and in respect of which
an order under section 332 of that Act
is not for the time being in force, and”;
and

(ii) omit clause (b); and

(b) omit sub-section (2).

6. Omit section 13.

7. In section 14, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
8. In section 24, omit sub-section (2).
9. In section 32,-
(a) omit “or in any Acceding State”; and
(b) omit “or, if he resides within any Acceding
States, to such one of the Registrars
General as aforesaid as the Central
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Government, by notification in the official
Gazette, directs in this behalf.”
10. Omit sections 33, 34, 35 and 35A.
11. In section 36,-
(a) In sub-section (1), for “The Provincial
Government, for each Province, and the
Central Government, for citizens of
Pakistan in Acceding State” substitute
“The Government”; and
(b) in sub-section (2), omit clause (g).
1887 VII The Suits 1. Throughout the Act,-
Valuation
Act, 1887. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;
(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and
(c) for “High Court” substitute “Supreme
Court”.
2. In section 2, for “such local areas” substitute
“Bangladesh”.
3. In section 11,-
(a) in sub-section (1), for “section 578 of the
Code of Civil Procedure” substitute
“section 99 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
1908,”; and
(b) in sub-section 4, for “section 622 of the
Code of Civil Procedure” substitute
“section 115 of the Civil Procedure Code,
1908,”.
1887 IX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Provincial provided,-
Small Cause
Courts Act, (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
1887.
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;
(c) for “rupees” substitute “taka”;
(d) for “Rs.” substitute “Tk.”;
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(e) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”; and
(f) for “High Court” substitute “High Court
Division”.
2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), in the short title,
omit “Provincial”.
3. In section 3,-

(a) in clause (b), omit “or of village munsifs

under the Dekkan Agriculturists‟ Relief
Act, 1879”; and

(b) in clause (c), for “Code of Civil Procedure”

substitute “Code of Civil Procedure,
1908,”.

4. Omit sections 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

and 22.

5. In section 23,-

(a) for “second paragraph of section 57 of the

Code of Civil Procedure” substitute “Code of
Civil Procedure, 1908, Sch. I, Order VII, rule
10”; and

(b) for “Indian Limitation Act, 1877”

substitute “Limitation Act, 1908”.

6. In section 34, for “section 224 of the Code of

Civil Procedure” substitute “Order XXI, rule 6
of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908,”.

7. In section 35, for “Code of Civil Procedure”

substitute “Code of Civil Procedure, 1908,”.

8. In the Second Schedule,-

(a) in item (1), for “Central Government,

Government Representative or the
Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;
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(b) in item (14), for “Land Acquisition Act,

1870” substitute “Lands Acquisition Act,
1894”;

(c) in item 19, for “section 283 or section 332

of the Code of Civil Procedure” substitute
“Order XXI, rules 63 and 100 of the Code
of Civil Procedure, 1908,”;

(d) for item (27), substitute the following,

namely:-

“(27) a suit under sections 360 and 361 of

the Succession Act, 1925, to compel a
refund by a person to whom an executor or
administrator has paid a legacy or
distributed assets”;

(e) in item (35), for “Chapter XXXIV of the

Code of Civil Procedure” substitute
“provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure,
1908,”; and

(f) in item (36), for “Muhammadan” substitute

“Muslim”.
1887 XII The East 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Bengal Civil provided,-
Courts Act,
1887. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”; and

(d) for “rupees” substitute “taka”.

2. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “East Bengal”; and

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(a) for “of that province” substitute

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“thereof”; and

(b) omit “of East Pakistan”.

3. In section 2,-

(a) omit sub-section (2); and

(b) in sub-section (3), after “Bengal Civil

Court Act, 1871” insert “or East Bengal
Civil Court Act”.

4. In section 23, omit clause (e).

5. In section 25, omit “Provincial”.

6. In section 37, for “Muhammadan” twice

occurring, substitute “Muslim”.

7. In section 38, in sub-section (4), for “section 25

of the Code of Civil Procedure” substitute
“section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
1908”.

8. In section 40, omit “Provincial”.

1889 I The Metal 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise
Tokens Act, provided,-
1889.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “section 19 of the Sea Customs Act,

1878” substitute “section 16 of the
Customs Act, 1969”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 5, in sub-section (2), for “1882”

substitute “1898”.

4. In section 6,-

(a) for “section 167 of the Sea Customs Act,

1878” substitute “section 156 of the
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Customs Act, 1969”;

(b) for “Sea Customs Act, 1878”, substitute

“Customs Act, 1969,”; and

(c) for “section 19” substitute “section 16”.

5. In section 8,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Pakistan Penal

Code” substitute “Penal Code”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “rupees” substitute

“Taka”.
1889 II The Measures 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial Government”
of Length or “Central Government” substitute
Act, 1889. “Government”.

2. In the long title, preamble, sub-section (2) of

section 1 and section 2, for “Pakistan”
substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 3, for “the limits of the Province”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

4. In section 5, for “the first day of April, 1937,”

substitute “26th day of March, 1971,”.

5. In section 7, omit “under section 20 of

Regulation XII of 1827 of the Bombay Code,”.
1889 IV The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Merchandise provided,-
Marks Act,
1889. (a) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”;

(b for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 12, for “Indian Factories Act, 1881,”

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substitute “Factories Act, 1934,”.

3. In section 13, for “section 18 of the Sea

Customs Act, 1878, as amended by this Act,”
substitute “section 15 of the Customs Act,
1969,”.

4. In section 19, for “clause (f) of section 18 of the

Sea Customs Act, 1878, as amended by this
Act” substitute “clause (f) of section 15 of the
Customs Act, 1969,”.
1889 II The Private 1. Throughout the Act, for “rupees” substitute
Fisheries “Taka”.
Protection
Act, 1889. 2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “East
Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
1890 VI The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Charitable provided,-
Endowments
Act, 1890. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “appropriate Government” or “Central

Government” or “Provincial Government”
substitute “Government”;

(c) for “a Treasurer” substitute “the

Treasurer”; and

(d) for “Treasurers” substitute “The

Treasurer”.

2. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “and the

Government of any Province may appoint
an Officer of the Government by the name
of his office to be Treasurer of Charitable
Endowments for the Province”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “or as the case may

be, the Province, and, as such treasurer”
substitute “and”.

3. Omit section 3A.

4. In section 5, in sub-section (6), in the Proviso,

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omit “East Pakistan” twice occurring.

5. In section 6, omit sub-section (3).

6. Omit section 12.

1890 VIII The Gurdians 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
and Wards provided,-
Act, 1890.
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(c) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”.

2. Omit section 3.

3. In section 4,-

(a) in clause (4), for “a High Court” substitute

“the High Court Division”;

(b) omit clause (7); and

(c) in clause (8), for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

4. Omit section 5.

5. In section 6,-

(a) omit “in the case of a minor who is not an

European British subject,”; and

(b) omit “his”.

6. In section 11, in sub-section (1), in clause (b),

for “High Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

7. In section 14, in sub-section (2), for “If the

Courts are both or all subordinate to the same
High Court, they” substitute “Each such
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Court”.

8. In section 15, omit sub-sections (2) and (3).

9. In section 17, omit sub-section (4).

10. In section 25, in sub-section (2), for “Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1882” substitute “Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898”.

11. In section 31, for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

12. In section 36, in sub-section (2), for “section

440 of the Code of Civil Procedure” substitute
“Order XXXII, rules 1 and 4(2), in Sch. I to the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908,”.

13. In section 43, in sub-section (4), for “section

492 or section 493” substitute “Order XXXIX,
rules 1 and 2”.

14. In section 48, for “section 622” substitute

“section 115”.

15. Omit section 51.

1890 IX The Railways 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1890. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” or “Central

Government” substitute “Government”;

(c) for Pakistan Penal Code” substitute “Penal

Code”;

(d) for “A Railway Administration” or “Every

railway administration” substitute “The
railway administration”;

(e) for “railway administration” substitute “the

railway administration”;
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(f) for a “railway” or “railways” substitute

“the railway”; and

(g) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 3,-

(a) omit clause (1);

(b) omit clause (5); and

(c) for clause (6), substitute the following,

namely:-

“(6) “railway administration” or

“administration” means the manager of the
Bangladesh railway and includes the
Government.”

3. In section 5, in clause (c),-

(a) for “any” substitute “the”; and

(b) omit “(except a communication between a

railway company and its legal advisers)”.

4. In section 7, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit “and for companies, and subject also,

in the case of a railway company, to the
provisions of any contract between the
company and the Government”;

(b) omit “or tramways”.

5. For section 8A, substitute the following,

namely:-

“8A. Nothing in the two last preceding sections

shall authorise the doing of anything on or to
any works, land or building vested in, or in
possession of, the Government without its
consent.”.

6. In section 42,-

(a) for sub-section (1), substitute the

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following, namely:-

“(1) The railway administration shall

afford all reasonable facilities for the
receiving, forwarding and delivering of
traffic upon and from railways and for the
return of rolling stock.”; and

(b) omit sub-sections (3) and (4).

7. In section 42A, in sub-section (1), omit “or

railway administration”.

8. In section 42B, in sub-section (2), for “that

Government” substitute “it”.

9. In section 43, in sub-section (1), omit “local”

occurring twice.

10. In section 47,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Every railway

company and in the case of a railway
administered by the Government”
substitute “The railway administration or”;
and

(b) omit sub-section (5).

11. Omit sections 48, 49, 50, 51 and 51A.

12. In section 59, in sub-section (5), omit “or a

member of the Pakistan National Guard”.

13. In section 63, for “one or more of the

vernacular languages in common use in the
territory traversed by the railway, or both in
English and in one or more of such vernacular
languages as the Provincial Government, after
consultation with the railway administration,
may determine” substitute “Bengali”.

14. In section 65, for “a vernacular language in

common use in the territory where the station is
situate” substitute “Bengali”.
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15. In section 66, for sub-section (2) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(2) The matters required by sub-section (1) to

be specified on a ticket shall be set forth in
Bengali or in English”.

16. In section 71A, omit clause (b).

17. Omit section 71B.

18. In section 71E, omit clause (a).

19. In section 72, in sub-section (3), omit “in the

common law of England or”.

20. In section 79, omit “belonging to, and worked

by, the Government or an Acceding State”.

21. In section 82, in sub-section (1), for “Merchant

Shipping Act, 1854, and the Merchant Shipping
Act, Amendment Act, 1862” substitute
“Merchant Shipping Act, 1894,”.

22. Omit sections 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,
96, 97 and 98.

23. In section 132, in sub-section (4), for “Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1882,” substitute “Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898,”.

24. In section 135, in clause (5), for “General

Clauses Act, 1887,” substitute “General
Clauses Act, 1897,”.

25. In sections 140 and 141, for “Indian Post Office

Act, 1866” substitute “Post Office Act, 1898”.

26. Omit section 144.

27. In section 145,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “a railway”

substitute “the railway administration,”;
and
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(b) in sub-section (2), for “Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1882,” substitute “Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898,”.

28. Omit section 146.

29. For section 147, substitute the following,

namely:-

“147. The Government may by notification in

the official Gazette, exempt the railway from
the operation of any of the provisions of the
Act”.
30. In the Second Schedule, in item (c),-
(a) for “the Indian Volunteers Act, 1869”
substitute “any law for the time being in
force”; and
(b) omit “Pakistan or foreign,”.
1890 XIII The Excise 1. Omit the long title.
(Malt
Liquors) Act, 2. In the preamble, for “certain provisions of the
1890. Sea Customs Act, 1878,” substitute “provisions
of the Customs Act, 1969,”.
3. In section 9,-
(a) for “section 150 of the Sea Customs Act,
1878,” substitute “Customs Act, 1969,”;
and
(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”
occurring twice.
1891 XVI The Courts of 1. In the long title, omit “Colonial”.
Admiralty
(Pakistan) 2. For the preamble, substitute the following,
Act, 1891. namely:-
“Whereas it is expedient to declare the High
Court Division of the Supreme Court to be the
Court of Admiralty;

It is hereby enacted as follows:”.

3. In section 1,-
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(a) in sub-section (1), omit “(Pakistan)”; and

(b) for sub-section (2), substitute the

following, namely:-

“(2) It shall come into force on 1[* * *] the

first day of July, 1891.”.

4. For section 2, substitute the following,

namely:-

“2. The High Court Division of the Supreme

Court is hereby declared to be the Court of
Admiralty.”.

5. Omit sections 3 and 4.

1891 XVIII The Bankers 1. In section 1, in sub-sections (2), for
Books “Pakistan”substitute “Bangladesh”.
Evidence Act,
1891. 2. In section 2,-

(a) for clause (1), substitute the following,

namely:-

“(1) “Company” means a company

registered under any of the enactments
relating to companies for the time being in
force in Bangladesh or incorporated by any
Bangladesh Law;”;

(b) in clause (2), omit sub-clause (b); and

(c) in clause (6), for “a High Court” substitute

“the High Court Division”.

3. Omit section 3.
1893 IV The Partition 1. In section 1,-
Act, 1893.

1
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and Declaration) (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
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(a) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in clause (4), for “local” substitute “other”.

2. In section 7,-

(a) omit clause (a); and

(b) in clause (b),-

(i) omit “other”; and

(ii) for “High Court” substitute “Supreme

Court”.

3. Omit section 10.

1894 I The Land 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial
Acquisition Government” substitute “Government”.
Act, 1894.
2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 3,-

(a) for clause (e), substitute the following,

namely:-

“(e) the expression “Company” means a

Company registered under the Companies
Act, 1913 or incorporated by any
Bangladesh Law and includes a society
registered under the Societies Registration
Act, 1860, and a registered society within
the meaning of the Co-operative Societies
Act, 1940;”; and

(b) in clause (g), in sub-clause (iii), for

“Chapter XXXI of the Code of Civil
Procedure” substitute “Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908, Schedule I, Order
XXXII”.

4. In section 6, in sub-section (1), for “such

Government” substitute “the Government”.
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5. In section 9, in sub-section (4), for “Part III of

the Indian Post Office Act, 1866” substitute
“Post Office Act, 1898”.

6. In section 10, in sub-section (2), omit

“Pakistan”.

7. In section 17, in sub-section (2), for “any

Railway” substitute “the Railway”.

8. In section 23, in sub-section (2), in the proviso,

omit “Central or Provincial”.

9. Omit sections 43 and 44.

10. In section 45, in the proviso, for “Part III of the

Indian Post Office Act, 1866,” substitute “Post
Office Act, 1898”.

11. In section 53, after “Code of Civil Procedure”

insert “1908”.

12. In section 54,-

(a) for “High Court” occurring twice,

substitute “High Court Division”; and

(b) for “Supreme Court” substitute “Appellate

Division”.
1894 IX The Prisons 1. Throughout the Act,-
Act, 1894.
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In section 1, omit sub-section (4).

3. In section 3,-
(a) for “Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882”
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occurring twice, substitute “Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898”; and
(b) for “Prisoners Act, 1871” substitute
“Prisoners Act, 1900”.
4. In section 5,-
(a) for “subject to each Provincial
Government, and” substitute “Bangladesh
who”;
(b) omit “subject to the orders of the
Provincial Government”; and
(c) for “such” substitute “the”.
5. In section 44, for “the vernacular” substitute “in
Bengali”.
6. In section 59,-
(a) in clause (22), omit “subject, however, to
the consent of the Provincial Government
of any other province to which a prisoner is
to be transferred”; and
(b) in clause (26), for “Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1882,” substitute “Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898,”.
7. In section 61, for “the Vernacular” substitute
“Bengali”.
1895 XV The 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for
Government “Pakistan”substitute “Bangladesh”.
Grants Act,
1895. 2. In section 3, for “Legislature” substitute
“Parliament”.
1896 I The 1. Throughout the Act,-
Protection of
Muhammadan (a) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”;
Pilgrims Act,
1896. (b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”;

(c) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and
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(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

1897 III The Epidemic 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Diseases Act, substitute “Bangladesh”.
1897.
2. In section 2,-

(a) for “Provincial Government” wherever

occurring, substitute “Government”;

(b) for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(c) in sub-section (2), after clause, (b), add the

following, namely:-

“(c) inspection of any ship or vessel

leaving or arriving at any port in
Bangladesh and for such detention thereof,
or of any person to sail therein, or arriving
thereby, as may be necessary”.

3. Omit section 2A.

4. In section 3, omit “Pakistan”.

1897 I The General 1. In section 2,-
Clauses Act,
1897. (a) after clause (44A), insert the following
new clause, namely:-

“(44b) “the President” means the President

of Bangladesh elected under the
Constitution or any person for the time
being acting in that office;”;

(b) after clause (46), insert the following new

clause, namely:-

“(46a) “the Republic” means the People‟s

Republic of Bangladesh;”; and

(c) after clause (50), insert the following new

clause, namely:-
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“(50a) “the service of the Republic” means

any service, post or office whether in a
civil or military capacity, in respect of the
Government of Bangladesh, and any other
service declared by law to be a service of
the Republic;”.
1
[1898 III The Lepers 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1898. provided,-
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (4), for “the

territories for the time being under its
administration” substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 8, in sub-section (1), in the second

proviso, for “Code of Criminal Procedure”
substitute “Code of Criminal Procedure,
1898,”.

4. Omit section 19.

1898 V The Code of 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Criminal provided,-
Procedure,
(a) for “Central Government” or “Provincial
1898.
Government” or “Central Government or a
Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;
(b) for “Advocate-General” substitute
“Attorney-General”;
(c) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
(d) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”;
(e) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”;
(f) except in the proviso to section 178, for

1
Entries added by section 8 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration)
(Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
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“High Court” or “a High Court” or “any
High Court” or “every High Court” or
“each High Court” substitute “High Court
Division”; and
(g) for “High Courts” substitute “High Court
Division”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), omit “or local”.

3. In section 3, omit sub-section (1).

4. In section 4, in sub-section (1),-

(a) for clause (a) substitute the following new

clauses, namely:-
“(a) “advocate”, used with reference to any
proceeding in any Court, means an advocate
or a mukhtar authorised under any law for the
time being in force to practise in any such
Court and includes any other person
appointed with the permission of the Court to
act in such proceeding;
(aa) “Attorney-General” means the Attorney-
General for Bangladesh, and includes also
the Additional Attorney-General, the
Deputy Attorney-General or the Assistant
Attorney-General for Bangladesh, or, a
Government advocate or such officer as the
Government may, from time to time,
appoint in this behalf:”;
(b) for clause (j) substitute the following
namely:-
“(j) “High Court Division” means the High
Court Division for criminal appeal or
revision:”;
(c) omit clause (r); and
(d) in clause (t), omit “and any person
conducting a prosecution on behalf of the
State in any High Court in the exercise of
its original criminal jurisdiction”.

5. In section 6, for “High Court” substitute

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“Supreme Court”.

6. In section 7, for “Each Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

7. In section 22, for “A Provincial Government, so

far as regards the territories subjects to it,
administration,” substitute “The Government”.

8. In section 25,-
(a) for “High Courts” substitute “Supreme
Court”; and
(b) for “and for the whole of the territories
administered by the Provincial
Government under which they are serving”
substitute “their respective jurisdictions”.

9. In section 29, in sub-section (2) omit “by the

High Court or”.

10. In section 29B, for “section 8, sub-section (1),

of the Reformatory Schools Act, 1897, or, in
any area in which the said Act has been wholly
or in part repealed by any other law” substitute
“or under any law”.

11. In section 30, for “In the Punjab, the North-

West Frontier, and the District of Sylhet, in
Sind and in those parts of the Provinces in
which there are Deputy Commissioners or
Assistant Commissioners the” substitute “The”.

12. In section 31, for “A High Court” substitute

“The High Court Division”.

13. In section 40, omit “under the same Provincial

Government”.

14. In section 54, in the sixth paragraph, omit “or

from any Unit of forces of an Acceding State
declared under the Extradition Act, 1903, to be
a unit desertion from which is an extradition
offence”.

15. In section 68, in sub-section (1), for “High

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Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

16. In section 72, for “State or of a Railway

Company” substitute “Republic”.

17. In section 88, in sub-section (6), for “chapter

XXXVI of the Code of Civil Procedure”
substitute “Order XL of the First Schedule to
the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908”.
18. In section 98, in sub-section (2), for “section 19
of the Sea Customs Act, 1878” substitute
“section 16 of the Customs Act, 1969”.
19. In section 99A, in sub-section (1), in clause (a),
for “Press and Registration of Books Act,
1867” substitute “Printing Presses and
Publications (Declaration and Registration)
Act, 1973”.
20. In section 99F, for “Every High Court”
substitute “The Supreme Court”.
21. In section 108, in the second paragraph, for
“rules laid down in the Press and Registration
of Books Act, 1867” substitute “provisions of
the Printing Presses and Publications
(Declaration and Registration) Act, 1973”.
22. In section 128, omit “or a volunteer enrolled
under the Indian Volunteers Act, 1869, and
acting as such,”.
23. In section 130, in sub-section (1), omit “or of
any volunteers enrolled under the Indian
Volunteers Act, 1869,”.
24. In section 143, omit “or local”.
25. In section 146, in sub-section (2), for “Code of
Civil Procedure” substitute “Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908”.
26. In section 148, for “pleaders” substitute
“advocate”.

27. In section 155, in sub-section (2), omit“, or of a

Presidency Magistrate”.
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28. In section 178, in the Proviso,-
(a) for “section 15 of the Indian High Courts
Act, 1861, or section 107 of the
Government of India Act, 1915, or”
substitute “section 526 of this Code or
under”; and
(b) for “under this Code, section 526”
substitute “by the High Court Division
under section 526 of this Code or under
article 109 of the Constitution of the
People‟s Republic of Bangladesh”.
29. In section 179, in illustration (d),-
(a) for “the State of Junagadh” substitute
“Dacca”; and
(b) for “Karachi” occurring twice substitute
“Chittagong”.
30. In section 185,-
(a) in sub-section (1),-
(i) omit “the same” and
(ii) for “that” substitute “the”; and
(b) omit sub-section (2).
31. In section 186, in sub-section (1), for “184”
substitute “183”.
32. In section 188,-
(a) omit the second paragraph; and
(b) in the first proviso, for “unless the Political
Agent, if there is one, for the territory in
which the offence is alleged to have been
committed, certifies that, in his opinion,
the charge ought to be inquired into in
Pakistan; and, where there is no Political
Agent, the sanction of the Provincial
Government shall be required” substitute
“except with the sanction of the
Government”.
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33. In section 189, omit “the Political Agent or”.

34. In section 194, in sub-section (2),-

(a) in clause (c), for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in clause (d) for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

35. In section 195, in sub-section (2), for “Indian

Registration Act, 1877,” Substitute
“Registration Act, 1908”.

36. In sections 196 and 196A, for “Central

Government or the Provincial Government
concerned, or some officer empowered in this
behalf by either of the two Governments”
substitute “Government, or some officer
empowered in this behalf by the Government”.

37. In section 197,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “Previous sanction” substitute

“previous sanction of the
Government”; and

(ii) omit clauses (a) and (b); and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “The President or

Governor, as the case may be,” substitute
“The Government”.

38. In section 234, in sub-section (2), omit “or

local”.

39. In section 266, for “High Courts” substitute

“High Court Divisions”.

40. In section 276,-

(a) for “High Court” substitute “Supreme

Court”; and
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(b) in the proviso, in the third paragraph, for

“such” substitute “the”.

41. In sections 296, 312 and 313, for “High Court”

substitute “Supreme Court”.

42. In section 320,-

(a) for clause (aa) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(aa) members of Parliament;”;

(b) for clause (i) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(i) advocates (as defined in the

Bangladesh Legal Practitioners and Bar
Council Order, 1972), in actual practice;”;
and

(c) in clause (k), for “Code of Civil Procedure,

sections 640 and 641” substitute
“Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, sections
132 and 133”.

43. In section 329, for “State or of a Railway

Company” substitute “Republic”.

44. After section 332, in the sub-heading “L” for

“High Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

45. In section 345, in sub-section (5A), for “A High

Court” substitute “The High Court Division”.

46. In section 365, for “Every High Court” substitute

“The Supreme Court”.

47. In section 369, for “such” substitute “the”.

48. In section 399, omit sub-section (3).

49. In section 401,-

(a) in sub-section (5), omit “or of the Central

Government when such right is delegated
to it”; and
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(b) in sub-section (5A), omit “or, in virtue of

any power delegated to it, by the Central
Government”.

50. In section 411A,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Supreme Court

under Article 58” substitute “Appellate
Division under Article 103”;

(b) in sub-section (3), omit “; and if the

constitution of such a Division Court is
impracticable, the High Court shall report
the circumstances to the Provincial
Government which shall take action with a
view to transfer of the appeal under section
527 to another High Court”; and

(c) in sub-section (4), for “Supreme Court”

occurring second time substitute
“Appellate Division”.

51. In section 426, in sub-section (2B), for

“Supreme Court” substitute “Appellate
Division of the Supreme Court”.

52. In section 475, in sub-section (1), for “such

Provincial Government” substitute “the
Government”.

53. In section 483, for “Indian Registration Act,

1877” substitute “Registration Act, 1908”.

54. In section 491,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “Any High Court” substitute “The

High Court Division”; and

(ii) omit clause (f);

(b) in sub-section (2), for “High Court”

substitute “Supreme Court”; and
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(c) for sub-section (3) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(3) Nothing in this section applies to

persons detained under any law for the
time being in force providing for
preventive detention.”.

55. In section 495, in sub-section (1), for

“Advocate-General, standing Counsel”
substitute “Attorney-General”.

56. In section 497, in sub-section (5), for “A High

Court” substitute “The High Court Division”.

57. In section 503,-

(a) omit sub-sections (2) and (2A); and

(b) omit sub-section (4).

58. Omit section 527.

59. In section 539, omit “, or any Commissioner to

administer oaths in England or Ireland, or any
Magistrate authorised to take affidavits or
affirmations in Scotland”.

60. In section 540A, for “a pleader” occurring

twice substitute “an advocate”.

61. In section 541, in sub-section (3),-

(a) for “section 342” or “section 341”

substitute “section 58”; and
(b) for “Code of Civil Procedure” occurring
twice substitute “Code of Civil Procedure,
1908”.
62. In section 554, in sub-section (2), for “Every
High Court” substitute “the Supreme Court”.
63. In section 555, for “Articles 101 and 102 of the
Constitution” substitute “article 107 of the
Constitution of the People‟s Republic of
Bangladesh”.
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64. In section 558, for “such Government, other
than the High Courts” substitute “it, other than
the Supreme Court”.
65. In section 564, omit sub-section (2).
66. In section 565, in sub-section (1), omit clause
(b).

67. In Schedules III and IV, in the heading, omit

“Provincial”.
1898 VI The Post 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Office Act, provided,-
1898.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”;
(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”; and

(d) for “Rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2,-
(a) in clause (b),-

(i) for sub-clause (i) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(i) posted in Bangladesh and

addressed to any place in
Bangladesh”; and
(ii) omit sub-clause (ii); and

(b) in clause (d), for “Her Majesty‟s

Government or the Government of any
British possession or foreign country”
substitute “a foreign country”.
3. In section 10,-

(a) for “the United Kingdom, or with any

British possession or foreign country”
substitute “any foreign country”; and
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(b) for “the United Kingdom or such

possession or country” substitute “such
country”.

4. In section 15, for “the United Kingdom or of

any British possession or foreign country”
substitute “any foreign country”.

5. In section 24A, for “Sea Customs Act, 1878”

substitute “Customs Act, 1969”.

6. In section 25, for “section 19 of the Sea

Customs Act, 1878” substitute “section 16 of
the Customs Act, 1969”.

7. In section 26,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “or a Provincial Government”;

and

(ii) for “the Central or the Provincial

Government” substitute “it”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), omit “or, as the case

may be, of the Provincial Government”.

8. In section 27, in the Explanation,-

(a) omit “part of Her Majesty‟s dominions or

of any Acceding State or”; and

(b) omit “part, State or”.

9. In section 27A, for “Press and Registration of

Books Act, 1867”, substitute “Printing Presses
and Publications (Declaration and Registration)
Act, 1973”.

10. In section 27B,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Press and

Registration of Books Act, 1867,”
occurring twice substitute “Printing Presses
and Publications (Declaration and
Registration) Act, 1973,”.
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(b) in sub-section (3), in the second proviso,

for “High Court” substitute “High Court
Division”.

11. In section 27C, for “High Court” substitute

“High Court Division”.

12. In sections 36 and 46,-

(a) for “the United Kingdom, or with any

British possession, Acceding State or
foreign country” substitute “any foreign
country”; and

(b) for “the United Kingdom or such

possession, State or country” substitute
“such country”.

13. Omit sections 57, 73 and 77.

1898 IX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Livestock provided,-
Importation
Act, 1898. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”.

2. In section 3, in sub-section (2), for “section 19

of the Sea Customs Act, 1878” substitute
“section 16 of the Customs Act, 1969”.

3. In section 4, in sub-section (2), for “rupees”

substitute “Taka”.
1899 II The Stamp 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1899. provided,-

(a) for “Provincial Government” or “Central

Government” substitute “Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” or “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(c) for “paisa” substitute “poisha”;

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(d) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”; and

(e) for “rupee” or “rupees” or “Rs” substitute

for “Taka”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (10), omit “or by Schedule 1A, as

the case may be”;

(b) in clause (25), omit “Indian Army Act,

1911 or the Pakistan”.

3. In section 3, omit the first proviso.

4. In section 4, for sub-section (1) substitute the

following :-

“(1) Where, in the case of any sale, mortgage or

settlement, several instruments are employed
for completing the transaction, the Principal
instrument only shall be chargeable with the
duty prescribed in Schedule I for the
conveyance, mortgage or settlement, and each
of the other instruments shall be chargeable
with a duty of three Taka instead of the duty (if
any) prescribed for it in that Schedule.”

5. In section 6,-

(a) omit “or in Schedule 1A, as the case may

be,”;

(b) omit “unless it falls within the provisions

of section 6A”.

6. Omit section 6A.

7. In section 11, in clause (c),

for “advocate, vakil or attorney on the roll of

High Court” substitute “advocate on the roll of
the Supreme Court”.
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8. Omit sections 19A and 29A.

9. In section 32, in sub-section (3), in the

proviso:-

(a) omit “other than in instrument chargeable

with duty under clause (bb) of the first
proviso to section 3”; and

(b) omit clause (d).

10. In section 33, in sub-section (2), in the proviso,

in clause (b), for “a High Court” substitute “the
High Court Division”.

11. Omit section 48A.

12. In section 57,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “thereon,” substitute “thereon, to

the High Court Division.”;

(ii) omit clauses (a) and (b); and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “High Court”

substitute “High Court Division”.

13. In section 70, in sub-section (1), omit “or any

Act hereby repealed”.

14. In section 76A, for “Central Government, and

the Provincial Government, may” substitute
“Government may”.

15. In section 78,-

(a) for “Every Provincial Government”

substitute “The Government”; and

(b) for “the Principal vernacular languages of

the territories administered by it” substitute
“Bengali”.

16. In the appendix,-

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(i) omit Schedule 1;

(ii) Schedule 1A shall be re-numbered as

Schedule 1; and
(iii) in Schedule 1, re-numbered as aforesaid,-
(a) for “(see section 3, first proviso)”
substitute “(see section 3)”;
(b) for the head note beginning with
“Stamp duty” and ending with “in
Schedule 1” substitute “Stamp duty on
Instruments”;
(c) in Article No. 4, in Exemptions (a),
omit “Indian Army Act, 1911 or the
Pakistan”;

(d) in Article No. 11,-

(i) for “Attorney in any High Court”

substitute “Advocate in the
Supreme Court”; and
(ii) omit “Attorney. See Entry as an
Attorney (No. 30), and”;

(e) in Article No. 14, for Exemption (b)

substitute the following, namely:-
“(b) Bill of lading when executed out
of Bangladesh and relating to property
to be delivered in Bangladesh.”;

(f) in Article No. 15, in Exemptions (a),

omit “Bengal”;

(g) in Article No. 23, in Exemption, for

“Copyright Act, 1914, section 5”
substitute “Copyright Ordinance,
1962, section 14”;
(h) in Article No. 24, in clause (ii), omit “not
falling within the provisions of section
6A”;
(i) in Article No. 25, in clause (b), omit
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“not falling within the provisions of
section 6A”;

(j) for Article No. 30 substitute the

following:-

“30 Permission to Eight

practise as an advocate hundred
before the Supreme and fifty
Court. Taka,”;

(k) in Article 35, in Exemptions, omit

clause (b) and the Explanation;

(l) in Article No. 52, for “members of a

local council of a Municipal
Committee” substitute
“Commissioners of a Paurashava”;

(m) in Article No. 57, in Exemptions (a),

omit “Bengal”; and

(n) in Article No. 58, in Division A, in

Exemptions,-

(a) in clause (a), for “Muhammadans”

substitute “Muslims”; and

(b) omit clause (b); and

(o) in Article No. 64, omit “Vakil – See entry

as a vakil (No. 30)”.
1899 IV The 1. Throughout the Act,-
Government
Buildings (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1899.
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(c) for “Government concerned” substitute

“Government”.
1899 XIII The Glanders 1. Throughout the Act,-
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and Farcy
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
Act, 1899.
“Government”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 3, in sub-section (1), omit “,within

the Province”.

4. In section 4, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.
1899 XXIII The Church 1. In the long title, preamble and section 1, for
of
Scotlandkirk “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
Sessions Act,
1899. 2. In section 2, sub-section (2), for “Central
Government” substitute “Government”.
1900 III The Prisoners 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1900.
provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “the provinces” or “the province”

substitute “Bangladesh”;

(c) for “Provincial Government” or “Central

Government” substitute “Government”;

(d) for “a High Court” or “High Court”

substitute “High Court Division”; and

(e) for “Code of Civil Procedure” substitute

“Code of Civil Procedure, 1908,”.

2. In section 2, in clause (a), omit “a coroner and”.

3. In section 15,-

(1) in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (a),-

(i) omit “,whether or without the

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Provinces,”;

(ii) for “or of any Provincial

Government, or of the Government
of Burma or of any Court or tribunal
which was before the twenty-third
day of March, 1956, acting under
the general or special authority of
Her Majesty, or of the Crown
Representative” substitute “or of
any court or tribunal which was
before the twenty-sixth day of
March, 1971, acting under the
general or special authority of any
Government that functioned within
the territories now comprised in
Bangladesh”; and

(b) omit clauses (b) and (c) and the

proviso; and

(2) omit sub-section (2).

4. In section 18,-

(i) in sub-section (2), omit “in each province”;

(ii) in sub-section (3), omit “any Acceding

State or the Ruler thereof or”.

5. In section 29,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “, or, with the

consent of the Provincial Government
concerned, to any prison in the other
Province or, with the consent of the Central
Government to any prison maintained by it
or under its authority in any part of
Pakistan”:

(b) omit sub-section (3).

6. In section 30,-

(a) in sub-section (3), for “section 9 of the

Lunatic Asylums Act, 1858,” substitute
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“the Lunacy Act, 1912,”; and

(b) omit sub-section (4).

7. In section 32, omit sub-section (2).

8. In section 33, for “A High Court” substitute

“The High Court Division”.
1901 II The Tolls 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
(Army and provided,-
Air Force),
Act, 1901. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (a), for “, corps or Guard”

occurring twice substitute “or Corps”;

(b) in clause (f), omit “(other than the Pakistan

Territorial Force or the Pakistan National
Guard)”;

(c) in clause (g), for “Pakistan (Army and Air

Force) Reserves Act, 1950” substitute
“Army and Air Force (Reserves) Act,
1950”; and

(d) for clause (i) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(i) “public authority” means the

Government, or a local authority;”.

3. In section 3,-

(a) in clause (a), omit sub-clause (iii);

(b) omit clause (b); and

(c) in clause (d), -

(i) omit sub-clause (ii);

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(ii) omit sub-clause (iv); and

(d) in the Explanation, omit “Guard,”.

4. In section 5, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

1903 VII The Works of 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Defence Act, provided,-
1903.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Code of Civil Procedure” substitute

“Code of Civil Procedure, 1908,”; and

(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2, in clause (i), in proviso (iii), for

“Chapter XXXI of” substitute “Order XXXII of
the First Schedule to”.

3. In section 11, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

4. In section 22, for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

5. In section 43, for “High Court” substitute

“High Court Division”.
1903 XIV The Foreign 1. In section 1,-
Marriage Act,
1903. (a) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in sub-section (3),-

(i) for “Pakistan” occurring twice

substitute “Bangladesh”; and

(ii) omit “, in any Acceding State”.

1904 II The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Public Parks provided,-
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Act, 1904. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 5, for “one or more vernacular

languages” substitute “Bengali”.

4. In section 7, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1905 III The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-
Smoke
Nuisances (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
Act, 1905. “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 2, in sub-section (1), omit the

“proviso”.

4. In section 5, in sub-section (3), for “Pakistan

Penal Code”, substitute “Penal Code”.

5. In section 8A, in sub-section (1), omit “After

the commencement of the Bengal Smoke
Nuisances (Amendment) Act, 1916”.

6. In section 10, in sub-section (3), for “the date to

be specified in accordance with clause (3) of
section 24 of the Bengal General Clauses Act,
1899, as that” substitute “A date to be
specified”.
1908 V The Code of 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Civil provided,-
Procedure
Act, 1908. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
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(b) except in section 44A, for “High Court” or

“High Courts” or “any High Court” or
“such High Court” substitute “High Court
Division”;

(c) for “a High Court” substitute “the High

Court Division”;

(d) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” or “Central Government or
the Provincial Government” or
“Appropriate Government” or “Central
Government or a Provincial Government”
substitute “Government”;

(e) for “rupees” or “Rs” substitute “Taka”;

(f) for “Advocate General” substitute

“Attorney General”; and

(g) for “Indian Limitation Act, 1877” substitute

“Limitation Act, 1908”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (15), omit “, and includes and

advocate, vakil and an attorney of a High
Court”; and

(b) in clause (17),-

(i) in sub-clause (b) for “Pakistan”

substitute “The Republic”;

(ii) in sub-clause (c), for “State” substitute

“Republic”; and

(iii) in sub-clause (h), for “Government”

substitute “Republic”.

3. In section 4, in sub-section (1), omit “or local”.

4. In section 5, in sub-section (2), omit “local”.

5. In section 7, omit “Provincial”.

6. In section 19, in the illustrations, for “Karachi”

wherever occurring substitute “Chittagong”.
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7. In section 20, in the illustrations,-

(a) for “Karachi” wherever occurring

substitute “Chittagong”;

(b) for “Pakistan International Airways”

substitute “Bangladesh Biman”;

(c) for “Murree” substitute “Cox‟s Bazar”;

(d) for “Bahawalpur” occurring for the first

time substitute “Khulna”; and

(e) for “Bahawalpur” occurring for the second

time substitute “at Khulna”.

8. In section 23,-

(a) in sub-section (2),-

(i) omit “but to the same High Court”;

and

(ii) omit “said”; and

(b) omit sub-section (3).

9. Omit section 28.

10. In section 29, in the proviso, for “Courts issuing

such summons or processes have been established
or continued by the authority of the Central
Government or that the Provincial Government of
the Province in which such summonses or
processes are to be served” substitute
“Government”.

11. In section 35A, in sub-section (2), in the first

proviso, omit “Provincial”.

12. Omit section 40.

13. In section 43, Omit “or by any Court

established or continued by the authority of the
Central Government in any Acceding State,”.
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14. Omit section 44.

15. Omit section 45.

16. In section 60, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (i), in the proviso,-

(i) for “State” substitute “Republic”; and

(ii) for “a railway” substitute “the

Railway”;

(b) in clause (j), for “Pakistan Army Act,

1952, applies, or of persons other than
commissioned officers to whom the Naval
Discipline Act as modified by the Pakistan
Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934,” substitute
“Army Act, 1952, Navy Ordinance, 1961,
or the Air Force Act, 1953,”;

(c) in clause (1),-

(i) for “State” substitute “Republic”; and

(ii) for “a railway” substitute “the

Railway”;

(d) in explanation 1,-

(i) for “State” substitute “Republic”; and

(ii) for “a Railway” substitute “the

Railway”; and

(e) omit Explanation 3.

17. Omit section 76.

18. In section 78, omit clause (b).

19. In section 79,-

(a) for “shall be” substitute “shall be

Bangladesh”; and
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(b) omit clauses (a) and (b).

20. In section 80, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit clause (a); and

(b) in clause (b),-

(i) for “a Railway” occurring twice

substitute “the Railway”;

(ii) for “that Government” substitute “the

Government”; and

(iii) omit “concerned”.

21. In section 83, in sub-section (1), for “the

Provinces” substitute “Bangladesh”.

22. In section 84, in sub-section (1), for “the

Provinces” substitute “Bangladesh”.

23. In section 86, omit sub-section (4).

24. Omit section 87A.

25. In section 108, in clause (b) omit “or local”.

26. In the Heading occurring below section 108, for

“Appeals to the Supreme Court” substitute
“Appeals to the Appellate Division”.

27. In section 109, for “Supreme Court” occurring

second and third time substitute “Appellate
Division”.

28. In section 110, for “Supreme Court” substitute

“Appellate Division”.

29. In section 111, for “Supreme Court” substitute

“Appellate Division”.

30. In section 112, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (a), for “Supreme Court under

Article 158 of the Constitution” substitute
“Appellate Division under article 103 of
the Constitution of the People‟s Republic
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of Bangladesh”; and

(b) in clause (b),-

(i) for “to that Court” substitute “to the

Appellate Division”; and

(ii) for “before that Court”, substitute

“before that Division”.

31. In section 119, omit “,vakils and attorneys”.

32. For section 122 substitute the following,

namely:-

“122. The Supreme Court may, from time to

time after previous publication, make rules
regulating the procedure of each Division of the
Supreme Court and the procedure of Civil
Courts subject to its Superintendence and may
by such rules annul, alter or add to all or any of
the rules in the First Schedule.”.

33. In section 123,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “at the town which is

the usual place of sitting of each of the
High Courts” substitute “for the purpose”;

(b) for sub-section (2) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(2) Such Committee shall consist of the

following persons, namely:-

(a) three Judges of the Supreme Court,

one of whom at least has served as a
District Judge for three years;

(b) two advocates practising in that Court;

and

(c) a Judge of a Civil Court subordinate to

the High Court Division.”;

(c) in Sub-section (3),-

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(i) omit “each”; and

(ii) in the proviso, for “a Committee”

substitute “the Committee”;

(d) in sub-section (4),-

(i) for “any such Committee” substitute

“such Committee”; and

(ii) omit “or ceases to reside in the

Province in which the Committee was
constituted,”; and

(e) in sub-section (5), omit “each”.

34. In section 124,-

(a) for “Every” substitute “The”;

(b) for “High Court” occurring twice substitute

“Supreme Court”; and

(c) omit “established at the town at which it is

constituted”.

35. For section 126 substitute the following,

namely:-

“126. Rules made under the foregoing

provisions shall be subject to the previous
approval of the President.”.

36. In section 127, omit “, within the local limits of

the jurisdiction of the High Court which made
them,”.

37. Omit sections 129 and 131.

38. In section 133, in sub-section (1), for “such

Government” substitute “the Government”.

39. In section 135A, in sub-section (1),-

(a) for “a legislature” substitute “Parliament”;

and
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(b) for “such Legislature” occurring twice

substitute “Parliament”.

40. In section 139, in clause (b), for “a High Court”

substitute “the Supreme Court”.

41. Omit sections 157 and 158.

42. In the First Schedule,-

(1) in Order V,-

(a) in rule 21, omit “, whether within or

without the “province,”;

(b) in rule 26,-

(a) in clause (a),-

(i) for “provincial” substitute

“territorial”; and

(ii) omit a “Political Agent has been

appointed, or”

(b) in clause (b), for “the Province”

substitute “Bangladesh”;

(c) omit “Political Agent or” occurring

twice; and

(d) omit “such Political Agent or by”; and

(e) in rule 27, for “a railway company”

substitute “the Railway”.

(2) in Order XX, in rule 18, in clause (1), for

“Gazetted subordinate of” substitute
“Gazetted officer subordinate to”;

(3) in Order XXI,-

(a) in rule 48,-

(i) in sub-rule (1),-

(a) for “State” substitute “Republic”;

and
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(b) for “a railway company” substitute

“the railway” and

(ii) in sub-rule (3),-

(a) for “the railway company”

occurring twice substitute “the
railway”; and
(b) for “a railway company carrying
on business in any part of
Pakistan” substitute “the railway”;
and
(iii) omit the Explanation;
(4) in Order XXII, in rule 9, in sub-rule (3), for
“section 5” substitute “sections 4 and 5”;
(5) in Order XXVI, in rule 21,-
(a) in rule 4, in sub-rule (1), in clause (c),
for “State” substitute “Republic”;
(b) in rule 8, in clause (a), for “State”
substitute “Republic”; and
(c) in rule 19, in sub-rule (1), in clause
(c), for “High Court‟s” substitute
“High Court Divisions,”;
(6) in Order XXVII, omit rule 8B;
(7) in Order XXVIIA,-
(a) in rule 1, omit “and to the Advocate-
General of the Province if the question
of law concerns a Provincial
Government”;
(b) in rule 2, omit “or the Advocate-
General of the Province as the case
may be”; and
(c) in rule 3, omit “, the Advocate-
General”;
(8) in Order XXVIII, in rule 1, in sub-rule (1),
for “State” substitute “Republic”;
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(9) in Order XLV, including the heading, for

“Supreme Court” wherever occurring
substitute “Appellate Division”;
(10) in Order, XLIX,-

(a) in rule 1, for “attorneys” substitute

“advocates”; and

(b) in rule 3, for “any such High Court”

substitute “the High Court Division”;

(11) in Order L,-

(a) in the heading, omit “PROVINCIAL”;

and

(b) in rule 1, omit “Provincial”;

(12) in appendix A,-

(A) in sub-heading (2),

(a) for “Pakistan or the province of,

as the case may be” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) omit “The state of”;

(B) in sub-heading (3),

(a) in Form No. 2, for “annas”

substitute “Taka”;

(b) in Form No. 20, omit “of

Judicature”;

(c) in Form No. 30,-

(i) for “westword” substitute

“northward”;

(ii) for “Bunder Road” wherever

occurring substitute “Mirpur
Road”;

(iii) for “Karachi” substitute “Dacca”;

and
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(iv) for “Wood Street” wherever

occurring substitute “New
Elephant Road”; and

(d) in Form No. 36, for “Karachi”

substitute “Chittagong”; and

(C) in sub-heading (4),

(a) in Form No. 5,-

(i) for “Karachi” substitute

“Dacca”; and

(ii) for “Wood Street” substitute

“New Elephant Road”;

(b) in Form No. 7,-

(i) for “Lahore” substitute

“Dacca”; and

(ii) for “Karachi” substitute

“Chittagong”; and

(c) in Form No. 15, for “Indian

Succession Act, 1865” substitute
“Succession Act, 1925”; and

(13) in Appendix D,-

(a) in Form Nos. 1 and 2, in the chart

relating to Costs of Suit, omit the
space with heading “A” and for “P”
substitute “Poisha”; and

(b) in Form No. 18, paragraph 2(a), omit

“attorney or” occurring twice;

(14) in Appendix E,-

(a) in Form No. 5, in columns 6 and 7, for

“Rs. a.p.” substitute “Taka poisha”;
and

(b) in Form No. 6,-

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(i) in column 6, for “Rs. 72-4”

substitute “Taka 72.25”;

(ii) in column 7, for “Rs. 314-8-2”

substitute “Taka 314.51”; and

(iii) for the entries in column 8

substitute the following, namely:-

Taka Poisha

“As awarded in the decree 47 64

Subsequently incurred 8 12
Total 55 76”;

and

(15) in Appendix G,-

(a) in Form No. 9, in the chart relating to

Costs of Appeal, omit the space with
heading “a”, and for “P” substitute
“poisha”; and

(b) in Form Nos. 12 and 13 including the

heading thereof, for “Supreme Court”
substitute “Appellate Division”.
1908 VI The 1. Throughout the Act, for “Pakistan” substitute
Explosive “Bangladesh”.
Substances
Act, 1908. 2. Omit sections 5A and 5B.

3. In section 7, for “Provincial Government”

substitute “Government”.
1908 IX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Limitation provided,-
Act, 1908.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”;

and
(c) for “High Court” or “a High Court” or
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“any High Court” substitute “the High
Court Division”.

2. In section 2, in clause (6), omit “, but includes

as Acceding State”.
3. In section 13, for “Central Government”
substitute “Government”.

4. In section 29, in sub-section (2), omit “or local”

wherever occurring.

5. In the first Schedule,-

(a) omit articles 1 and 45 in the first column
and the entries relating thereto in the
second and third columns;

(b) in article 64A, in the first column, for

“Procedure” substitute “Procedure, 1908”;

(c) in article 84, in the first and third columns,

for “Attorney or vakil” substitute
“advocate”;
(d) in article 148, in the third column, omit the
proviso;

(e) in article 149, in the first column,-

(i) for “Central Government or any
Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(ii) for “Supreme Court” substitute
“Appellate Division”; and

(f) in articles 153, 179 and 183, in the first

column, for “Supreme Court” substitute
“Appellate Division”.
1908 XV The Ports 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-
Act, 1908.
(a) for “Central Government” or “Central
Government or a Provincial
Government” or “Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”;
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(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), in clause (a), omit

“, and to such parts of the navigable rivers and
channels leading to such ports respectively as
have been declared to be subject to Act XXII of
1855 (for the Regulation of ports and Ports-dues)
or to the Indian Ports Act, 1875, or to the Indian
Ports Act, 1889”.

3. In section 3, omit clause (9).

4. In section 6, in sub-section (2), omit the

Proviso.

5. In section 17, in sub-section (2), for “Indian

Merchant Shipping Act, 1859, section 71”
substitute “Merchant Shipping Act, 1923,
section 91”.

6. In section 31, in sub-section (2), omit the

proviso.

7. In section 33, in sub-section (2), omit “or, as

the case may be, in the Province,”.

8. In section 37, in sub-section (1), omit “in the

Province”.

9. In section 41, for “the Registration of Ships

Act, 1841, or the Registration of Ships Act
(1841) Amendment Act, 1850, or under any
other” occurring twice substitute “any”.

10. In section 49, for “one anna” substitute “six

poisha”.

11. In section 50, in sub-section (2), for “April”

substitute “July”.

12. In section 62, in sub-section (1), for “the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or any other
statute now or hereafter to be in force, or by
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any Proclamation made or to be made in
pursuance of any such Statute, or by any of the
regulations” substitute “any law”.

13. In section 65, for “, in the case of a cantonment

authority or the port authority of a major port,
of the Central Government, and in other cases,
of the Provincial Government” substitute “of
the Government”.

14. In the first Schedule,-

(a) omit “Part III-KARACHI”; and

(b) in part V,-

(i) for “East Pakistan” wherever

occurring substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(ii) for “paisas” wherever occurring

substitute “poisha”.
1908 XVI The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-
Registration
Act, 1908. (a) for “Provincial Government” or “Central
Government” substitute “Government”;
(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
(c) for “High Court” substitute “High Court
Division”; and
(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.
2. In section 3, in sub-section (1),-
(a) for “the territories subject to such
Government” substitute “Bangladesh”; and
(b) in sub-section (2), for “State” substitute
“Republic”.

3. In section 15, for “in such other language as the

Provincial Government directs” substitute
“Bengali”.

4. In section 17,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “Act No. XVI of

1864, or the Indian Registration Act, 1866,
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or the Indian Registration Act, 1871, or the
Indian Registration Act, 1877 or”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), in clause (X), for

“Agricultural Development Bank,
Ordinance, 1961” substitute “Bangladesh
Krishi Bank Order, 1973”.

5. In section 46, in sub-section (1), for “section

259 of the Indian Succession Act, 1865, or of
section 81 of the Probate Administration Act,
1881,” substitute “the Succession Act, 1925,”.

6. In section 46A, in sub-section (3), omit “Civil

Judge or”.

7. In section 50, in sub-section (2), omit “the

Explanation”.

8. In section 69, for “the territories under the

Provincial Government” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

9. In section 70-D, in sub-section (2), omit “in the

case of the Province of East Pakistan, and in
Urdu in the case of the Province of West
Pakistan,”.

10. In section 79, for “the vernacular language of

the district” substitute “Bengali”.

11. In section 81, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

12. In section 84, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

occurring twice substitute “Penal Code”.

13. In section 88,-

(a) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “a High Court” substitute “the Supreme

Court”.

14. In section 90, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit “or in the Indian Registration Act,

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1877, or in the Indian Registration Act,
1871 or in any Act thereby repealed,”; and

(b) omit clause (e).

1909 III The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Insolvency provided,-
(Karachi
Division and (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Dacca) Act,
1909. (b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(d) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”.

2. In long title and preamble, for “in the Karachi

Division and Dacca” substitute “within the
Municipal limits of Dacca”.

3. In section 1, for sub-section (1) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(1) This Act may be called the Insolvency

(Dacca) Act, 1909”.

4. In section 2, for clause (bbb) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(bbb) “limits of the ordinary civil jurisdiction”

means in respect of the High Court Division,
Municipal limits of Dacca;”.

5. For section 3 substitute following, namely:-

“3. The Courts having jurisdiction under this

Act shall be the High Court Division”.

6. In section 8, in sub-section (2), in clause (b),

for “in the exercise of the ordinary original civil
jurisdiction of the Court” substitute “to the
High Court Division”.

7. In section 11,-

(a) in clause (a), for “to which debtors are

ordinarily committed by the court in the
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exercise of its ordinary original
jurisdiction” substitute “within the limits of
the ordinary civil jurisdiction”; and

(b) in clause (b), omit “original”.

8. In section 14, in sub-section (2), omit

“Provincial”.

9. In section 29, in sub-section (5), for “four

annas” substitute “twenty-five poisha”.

10. In section 60, in sub-section (1), for “State”

substitute “Republic”.

11. In section 77, in sub-section (1), for “High

Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

12. In section 117,-

(a) omit clauses (b) and (c); and

(b) for clause (d) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(d) in any other place, before a Magistrate or

a Judge or Justice of the peace or other
person qualified to administer oaths in that
place (he being certified to be a Magistrate or
a Judge or Justice of the peace, or qualified as
aforesaid, by a Minister, consul or by a
notary public).”.

13. Omit section 126.

14. In section 127, omit sub-section (2).

1909 IV The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Whipping provided,-
Act, 1909.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(c) for “Provincial Government” substitute

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“Government”.

2. In section 4,-

(a) in clauses (ab), (ac), (ad), (ae), and (e), for

“Pakistan Penal Code” substitute “said
Code”; and

(b) in clause (e), for the full-stop at the end

substitute a semicolon and thereafter add
the following new clauses, namely:-

“(f) being a member of an assembly of two

or more persons the common object of
which is to commit an offence
punishable under section 366 of the
said Code abets, commits or attempts
to commit such offence; or

(g) abets, commits or attempts to commit

in respect of any female person any
offence punishable under section
366A, 366B, 367, 372 or 373 of the
said Code,”.

3. In section 6,-

(a) for “whenever any” substitute “whenever

the”; and

(b) for “such Provincial Government”

substitute “the Government”.
1909 V The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Excise Act, provided,-
1909.
(a) for “East Pakistan” or “Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”;

(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

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(e) for “Municipal Committee” substitute

“Paurashava”.

2. In the preamble, omit “import, export,”.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 2,-

(a) for clause (7a) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(7a) “excise duty” means the duty

imposed on any excisable article
manufactured or produced in
Bangladesh,”; and

(b) omit clauses (11) and (12).

5. In section 6, for clause (a) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(a) the Customs Act, 1969, or”.

6. In section 8, in sub-section (3), in the proviso,

for “Board of Revenue, East Pakistan”
substitute “National Board of Revenue”.

7. In chapter III, in the heading, omit “Import

Export and”.

8. Omit section 9.

9. In section 10,-
(a) omit “exported or”;
(b) in clause (a), omit “or”; and
(c) omit clause (b).
10. In section 11, omit clause (a).
11. In section 12, omit “imported, exported or”;
12. In section 20, in the proviso, omit clause (1a).
13. In section 27,-
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(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “or a countervailing duty, as the

case may be,”;

(ii) omit clauses (a) and (b); and

(b) In sub-section (3), for “the Sea Customs

Act, 1878” substitute “the Customs Act,
1969”.

14. In section 28, omit clauses (a) and (b).

15. Omit section 29A.

16. In section 42, in sub-section (1), in clause (e),

for “section 167 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878”
substitute “the Table under sub-section (1) of
section 156 of the Customs Act, 1969”.

17. In section 46, in clause (a), omit “imports,

exports,”.

18. In section 52, omit “imported,”.

19. In section 55,-

(a) in sub-section (1),

(i) omit “imported, exported,” occurring

twice; and

(ii) omit “import, export,”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), omit “imports, exports,”

and “import, export,”.

20. In section 85, in sub-section (2), in clause (d),

omit “import, export or”.
1909 VII The Anand 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for
Marriage Act, “Pakistan”substitute “Bangladesh”.
1909.
1910 IX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
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Act, 1910. provided,-

(a) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” or “Central Government or
the Provincial Government” or “Central
Government or any Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”;

2. In section 21, in sub-section (2), omit the

proviso.

3. In section 30,-

(a) for “Indian Factories Act, 1911,” substitute

“Factories Act, 1965,”; and

(b) for “Indian Mines Act, 1901,” substitute

“Mines Act, 1923,”.

4. In section 35, for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

5. In section 37, for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

6. In section 39, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

7. In section 53, in sub-section (1), in clause (a),

omit “as the case may be,”.

8. Omit section 58.

1911 II The Patents 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
and Designs provided,-
Act, 1911.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Central

Government or Provincial Government”
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substitute “Government”;

(c) for “a High Court” or “the High Court”

substitute “the High Court Division”;

(d) for “rupees” or “Rs.” substitute “Taka”;

and

(e) for “Advocate General” substitute

“Attorney General”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) for clause (1) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(1) “Attorney General” means the

Attorney General for Bangladesh”; and

(b) in clause (5), for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

3. In section 10, in sub-section (2), in the proviso,

in clause (b), for “rule 53 of the Defence of
Pakistan Rules” substitute “any other law for
the time being in force”.

4. In section 14, omit sub-sections (IA) and (IB).

5. In section 23, in sub-section (3), omit “or

British Possession”.

6. In section 26, in sub-section (3), for “The High

Court” substitute “The High Court Division”.

7. In section 28,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “A High Court” substitute “The

High Court Division”; and

(ii) omit “or any other High Court”; and

(b) omit sub-section (2).

8. Omit section 34.

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9. In section 78A, in sub-section (4),-

(a) omit “or of any Acceding State or non-

Acceding State”; and

(b) omit “or in that State, as the case may be”.

1912 II The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Mining provided,-
Settlements
Act, 1912. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(d) for “Rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

1912 IV The Lunacy 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1912. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” or “Central Government or
any Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(c) omit “or of section 103A of the Indian

Army Act, 1911” or “or under the
provisions of section 103A of the Indian
Army Act, 1911,” or “under section 103A
of the Indian Army Act, 1911”;

(d) for “Pakistan Army Act, 1952” substitute

“Army Act, 1952”; and

(e) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2, for “any High Court” substitute

“the High Court Division”.
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3. In section 3, in clause (7), for “State” substitute

“Republic”.

4. In section 11B, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit “European” occurring twice;

(b) omit “the territories”;

(c) for “province or provinces” substitute

“place”.

5. In section 12,-

(a) for “European” substitute “foreigner”;

(b) for “Naval Discipline Act or that Act as

modified by the Pakistan Navy (Discipline)
Act, 1934, the Air Force Act or Indian Air
Force Act, 1932 or the Pakistan” substitute
“1952, or the Navy Ordinance, 1961, or
the”.

6. Omit section 22.

7. In section 32, in sub-section (2), for “England”

substitute “the country of which he is a
national”.

8. In section 35,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “within the

Province, or to any other asylum in the
other province, with the consent of the
Provincial Government of that Province”;
and

(b) in sub-section (2), omit “in the province, or

to any asylum, jail or other place of safety
in the other province with the consent of
the Provincial Government of that
province”.

9. In section 63,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Succession

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(Property Protection) Act, 1841” substitute
“Succession Act, 1925”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), omit “by the law in any

Province where such property is situate”.

10. In section 83, for “High Court” substitute

“High Court Division”.

11. Omit section 85.

12. In section 89A,-

(a) for “any Provincial Government” substitute

“The Government”; and

(b) omit sub-section (2).

13. Omit section 89B.

14. In section 91, in sub-section (1), in clause (g),

omit “within the province”.

15. In section 95, in sub-section (2), omit

“concerned”.

16. Omit sections 98, 99 and 100.

17. In Form 4, for “European” substitute

“foreigner”.
1913 II The Official 1. Throughout the Act, except as otherwise
Trustees Act, provided, for “High Court” or “a High Court”
1913. substitute “High Court Division”.

2. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in sub-section (3), for “Central

Government” substitute “Government”.

3. In section 2, omit clauses (1), (2) and (8).

4. In section 3, for “the Division” substitute

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“Bangladesh”.

5. In section 4,-

(a) for sub-section (1) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(1) The Government shall appoint an

Official Trustee for the whole of
Bangladesh.”; and

(b) for sub-section (2) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(2) No person shall be appointed to the

office of the Official Trustee who is
not an advocate within the meaning of
clause (a) of Article 2 of the
Bangladesh Legal Practitioners and
Bar Council Order, 1972.”.

6. In section 6, for “the Division for which he is

appointed” substitute “Bangladesh”.

7. In section 14A, omit “for East Pakistan”.

8. In section 17, in sub-section (1), omit the

proviso.

9. In section 20, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

10. Omit section 32A.

1913 III The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Administrator provided,-
General‟s
Act, 1913. (a) for “Pakistan” or “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”;

(c) for “Rupees” substitute “Taka”;

(d) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;
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and

(e) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), omit “, and

applies also to all citizens of Pakistan in
Acceding State”.

3. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (2),-

(i) for “Pakistani” substitute “Bangalee”;

(ii) for “section 332 of the Indian

Succession Act, 1865” substitute
“section 3 of the Succession Act,
1925”;

(b) omit clauses (3), (12) and (13); and

(c) in clause (4), for “Pakistani” substitute

“Bangalee”.

4. In section 3,-

(a) for sub-section (1) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(1) The Government shall appoint an

Administrator General for the whole of
Bangladesh.”; and

(b) for sub-section (2) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(2) No person shall be appointed to the

office of the Administrator General who is
not an advocate within the meaning of
clause (a) of Article 2 of the Bangladesh
Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Order,
1972.”.

5. In section 5, omit “the Division for which he is

appointed”.
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6. In section 6,-

(a) omit “of any Division”; and

(b) omit “within the Division”.

7. In section 7, omit “of the Division”.

8. In section 8,-

(a) omit “of the Division”; and

(b) omit “in the Division”.

9. In section 9,-

(a) omit “within any Division”;

(b) omit “in such Division”; and

(c) omit “of the Division in which such assets

are”.

10. Omit sections 15, 16 and 17.

11. In section 18, in the proviso, for “the Division”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

12. In section 24,-

(a) omit “of any Division”;

(b) for “such Division” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(c) omit second, third and fourth paragraphs.

13. In section 25, in sub-section (1), omit “of the

Division in which any of the assets of the
estate, in respect of which such executor or
administrator has obtained probate or letters of
administration, are situate”.

14. In section 28, in sub-section (1), omit “of the

Division”.

15. In section 31,-

(a) for “any Division” substitute

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“Bangladesh”;

(b) omit “of such Division”;

(c) for “Provident Funds Act, 1897” occurring

twice substitute “Provident Funds Act,
1925”; and

(d) for “the Division” substitute “Bangladesh”.

16. In section 33, omit “within the Division”.

17. In section 38,-

(a) for “any Division” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “any such Division” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

18. In section 39, omit sub-section (2).

19. In section 42, in sub-section (1), omit the first

and second provisos;

20. In section 46, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

21. In section 54,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “of the Division”;

(b) in sub-section (2), for “or section 239 of

the Indian Succession Act, 1865,”
substitute “the Succession Act, 1925,”; and

(c) in sub-section (3), for “in section 279,

section 280 or section 281 of the Indian
Succession Act, 1865,” substitute “in the
Succession Act, 1925,”.

22. In section 55,-

(a) for “Indian Succession Act, 1865,”

substitute “Succession Act, 1925,”; and
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(b) for “Indian Companies Act, 1882,”

substitute “Companies Act, 1913,”.

23. Omit section 59A.

1913 III The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Public provided,-
Demands
Recovery (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
Act, 1913.
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”;

(c) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(d) omit “Bengal” or “East Bengal” in the short

title of any law referred to;

(e) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(f) for “Central Government or the Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 10A, in sub-section (1),-

(a) for “House Building Finance Corporation

Act, 1952 or the Agricultural Development
Bank Ordinance, 1961,” substitute
“Bangladesh House Building Finance
Corporation Order, 1973 or the Bangladesh
Krishi Bank Order, 1973,”;

(b) for “Sea Customs Act, 1878” substitute

“Customs Act, 1969”; and

(c) for “Central or the Provincial Government”

substitute “Government”.

5. Omit section 15.

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6. In section 20, in sub-section (4),-

(a) for “House Building Finance Corporation

Act, 1952” substitute “Bangladesh House
Building Finance Corporation Order,
1973”;

(b) for “Agricultural Development Bank of

Pakistan” occurring twice substitute
“Bangladesh Krishi Bank”; and

(c) for “Agricultural Development Bank

Ordinance, 1961,” substitute “Bangladesh
Krishi Bank Order, 1973”.

7. In Schedule 1,-

(a) omit Articles 1, 2, 10, 11, 12;

(b) in Article 4, omit clause (iii);

(c) in Article 12A, for “sub-section (1) of

section 42 of the Co-operative Societies
Act, 1912, or the Bengal” substitute
“section 90 of the”;

(d) in Article 12B, omit “Co-operative

Societies Act, 1912, or the Bengal”; and

(e) in Article 14, for “Municipal Committee or

a Town Committee or a District Council”
substitute “Paurashava or a Shahar
Committee or a Zilla Board”.
1913 V The White 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
. Phosphorus substitute “Bangladesh”.
Matches
Prohibition 2. In section 4, in sub-section (2), for “rupees”
Act, 1913. substitute “Taka”.

3. In section 5,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Indian Factories

Act, 1911” substitute “Factories Act,
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1965”;

(b) in sub-section (2), for “rupees” substitute

“Taka”.
1913 VI The 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for
Mussalman “Pakistan”substitute “Bangladesh”.
Wakf
Validating
Act, 1913.
1913 VII The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Companies provided,-
Act, 1913.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupee” or “Rupees” or “Rs.” substitute

“Taka”;

(d) for “a High Court” or “the High Court”

substitute “the High Court Division”;

(e) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”;

(f) for “State Bank of Pakistan Order, 1948”

substitute “Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972”;
and

(g) for “State Bank of Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh Bank”.

2. In section 2, in sub-section (1), in clause (12),

for “High Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

3. Omit section 2A.

4. In section 3, in sub-section (1), omit “having

jurisdiction in the place at which the registered
office of the company is situate”.

5. In section 4, omit “of the United Kingdom or

some other Pakistan Law or of Royal Charter or
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Letters Patent” occurring twice.

6. In section 6, in sub-section (1), omit clause (ii).

7. In section 7, in sub-section (1), omit clause (ii).

8. In section 8, in sub-section (1), omit clause (ii).

9. In section 11, in sub-section (3), for clause

(a) substitute the following, namely:-

“(a) contains any of the following words,

namely, “State”, “Bangladesh Bank”
or any word which suggests or is
calculated to suggest the patronage of
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
or any connection with the
Government or any Ministry thereof;
or”.

10. In section 12, in sub-section (1), omit “so as to

change the place of the registered office from
one province to another, or”.

11. In section 15, omit sub-section (2).

12. In section 22, omit “for the province in which

the registered office of the company is stated by
the memorandum to be situate,”.

13. In section 24, in sub-section (2), omit “attorney

or pleader”.

14. In section 36, in sub-section (2), for “six annas”

substitute “thirty seven poisha”.

15. Omit sections 41, 42 and 42A.

16. In section 73,-

(a) in clause (a), for “in English characters,

and also, if the registered office be situate
in a place beyond the local limits of the
ordinary original civil jurisdiction of a
High Court, in the characters of one of the
vernacular languages used in that place”
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substitute “in Bengali or English
characters”; and

(b) in clause (c), for “English” substitute

“Bengali or English”.

17. In section 83, in sub-section (5), for “six annas”

substitute “thirty seven poisha”.

18. In section 87C, in sub-section (3), for “any

Government” substitute “the Government”.

19. In section 104, in sub-section (2), omit

“Indian”.

20. In section 107, omit clause (8).

21. In section 109, in sub-section (2), omit the

second paragraph.

22. In sections 125 and 135, for “six annas”

wherever occurring substitute “thirty seven
poisha”.

23. In section 136,-

(a) in sub-section (3), for “eight annas”

substitute “fifty poisha”; and

(b) in sub-section (5), for “Indian Life

Assurance Companies Act, 1912, or of the
Provident Insurance Societies Act, 1912, as
the case may be” substitute “Insurance Act,
1938”.

24. In section 141A, for “Advocate General”

substitute “Attorney General”.

25. In section 153B, in sub-section (1), omit the

proviso.

26. In section 216, in sub-section (2), in the second

paragraph, in clause (a), for “such High Court”
substitute “the High Court Division”.

27. In section 237, in sub-section (6), for

“Advocate General” substitute “Attorney
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General”.

28. In section 245, in sub-section (1), omit “or

within the dominions of His Majesty”.

29. In section 246, for “High Court” occurring

twice substitute “Supreme Court”.

30. In section 248, in sub-section (3), for “six

annas” substitute “thirty seven poisha”.

31. In section 253,-

(A) in sub-section (1), in clause (ii),-

(i) omit “after the date aforesaid”;

(ii) omit “of the United Kingdom, or

Pakistan law”; and

(iii) omit “or of Letters Patent,”;

(B) in sub-section (2), omit “of the United

Kingdom or Pakistan law or by Letters
Patent” occurring thrice; and

(C) omit sub-section (4).

32. In section 255, omit “any of Parliament of the

United Kingdom, Pakistan law, Royal Charter,
Letters Patent”.

33. In section 256, omit “any Act of Parliament of

the United Kingdom, Pakistan law, Letters
Patent,”.

34. In section 260, omit “of the United Kingdom,

or Pakistan Law or by Letters Patent,”.

35. In section 266,-

(A) in clause (i),-

(a) omit “of the United Kingdom,

Pakistan law; and

(b) omit “Letter Patent,”;

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(B) in clause (ii),-

(a) in sub-clause (c), omit “of the United

Kingdom or Pakistan law”; and

(b) omit sub-clauses (d) and (e);

(C) in clause (iii), in sub-clause (c),-

(a) omit “of the United Kingdom,

Pakistan law, Royal Charter”; and

(b) omit “, Letters Patent”;

(D) in clause (iv), omit “, Letters Patent”; and

(E) in clause (v),-

(a) omit “of the United Kingdom,

Pakistan Law”; and

(b) omit “,Letters Patent”.

36. In section 267, in clause (4), omit “of the

United Kingdom, a Pakistan law, a Royal
Charter or Letters Patent”.

37. In section 270, omit “a railway company

incorporated by Act of Parliament of the United
Kingdom or by a Pakistan law, nor”.

38. In section 277,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “the province in which such place

of business is situated”; and

(ii) in clause (a), for “language, a

certified” substitute “or Bengali
language, a certified Bengali or
English”;

(b) in sub-section (3), omit “of the Province in

which the company has its principal place
of business”; and
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(c) in sub-section (4),-

(i) in clause (b), for “in English

characters and also, if any place where
it carries on business is beyond the
local limits of the ordinary original
civil Jurisdiction of a High Court, in
the characters of one of the vernacular
languages used in that place”
substitute “in Bengali or English”; and

(ii) in clause (c), for “English” substitute

“Bengali or English”.

39. In section 277B, in sub-section (1), in clause

(iv), for “English language” substitute “Bengali
or English language”.

40. In section 277D, in sub-section (1), omit the

first proviso.

41. In section 277E, omit the proviso.

42. for section 287 substitute the following,

namely:-

“287. Savings for Insurance Act, 1938, -

Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions
of the Insurance Act, 1938”.

43. Omit sections 289A and 290.

44. In the First Schedule, in Table B, for the entry

“Rs. A.P.” substitute “Taka Poisha”.

45. In the Third Schedule,-

(a) in FORM “A” in the 2nd entry, for “the

Province of East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) in FORM “B” for “Karachi” occurring

twice substitute “Dacca”;

(c) in FORM “C” for “the Province of East

Pakistan,” substitute “Bangladesh”;
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(d) in FORM “D”,-

(i) for “the Province of West Pakistan”

substitute “Bangladesh”; and

(ii) for “Karachi” substitute “Dacca”.

46. Omit the Fourth Schedule.

1914 II The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Destructive provided,-
Insects and
Pests Act,
1914. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”.

2. In the long title and preamble, omit “and the

transport from one province to another”.

3. In section 4,-

(a) for “section 19 of the Sea Customs Act,

1878” substitute “section 16 of the
Customs Act, 1969”; and

(b) for “law relating to Sea Customs, and the

law for the time being in force relating to
Sea Customs or any such article shall apply
accordingly” substitute “Customs Act,
1969”.

4. Omit sections 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D.

5. In section 5,-

(a) omit “or under section 4A”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

6. Omit section 5A.

1914 V The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Chittagong provided,-
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Port Act, (a) for “Central Government” or “Provincial
1914. Government” substitute “Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”;

(d) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(e) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. Omit section 2.

4. Omit section 3.

5. In section 7, in clause (f), for “Municipal

Committee” substitute “Paurashava”.

6. In section 12, in the proviso, in clause (i), omit “or

under the provisions of any Act passed by the
Parliament of United Kingdom, or incorporated
by Act of Parliament, Royal Charter or
otherwise”.

7. In section 13, in sub-section (2), for “Municipal

Committee” substitute “Paurashava”.

8. In section 50B, in sub-section (2), for “section

16 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878” substitute
“section 13 of the Customs Act, 1969”.

9. In section 53, in sub-section (1), for “Sea

Customs Act, 1878” substitute “Customs Act,
1969”.

10. In section 54, omit sub-section (2).

11. In section 56, in the second paragraph, omit

clauses (i) and (ii).

12. In section 57, in sub-section (3), omit “, Urdu”.

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13. In section 58, in sub-section (5), omit “, Urdu”.

14. In section 59,-

(a) in clause (1), for “two annas” substitute

“twelve poisha”; and

(b) in clause (b), for “twelve annas” substitute

“Seventy five poisha”.

15. In section 60, in sub-section (3), in clause (b),

for “Crown” substitute “Government”.

16. In section 63, in sub-section (1), for “Customs-

Collector” substitute “Collector of Customs”.

17. In section 71,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “that Government, with

the previous sanction of the Central
Government,” substitute “Government”; and

(b) omit sub-sections (2), (3) and (4).

18. In section 76, in sub-section (6), for “Crown”

substitute “Government”.

19. In section 77, omit “under the Chittagong Port

Commissioners Act, 1887, or”.

20. In section 78, in sub-section (1), omit

“Secretary of State for India in Council or any”.

21. In section 80, for “any Government” substitute

“the Government”.

22. In section 81, in clause (1), for “any

Government” substitute “the Government”.

23. In section 84, in clause (2), in sub-clause (iii),

for “any Government” and “that Government”
substitute “the Government”.

24. In section 85, omit “Central Government and

the Provincial”.

25. In section 103, in the proviso, omit “of the

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United Kingdom, or incorporated by Act of
Parliament, Royal Charter, or otherwise”.

26. Omit section 112.

27. Omit the First Schedule.

28. In the Third Schedule, in Part II, in item 1, for

“Pakistan Eastern Railway” substitute
“Bangladesh Railway”.
1914 IX The Local 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,
Authorities for “appropriate Government” substitute
Loans Act, “Government”.
1914.
2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 2, omit the definitions of “the

Government” or “the appropriate Government”.

4. In section 3, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

5. In section 6, for “section 26 of the Indian Paper

Currency Act, 1910,” substitute “Article 16 of
Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 127 of
1972),”.

6. Omit section 8.

7. In Schedule 1,-

(a) omit “The Karachi Municipal

Corporation,”; and

(b) omit “The Trustees of the Port of

Karachi.”.
1916 VII The Medical 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Degrees Act, provided,-
1916.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

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2. In section 7, omit “in the province”.

3. In the Schedule,-

(a) in entry 1, for “an Act of the central

legislature” substitute “any law for the time
being in force”; and

(b) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.
1916 XV The Hindu 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Disposition substitute “Bangladesh”.
of Property
Act, 1916.
2. In section 5,-

(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(b) for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.
1917 I The Inland 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Mechanically provided,-
propelled
Vessels Act, (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
1917.
(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial
Government” or “Central Government or
any Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” or “Rs” substitute “Taka”;

(d) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”;

(e) for “An Mechanically propelled vessel”

substitute “A mechanically propelled
vessel”; and

(f) for “an mechanically propelled vessel”

substitute “a mechanically propelled
vessel”.

2. In section 3, in sub-section (2), for “Noting”

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substitute “Nothing”.

3. In section 4, In sub-section (1), in clause (a),

omit “within the territories under its
administration”.

4. In section 10A,-

(a) for “the Province in which it was granted”

substitute “Bangladesh”; and

(b) omit the proviso.

5. In section 11,-

(a) omit “in any Province”;

(b) in clause (c),-

(i) for “Provincial Government of the

Province in which it was granted”
substitute “Government”; and

(ii) for “such Provincial Government”

substitute “the Government”; and

(c) omit the last paragraph.

6. In section 13,-

(a) omit “or any endorsement thereon made

under section 10A”; and

(b) for “of the Province in which the certificate

was granted or in respect of which the
endorsement was made, as the case may
be, if that” substitute “if the”.

7. In section 14, omit the second paragraph.

8. Omit section 15.

9. In section 19J,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “An inland mechanically propelled

vessel” substitute “A mechanically
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propelled vessel”; and

(ii) in sub-section (1), omit “in the

Province of East Pakistan”; and

(b) in sub-sections (2) and (3), for “an inland”

substitute “a”.

10. In section 190, for “that Government”

substitute “the Government”.

11. In section 19R, in sub-section (2), omit “, 22,”.

12. Omit section 22.

13. In section 22A,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “or section 22,”

occurring twice;

(b) for “Indian Steamships Act, 1884”

substitute “Merchant Shipping Act, 1923”;
and

(c) for “as such” substitute “as the”.

14. In section 25,-

(i) in clause (a), for “Indian Merchant

Shipping Act, 1859” substitute “Merchant
Shipping Act, 1923”; and

(ii) in clause (b) for “Indian Steamships Act,

1884” substitute “Merchant Shipping Act,
1923”.

15. In section 26, in clause (b), for “Indian

Steamships Act, 1884” substitute “Merchant
Shipping Act, 1923”.

16. In section 28,-

(i) in clause (a), for “Indian Merchant

Shipping Act, 1859” substitute “Merchant
Shipping Act, 1923”; and

(ii) in clause (b), for “Indian Steamships Act,

1884” substitute “Merchant Shipping Act,
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1923”.

17. Omit section 30.

18. In section 31,-

(a) for “the Province in which it was granted”

substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) in the first proviso, for “such Province”

substitute “Bangladesh”; and

(c) omit the second proviso.

19. In section 40, for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

20. In section 45, omit “of the Province in which

the certificate was granted or, as the case may
be, in respect of which the endorsement was
made,”.

21. Omit section 47.

22. In section 48, for “Any Provincial

Government” substitute “The Government”.

23. In section 72, omit sub-section (2).

24. In section 74A,-

(a) in clause (1), for “A nominee” substitute

“Two nominees”;

(b) omit clause (2); and

(c) in clause (3), for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

25. In section 74C, omit “with the prior

concurrence of the Central Government”.
1917 V The 1. In section 3,-
Destruction
of Records (a) in sub-section (2),-
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Act, 1917. (i) in clause (a), for “a High Court” or
“the High Court” substitute “the
Supreme Court”; and

(ii) for clause (c) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(c) in the case of documents in the

possession or custody of any other
public officer, the Government or any
officer specially authorised in that
behalf by the Government”; and

(b) in sub-section (3),-

(i) for “any High Court” substitute “the

Supreme Court”;

(ii) for “any Provincial Government” or

“the Provincial Government”
substitute “the Government”; and

(iii) omit “; and rules made by an officer

specially authorised in that behalf by
the Central Government shall be
subject to the previous approval of the
Central Govenrment”.

2. Omit section 4.
1917 XVIII The Post 1. Throughout the Act,-
Office Cash
Certificate (a) for “Central Government” substitute
Act, 1917. “Government”;

(b) for “India” substitute “India or Pakistan”;

and

(c) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

1918 X The Usurious 1. In section 1,-
Loans Act,
1918. (a) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in sub-section (3), for “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”.
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2. In section 3, in sub-section (1), omit

“Notwithstanding anything in the Usury Laws
Repeal Act, 1855,”.

1918 XX The 1. Throughout the Act, for “Central Government”

Companies substitute “Government”.
(Foreign
Interests) Act, 2. In section 2, in sub-section (1), in clause (a) for
1918. “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
1918 XXIII The Cotton 1. Throughout the Act, for “Provincial
Cloth Act, Government” substitute “Government”.
1918.
2. In section 9, in sub-section (1), for “the
Province” substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 12, in sub-section (2), for “the

Province” substitute “Bangladesh”.
1919 I The Local 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Authorities substitute “Bangladesh”.
Pensions and
Gratuities 2. In section 2,-
Act, 1919.
(a) for “service of the State” substitute
“service of the Republic”;

(b) omit “; and the “appropriate Government”

means, in relation to cantonment
authorities and port authorities in major
ports, the Central Government, and in
relation to other authorities, the Provincial
Government”.

3. In section 3, for “service of the State” substitute

“service of the Republic”.

4. In section 4,-

(a) for “Central Government or any Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;

(b) omit “, save with the sanction of the

appropriate Government”; and

(c) for “State” substitute “Republic”.

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5. In section 5, in the proviso, for “appropriate

Government” substitute “Government”.
1919 IV The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Primary provided,-
Education
Act, 1919. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;
(c) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”;
and

(d) for “Municipal Committee” substitute

“Paurashava”.

2. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, for “in a

Union Council constituted under the Basic
Democracies Order, 1959 and may
authorise the Union Council for such area
to exercise and perform all or any of the
powers and duties conferred and imposed
on the Municipal Committee by this Act,
subject to such control by the District
Council as the Provincial Government may
prescribe” substitute “as may be
determined by the Government and may
authorise such body as the Government
may decide for such area to exercise and
perform all or any of the powers and duties
conferred and imposed on the Paurashava
by this Act, subject to such control by the
Zilla Board as the Government may
prescribe”.

3. In section 2,-

(a) in clauses (1), (5) and (6), omit “Education

Department of the”;

(b) in clause (4), for “Municipal

Administration Ordinance, 1960”
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substitute “Bangladesh Local Government
(Union Parishad and Paurashava) Order,
1973”; and

(c) for clause (4A) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(4A) “Paruashava” means a Paurashava

constituted under the Bangladesh Local
Government (Union Parishad and
Paurashava) Order, 1973;”.

4. In section 19, omit “Education Department of

the”.

5. In section 20, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1919 XII The Poisons 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1919. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”;

(c) for “Provincial Government” or “Central

Government” or “Central Government or
by the Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.

2. In section 2, in sub-section (1), for “the

territories under its administration” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

3. In section 8,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “except section 3”;

and

(b) in sub-section (3), omit “Central

Government or by the Provincial”.

4. In section 9,-

(a) in sub-section (2), omit “except section 3”; and

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(b) in sub-section (3), for “The authority on which

any power to make rules under this Act is
conferred” substitute “The Government”.

1920 I The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Cruelty to provided,-
Animals Act,
1920. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” or “Rs” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. Omit section 2.

4. In section 6B, for “a Municipal Committee or a

Town Committee, as the case may be”
substitute “a Paurashava”.

5. In section 26, in sub-section (1), in the proviso,

for “Pakistan” occurring twice substitute
“Bangladesh”.

6. In sections 33 and 34, for “Pakistan Penal

Code” substitute “ Penal Code”.

7. In section 35, for “Municipal Committee or the

District Council” substitute “Paurashava or the
Zilla Board”.
1920 V The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Provincial provided,-
Insolvency
Act, 1920. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(c) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”;

and

(d) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”.
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2. In the short title and preamble, for “towns of

Karachi and” substitute “Municipal limits of”.

3. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “Provincial”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “Karachi Division

and” substitute “Municipal limits of”.

4. In section 2, in clause (b), for “Bench of the

High Court of West Pakistan at Karachi as
defined in section 2 of the Insolvency (Karachi
Division and Dacca) Act” substitute “High
Court Division as defined in section 2 of the
Insolvency (Dacca) Act, 1909”.

5. In section 5, in sub-section (2), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

6. In section 10, in sub-section (2), for

“Insolvency (Karachi Division and Dacca) Act”
substitute “Insolvency (Dacca) Act, 1909”.

7. In section 38,-

(a) in sub-section (2), for “pleader” substitute

“Advocate”; and

(b) in sub-section (5), for “six annas”

substitute “thirty seven poisha”.

8. In section 42, in clause (a), for “eight annas”

occurring twice substitute “fifty poisha”.

9. In section 59, in clause (e), for “a pleader”

substitute “an Advocate”.

10. In section 79, in sub-section (1), For “High

Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

11. In section 80, in sub-section (1), for “High

Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

12. In section 81,-

(a) for “Any Provincial Government”

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substitute “The Government”; and

(b) for “the territories administered by such

Provincial Government” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

13. For section 82 substitute the following,

namely:-

“82. Nothing in this Act shall affect the

Insolvency (Dacca) Act, 1909.”

14. Omit section 83.

15. In Schedule 11, for “Provincial Governments”

substitute “Government”.
1920 V The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Alluvial provided,-
Lands Act,
1920. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 2, in clause (a), omit “the Bengal

Alluvion and Diluvion Act, 1847”.

5. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Notwithstanding

anything contained in the Bengal Alluvion
and Diluvion Regulation 1825, the Bengal
Alluvion and Diluvion Act, 1847 or the
Bengal Alluvion (Amendment) Act, 1868,
the” substitute “The”;

(b) in sub-section (2), in the second proviso,

omit “under section 86A of the Bengal
Tenancy Act, 1885”; and
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(c) in sub-section (5), omit clause (a).

6. In section 4, in sub-section (2), omit “Bengal”.

7. In section 4A,-

(a) in sub-section (1), in the third paragraph,

omit “under Chapter X of the Bengal
Tenancy Act, 1885”;

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(i) for “by any Government” substitute

“by the Government”;

(ii) for “include that Government”

substitute “include the Government”.

8. In section 9A, in the explanation, omit “East

Bengal”.
1920 VI The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Agricultural provided,-
and Sanitary
Improvement (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute Bangladesh”;
Act, 1920. and

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute”

Government”.

2. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “and any area”

substitute “except any area”.

3. In section 2, in clause (6), for “any

Government” substitute “the Government”.

4. In section 13, omit sub-section (2).

5. In section 15, in sub-section (3), for

“District Council” substitute “Zilla Board”.

6. In section 32, in sub-section (1), for “rupees”

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substitute “Taka”.
1920 X The 1. Throughout the Act, for “Pakistan” substitute
Securities “Bangladesh”.
Act, 1920.
2. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (a), for “Central Government or

by any Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) omit clause (c).

3. In section 4,-

(a) omit sub-section (2); and

(b) in sub-section (4), omit “or the Co-

operative Societies Act, 1912,”.

4. Omit section 7.

5. In section 13, in sub-section (2), in the

explanation, omit “and, where interest is
payable at a place in an Acceding State or non-
Acceding State, the Political Agent”.

6. In section 19,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “rupees” occurring

twice substitute “Taka”;

(b) for “Succession Certificate Act, 1889”

substitute “Succession Act, 1925”.

7. In section 20, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

8. In section 24, in sub-section (2), omit clause

(c).
1920 XIV The 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2),-
Charitable
and Religious (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Trusts Act,
1920.
(b) omit “of any Province”; and
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(c) omit “that Province or”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(b) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”.

3. In section 6, for “Advocate General” substitute

“Attorney General”.

4. In section 13,-

(a) for “East Pakistan Waqfs Ordinance, 1962”

substitute “Waqfs Ordinance, 1962”; and

(b) for “East Pakistan” occurring at the end of

the section substitute “Bangladesh”.
1920 XVI The 1. Throughout the Act, for “Central Government”
Jagannath and “Provincial Government” substitute
College Act, “Government”.
1920.
2. In the long title and preamble, for “Government
of East Pakistan” substitute “Government”.

3. In the section 2, for “Government of East

Pakistan” substitute “the Government”.

4. In the Schedule, in Part I, for “East Pakistan”

substitute “Bangladesh”.
1920 XXXIII The 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Identification substitute “Bangladesh”;.
of Prisoners
Act, 1920. 2. In section 6, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan
Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

3. In section 8, in sub-section (1), for “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”.
1920 XXXIV The Passport 1. Throughout the Act,-
Act, 1920.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
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and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. Omit section 6.

1921 XVIII The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Maintenance provided,-
Orders
Enforcement (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1921.
(b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(c) for “a High Court” or “the High Court”

substitute “the High Court Division”.

2. In section 8, in sub-section (1), for “that High

Court” substitute “the High Court Division”.
1922 V The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Amusements provided,-
Tax Act,
1922. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” or “Re” or “Rs.” substitute

“Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 3, in clauses (i) and (ii), for “paisa”

substitute “poisha”.

4. In section 8, in sub-section (1), in clause (b),

for “Department” substitute “Ministry”.

5. In section 11, in sub-section (3), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

6. In sections 14 and 18, omit “Bengal”.

1922 VII The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Emigration
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Act, 1922. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”;

(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(e) for “Central Legislature” substitute

“Parliament”.

2. In section 9, in sub-section (1), for “Karachi”

substitute “Chittagong”.

3. In section 13, in sub-section (1), for “the

territories under the administration of any
Provincial Government” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

4. In section 31,-

(a) in clause (i), omit “nor a subject of an

Acceding State”; and

(b) in clause (ii), omit “Indian Army Act, 1911

or the Pakistan”.
1922 XXII The Police 1. Throughout the Act, for “Pakistan” substitute
(Incitement to “Bangladesh”.
Disaffection)
Act, 1922. 2. In section 1, in sub-section (3),-

(a) for “any Province or part of a Province”

substitute “Bangladesh or part thereof”;
and

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

3. In section 3, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

4. For the Schedule substitute the following,

namely:-
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“The Schedule

(see section 2)

1. The Police Act, 1861 (Act V of 1861).

2. The Bangladesh Rifles Order, 1972 (P.O. No.

148 of 1972).”.
1923 III The Cotton 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Transport provided,-
Act, 1923.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 3, in sub-section (1), for “the

Province” substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 4, omit sub-section (3).

4. In section 5, in sub-section (2), omit “, or

returned with a like intimation from a railway
station specified in a notification under sub-
section (3) of section 4,”.

5. In section 8,-

(a) for “rule under” substitute “any rule made

under”;

(b) for “the Legislative Assembly of the

Province” substitute “Parliament”; and

(c) for “of that Assembly” substitute “of

Parliament”.
1923 IV The Mines 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1923. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “appropriate Government” substitute

“Government”;
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(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In Section 3,-

(a) omit clause (aa);

(b) for clause (i) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(i) “qualified medical practitioner” means

any person registered under the
Medical Council Act, 1973, and
includes any person declared by the
Government, by notification in the
official Gazette to be a qualified
medical practitioner for the purposes
of this Act; ”.

3. In section 4, in sub-section (1), omit “or for the

Province, as the case may be,”.

4. In section 7, for “State” substitute “Republic”.

5. In section 10, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit “or, as the case may be, of the

Province.”;

(b) in clause (a), for “State” substitute

“Republic”; and

(c) in the explanation, for “minor” substitute

“miner”.

6. In section 30, in clause (i), omit “or railway

company as defined in the Railways Act,
1890”.

7. In section 30A, in clause (d), for “six pies”

substitute “Three poisha”.

8. In section 32, in sub-section (5), for “such

vernacular or varnaculars as may be
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prescribed” substitute “Bengali”.

9. In section 33, for “such varnacular or

vernaculars as may be prescribed” substitute
“Bengali”.
1923 V The Boilers 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1923. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;
and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “section 3 of the

Indian Steam-ships Act, 1884, or in steam-
vessel as defined in section 2 of the Inland
Steam-vessel Act, 1917,” substitute “2 of
the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923, or in any
mechanically propelled vessel as defined in
section 2 of the Inland Mechanically
Propelled Vessels Act, 1917”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “any railway”

substitute “the railway”.

3. In section 5,-

(a) in sub-sections (1) and (2), omit “for the

Province”; and

(b) in sub-section (3),-

(i) for “Every” substitute “ The”; and

(ii) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

4. In section 6, omit clause (b).

5. In section 15, for “Indian Factories Act, 1911,”

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substitute “Factories Act, 1965”.

6. In section 24, omit clause (a).

7. In section 27A, in sub-section (2),-

(a) for clause (a) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(a) a Chairman and two members to be

nominated by the Government”;

(b) omit clause (b); and

(c) in clause (c), for “Director-General”

substitute “General Manager”.

8. In section 28, in clause (f), omit “or provincial”.

9. In section 29, in clause (j), omit “in the

Province”.
1923 VI The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Cantonments provided,-
(House
Accommodation) (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1923.
(b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (3), omit the

proviso.

3. In section 2, in clause (g), omit “a Chaplian on

duty with troops in a Cantonment”.

4. In section 9,-

(a) for “a railway” substitute “the railway;”

(b) omit “or, in a Province where there are no

Commissioners, of the Collector”.

5. In section 10,-

(a) in clause (b), for “a railway” substitute “the

railway”;
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(b) in clause (d), for “Provincial Government

with the concurrence of the Officer
Commanding the District, or by the Central
Government,” substitute “Government”.

6. Omit section 13.

7. In section 29, in sub-section (1), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

8. In section 36, in sub-section (4), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.
1923 VII The Naval 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Armament provided,-
Act, 1923.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2, in clause (a), for “High Court”

substitute “High Court Division”.

3. In section 3, in clause (b),-

(a) omit “or in an Acceding State or non-

Acceding State”; and

(b) omit “or State”.

4. In section 4, in sub-section (3), omit “before the

commencement of the Indian Naval Armament
(Amendment) Act, 1937,”.

5. In section 6,-

(a) omit “any Acceding State or non-Acceding

State”; and

(b) omit “or State”.

6. In section 8, in sub-section (5), for “a High

Court” or “the High Court” substitute “the High
Court Division”.
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1923 VII The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Aerial provided,-
Ropeways
Act, 1923.

(a) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(d) for “rupees” or “Rs” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (5), for “Municipal Committee,

District Council” substitute “Paurashava,
Zilla Board”; and

(b) in clause (9), omit sub-clause (V).

5. In section 26, in sub-section (2), omit

“Provincial” occurring for the second time.

1923 VIII The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Workmen‟s provided,-
Compensation
Act, 1923. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “rupees” or “Rs” substitute “Taka”;

(c) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;
and

(d) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”.
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2. In section 2,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for clause (i) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(i) “qualified medical practitioner”

means any person registered under the
Medical Council Act, 1973, or, any
person declared by the Government,
by notification in the official Gazette,
to be a qualified medical practitioner
for the purpose of this Act; and

(ii) in clause (n),-

(A) in sub-clause (i), for “a railway”

substitute “the railway”; and

(B) in sub-clause (ii), for “whether the

contract of employment was made
before or after the passing of this Act
and whether such contract is expressed
or implied, oral or in writing, but does
not include any person working in the
capacity of a member of His Majesty‟s
naval, military or air forces” substitute
“whether the contract of employment
is expressed or implied, oral or in
writing”; and

(b) in sub-section (3), omit “within the

Province”.

3. In section 3, in sub-section (3), omit “within the

Province” occurring twice.

4. In section 10D, for “the language of the

majority of the workmen” substitute “Bengali”.

5. In section 14, in sub-section (4),-

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(a) for “Insolvency (Karachi Division and

Dacca) Act” substitute “Insolvency
(Dacca) Act, 1909”;

(b) omit “Provincial”.

6. In section 15, in clause (3), omit “or any

Provincial Government”.

7. In section 18, for “section 12 or section 52 of

the Factories Act, 1934” substitute “section 11
or section 68 of the Factories Act, 1965”.

8. In section 20, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

9. In section 21, in sub-section (2),-

(a) omit “whether in the same Province or

not,”; and

(b) omit the second proviso.

10. For section 31 substitute the following,

namely:-

“31. Recovery – Any amount payable by any

person under this Act, whether under an
agreement for the payment of
compensation or otherwise, shall be
recoverable as arrear of land revenue.”.

11. In section 31A, for “the Legal Practitioners Act,

1879,” occurring twice substitute “the Touts
Act, 1897,”.

12. In section 35, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit “to any Acceding State, or”;

(b) omit “State”; and

(c) omit “in any Acceding State, or”.

13. In Schedule II,-

(a) in clauses (i), for “or railway” substitute

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“the railway”;

(b) in clause (ii), for “clause (g) of section 2 of

the Factories Act, 1934” substitute “clause
(h) of section 2 of the Factories Act,
1965”;

(c) in clause (iii), for “section 5 of the

Factories Act, 1934” substitute “section 3
of the Factories Act, 1965”;

(d) omit clause (viia);

(e) in clause (xii), for “a railway” substitute

“the railway”; and

(f) omit clause (xiiia).

14. In Schedule IV, in column 4,-

(a) for “As” substitute “poisha”; and

(b) for “8” or “4” substitute “50” or “25”

respectively.
1923 XIV The Cotton 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Cess Act, provided,-
1923.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

2. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (b), for “Pakistan Central Cotton

Committee” substitute “Bangladesh Cotton
Committee”;

(b) for clause (d) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(d) “Collector of Customs” means a

Collector of Customs appointed under
section 3 of the Customs Act, 1869;
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(dd) “Customs-station” means a Customs-

station as defined in section 2 of the
Customs Act, 1969;”; and

(c) in clause (e),-

(a) for “Factories Act, 1934” substitute

“Factories Act, 1965”;

(b) omit “as defined in section 3 of the

Cotton Duties Act, 1896”.

3. In section 3,-
(a) omit “the Provinces of Pakistan to any
place outside”; and

(b) for “the Provinces of Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

4. In section 4, in sub-section (3), for “Pakistan

Central Cotton Committee” substitute
“Bangladesh Cotton Committee”.

5. In section 8, in sub-section (1),-

(a) for “sea” substitute “sea or land”;

(b) for “customs-collector at the customs-port”

substitute “Collector of Custom at the
Customs-station”;

(c) for “Sea Customs Act, 1878” substitute

“Customs Act, 1969”;

(d) omit sub-section (2);

(e) in sub-section (3), for “Central Board of

Revenue” and “Central Board of Revenue
Act, 1924,” substitute “National Board of
Revenue and National Board of Revenue
Order, 1972,” respectively.

6. In section 15, in sub-section (2), in clause (q),

omit “Provincial Departments of Agriculture
or”.
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1923 XIX The Official 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Secrets Act, provided,-
1923.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “appropriate Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In the preamble, omit the first and second

paragraphs.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for

“Government” substitute “the Republic”.

4. In section 2,-

(a) omit clause (2A); and

(b) in clause (8), in sub-clauses (c) and (d), for

“the vernacular of the locality” substitute
“Bengali”.

5. In section 3A,-

(a) for “that Government” substitute “the

Government”; and

(b) omit sub-section (4).

6. In section 13, in sub-section (6), omit

“Pakistan”.
1923 XXI The Merchant 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Shipping Act, provided,-
1923.
(a) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “Customs-Collector” substitute

“Collector of Customs”;

(c) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(d) for “rupees” or “rupee” or “Rs.” substitute

“Taka”; and

(e) omit “native”.

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2. In section 2,-

(a) in sub-section (1), in clause (3), for “on the

Indo-Pakistan continent or in” substitute
“in India, Pakistan or”; and

(b) omit sub-section (2).

3. In section 4,-

(a) omit “or any Acceding State or the Ruler

thereof”; and

(b) omit “a Acceding State, as the case may

be”.

4. In section 5, in sub-section (1),-

(a) for “registered under the Registration of

Ships Act, 1841, and” substitute
“registered under any law for the time
being in force in Bangladesh”; and

(b) omit “and the coast of Arabia, when such

ships are navigated and manned
exclusively by Arabs, lascars or other
Asiatic masters and seamen”.

5. In section 6, in sub-section (1), omit “at the

commencement of this Act”.

6. In section 8, in clause (iii), omit “and duly

authorised so to do by the Apprentices Act,
1850,”.

7. In section 23, in sub-section (1), omit “, and the

provisions of the Apprentices Act, 1850, shall,
subject to the provisions of this Act, apply
accordingly”.

8. In section 37,-

(a) for “Pakistan” occurring for the first time

substitute “Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “Pakistani” occurring to the second

time substitute “Bangalee”.
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9. In section 37A, in clause (i), for “on the Indo-

Pakistan continent” occurring twice substitute
“in Bangladesh, India or Pakistan”.

10. In sections 64 and 65, omit “Colonial”.

11. In section 69, in clause (b), for “Succession

Certificate Act, 1889” substitute “Succession
Act, 1925”.

12. In section 70, in sub-section (2), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

13. In section 86, for “one anna” or “six annas” or

“two annas” or “three annas” or “eight annas”
substitute respectively “six poisha”, “thirty-
seven poisha”, “twelve poisha”, “nineteen
poisha” and “fifty poisha”.

14. In section 98, for “State” substitute “Republic”.

15. In section 147, in sub-section (1), omit clause

(a).

16. In section 149, in clause (3), for

“Muhammadan” occurring twice substitute
“Muslim”.

17. In section 218,-

(a) in sub-section (1), in clause (i), for

“Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh,
Pakistan”;

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(i) in clause (iv), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh, Pakistan”;

(ii) In clause (vi),-

(a) for “the same Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) omit “between a port in one

province and a port in the other
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Year No. Short title Amendments

province”.

18. In Section 247,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “and also to the

Provincial Government on or near whose
coasts the casualty occurred, or within
whose territories any witness resides, or
evidence can be obtained as the case may
be;”; and

(b) in sub-section (3), omit “and shall send a

copy thereof to the Provincial
Government”.

19. In section 256, for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

20. In section 257, omit “, and shall also send a

copy thereof to the Provincial Government”.

21. In section 280, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

22. In section 283,-

(a) omit “at any place in a Province”; and

(b) omit “In the other Province or”.

23. In section 289D, for “within one province”

substitute “within Bangladesh”.

24. In Schedule I,-

(a) in Table A,-

(i) for “A” substitute “P”;

(ii) for “8” wherever occurring below „P‟

amended as aforesaid, substitute “50”;

(iii) omit „P‟ along with all entries relating

thereto; and

(iv) for “eight annas” substitute “fifty

poisha”;
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(b) in Table B,-

(i) for “A” substitute “P”;

(ii) for “12” substitute “75”;

(iii) for “8” occurring twice substitute

“50”; and

(iv) omit „P‟ and all entries relating

thereto.
1924 II The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Cantonments provided,-
Act, 1924.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(d) for “rupee” or “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) omit clause (xix);

(b) in clause (xxi), for “Army Act or the

Indian Army Act, 1911 or the Pakistan
Army Act, 1952, or the Air Force Act, or
the Indian Air Force Act, 1932 or the
Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953” occurring
twice substitute “Army Act, 1952, or the
Air Force Act, 1953”;

(c) in clause (xxxv), for “Army Act or the Air

Force Act, or is subject to the Indian Army
Act, 1911 or the Pakistan Army Act, 1952”
substitute “Army Act, 1952,”; and

(d) in clause (xxxviii), omit “tram-car,”.

3. In section 12,-
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(a) In sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “from officers appointed, to the

Pakistan Military Lands and
Cantonments Services”; and

(ii) omit the proviso; and

(b) In sub-section (2), omit the proviso.

4. In section 13A,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit clause (b); and

(ii) in clause (f), omit the proviso;

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(i) omit clause (b); and

(ii) in clause (f), omit the provisos;

(c) in sub-section (3),-

(i) omit clause (b);

(ii) in clause (c), for “or” substitute “and

one”;

(d) in sub-section (4), for “State” substitute

“Republic”;

(e) in sub-section (5), omit “elected or”.

5. In section 14, in sub-section (2),-

(a) in clause (c), for “Government” substitute

“Republic”; and

(b) omit the proviso.

6. In section 15,-
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(a) for sub-section (1) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(1) The term of office of a member of a

Board shall be five years and shall
commence from the date of the notification
of his nomination under sub-section (5) of
section 13A, or from the date on which the
vacancy has occurred in which he is
nominated, whichever be later.”;

(b) in sub-section (2), omit “, not being an

elected member,”;

(c) omit sub-section (3); and

(d) in sub-section (4), omit “election or”.

7. In section 18, in sub-section (1), omit “elected

member, and every”.

8. In section 19, in sub-section (1), omit “or

elected”.

9. In section 20, for sub-section (2) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(2) In every Board constituted under section

13A in a class I Cantonment or class II
Cantonment, there shall be a Vice-President
elected by the members from amongst their
number”.

10. In section 21, in sub-section (3), omit “elected”.

11. In section 34,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit clause (a); and

(b) omit sub-sections (3) and (4).

12. In section 35,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “or under sub-

section (2A)”;

(b) in sub-section (2), omit “re-election or”;

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and

(c) in sub-section (3) omit “re-election or”.

13. In section 36A, omit “, and in the definition of

“Legal remuneration” in section 161 of that
code the word “Government” shall, for the
purposes of this section, be deemed to include a
Board”.

14. In section 39, in sub-section (1), for “in which

there is more than one elected member shall be
five or one-half of the member of members of
the Board actually holding office at the time,
whichever is the greater member”, substitute
“constituted under sub-section (1) of section
13A, shall be four and of a Board constituted
under sub-section (2) of section 13A shall be
three”.

15. In section 40, in clause (a), omit “in which there

is more than one elected member”.

16. In section 43A, in sub-section (1), for “elected

members” substitute “Vice-President”.

17. In section 45, in sub-section (1), in clause (b),

for “Provincial Government concerned”
substitute “Government”.

18. In section 47, for “State” substitute “Republic”.

19. In section 54, in sub-section (2),-

(a) in clause (a), omit “election of”; and

(b) in clause (c), for “elections shall be held

and nominations” substitute “nomination
shall be”.

20. In section 55, in sub-section (2), omit

“election,”.

21. In section 60, omit “in the Province wherein

such cantonment is situated”.

22. In section 76, omit the proviso.

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23. In section 84,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “, or, in a Province

where there are no commissioners, to the
District Judge”; and

(b) in sub-sections (2) and (3), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

24. In section 97, for “Municipal Committee”

substitute “Paurashava”.

25. In section 99, in sub-section (2), in clause (f),

for “the Central or any Provincial Government”
substitute “the Government”.

26. In section 107, in sub-section (1), for “State

Bank of Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh
Bank”.

27. In section 108, in clause (f), for “by the Central

or a Provincial Government” substitute “by the
Government”.

28. In section 121, in sub-section (2), in the

Proviso, for “that Authority” substitute “the
Board”.

29. In section 136, for “Indian Factories Act, 1911”

substitute “Factories Act, 1965”.

30. In section 138, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (b), for “State” substitute

“Republic”;

(b) omit clause (d).

31. In section 173, for “Provincial Government”

substitute “Government”.

32. In sections 201 and 204 for “English” substitute

“Bengali”.

33. In section 210, in sub-section (3), in clause (b),

for “Indian Petroleum Act, 1899” substitute
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Year No. Short title Amendments

“Petroleum Act, 1934”.

34. In section 238, in sub-section (1), omit clause

(c).

35. In section 262, for “State” substitute

“Republic”.

36. In Schedule III, for “Rs.” substitute “Taka”.

1925 III The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Highways provided,-
Act, 1925.
(a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 5,-

(a) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(b) for “rupee” substitute “Taka”.

1925 IV The Soldiers 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
(Litigation) provided,-
Act, 1925.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) omit clause (aa);

(b) in clause (b), for “Indian Army Act, 1911 or

the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, or the Indian
Air Force Act, 1932 or the Pakistan”
substitute “Army Act, 1952, or the”.
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3. In section 3,-

(a) for clause (a), substitute the following,

namely:-

“(a) under special conditions – when he is

or has been serving under war conditions
or overseas, or with any unit the
headquarters of which are situated at any
place which is more than fifty miles distant
by road from the nearest railway station;”

(b) in clause (c),-

(i) omit sub-clause (ii); and

(ii) omit the Explanation.

4. In section 13, for “High Court concerned”

substitute “Supreme Court”.

5. In section 14,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(a) for “As respects the Provincial Public

Services the Provincial Government and
in other cases, the” substitute “The”;

(b) for “State” substitute “Republic”.

(b) omit sub-section (2).

6. Omit section 14A.

1925 XIX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Provident provided,-
Funds Act,
1925. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “appropriate

Government” substitute “Government”.

2. In section 2,-

(1) in clause (d),-

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(a) for “the Secretary of State, the Central

Government, the Crown
Representative or any Provincial
Government” substitute “the
Government”.

(b) for “State” substitute “Republic”; and

(c) omit “and references in this Act to the

Government shall be construed
accordingly”;

(2) in clause (f)-

(a) omit sub-clause (1); and

(b) for sub-clause (ii) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(ii) the manager of the Railway”; and

(3) in clause (g), for “a railway” substitute “the

railway”.

3. In section 3, in sub-section (1), omit

“Provincial”.

4. In section 4, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (b), for “rupees” substitute

“Taka”; and

(b) in clause (c), in sub-clause (i), for

“Succession Certificate Act, 1889, or under
the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827,”
substitute “Succession Act, 1925,”.

5. In section 5, in sub-section (2),-

(a) for “Succession Certificate Act, 1889 or

the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827”
substitute “Succession Act, 1925”; and

(b) omit “, or that Regulation, as the case may

be,”.

6. In section 8, omit sub-section (4), and the

explanation.
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7. Omit section 9.

8. For the Schedule substitute the following,

namely:-

“THE SCHEDULE

List of Institutions

[See sub-section (2) of section 8]

1. A Court of Wards.

2. A College affiliated to a University established

by Statute.

3. The Bangladesh Red Cross Society.

4. The Bangladesh Bank.

5. The Sonali Bank.

6. The Bangladesh Shilpa Bank.

7. The Bangladesh House Building Finance

Corporation.

8. The Bangladesh Krishi Bank.

9. The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and

Industrial Research.

10. The Telephone Industries of Bangladesh,

Limited.

11. The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Council”.

1925 XXVI The Carriage 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
of Goods by provided,-
Sea Act,
1925.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.
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2. In section 5, in clause (b), for “in India or

Ceylon” substitute “in India, Ceylon or
Pakistan”.
1925 XXXIX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Succession provided,-
Act, 1925.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;

(c) for “High Court” or “a High Court” substitute

“High Court Division”;

(d) for “Pakistan Christian” substitute

“Bangladesh Christian”;

(e) for “Muhammadan” substitute “Muslim”;

(f) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”;

(g) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2, omit clause (g).

3. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “in the Province”;

and

(b) for sub-section (3), substitute the

following, namely:-

“(3) Persons exempted under this section

are referred to as “exempted persons”.

4. In section 14, in the Exception, for “the State”

substitute “the Republic”.

5. In section 57, in clause (a) for “which at the

said date were subject to the Lieutenant-
Governor of Bengal or within the local Limits
of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the
High Courts of Judicature at Madras and
Bombay” substitute “of Bangladesh”.
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6. In section 148, for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

7. In section 197, omit “or under the Succession

Certificate Act, 1889,”.

8. In section 204, omit “within the same Province”

occurring twice.

9. In section 213, in sub-section (2), for

“Muhammadans” substitute “Muslims”.

10. In section 214, in sub-section (1), omit clauses

(iv) and (v).

11. In section 215, in sub-section (1), omit “or

under the Succession Certificate Act, 1889, or
Bombay Regulation No. VIII of 1827,”.

12. In section 216, omit “throughout the Province

in which the same may have been granted,”.

13. In section 228, omit “situated beyond the limits

of the Province”.

14. In section 239, for “the Province in which

application for probate is made” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

15. In section 241, for “the Province in which

application is made, and there is no executor
within the Province” substitute “Bangladesh
and there is no executor in Bangladesh”.

16. In sections 242, and 243, for “the Province”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

17. In section 252, for “the Province within which

the Court was granted the probate or letters of
administration exercises jurisdiction” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

18. In section 254, for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

19. In section 265,-

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(a) in sub-section (1), for “High Court”

substitute “Supreme Court”; and

(b) omit the proviso.

20. In section 273,-

(a) omit “, throughout the Province in which

the same is or are granted,”;

(b) for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(c) omit the last two paragraphs beginning

from “The proviso to this section” and
ending with “that date were comprised in
India”.

21. In section 274,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “other High Courts” substitute

“District Courts”; and

(ii) omit “to which such District Judge is

subordinate and to each of the other
High Courts”; and

(b) omit sub-section (3).

22. In section 276,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “in English or”;

and

(b) omit sub-section (3).

23. In section 277, omit “than English or”.

24. In section 278, omit sub-section (2).

25. In section 283, omit sub-section (3).

26. In section 300, in sub-section (2),-

(a) for “no High Court” substitute “the High

Court Division”; and
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(b) for “shall” substitute “shall not”.

27. In section 317, in sub-section (2), for “High

Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

28. In section 318, omit “situate in each Province”.

29. In section 330, in the illustration,-

(a) for “rupees 333-5-4” substitute “Taka

333.33”; and

(b) for “rupees 666-10-8” substitute “Taka

666.67”.

30. In section 332, in illustration (i), for “National

Bank of Pakistan” substitute “Sonali Bank”.

31. In section 341, for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.

32. In section 360, for “High Court” occurring first

time substitute “Supreme Court”.

33. In section 370, in sub-section (2),-

(a) in clause (a), omit “or of a Provincial

Government”; and

(b) omit clause (b).

34. In section 373, in sub-section (1), in clause (b),

for “High Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.

35. In section 380, omit second and third

paragraphs.

36. In section 382,-

(a) omit “to a resident within an Acceding

State by a District Judge of that State, or,”;

(b) omit “Judge or”.

37. Omit section 390.

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38. In Schedule IV, for “High Court of Judicature

at” occurring twice substitute “High Court
Division”.
1926 VII The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Naturalisation provided,-
Act, 1926.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) in clause (e), for “a language which

has been declared by the Central
Government, by notification in the
official Gazette, to be one of the
principal vernaculars of Pakistan”
substitute “Bengali”;

(ii) in clause (f), for “State” substitute

“Republic”; and

(b) omit sub-section (2).

3. In section 4, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (f), omit “the British Nationality

and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, or the
Indian Naturalization Act, 1852, or”; and

(b) in clause (i), omit “Pakistan”.

4. In section 6, for “the Constitution of Pakistan”

substitute “the Constitution of the People‟s
Republic of Bangladesh”.

5. In section 7, in sub-section (1),-

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(a) omit “after the commencement of the

Indian Naturalization (Amendment) Act,
1935”; and

(b) for “Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951,”

substitute “Citizenship Act, 1951,”.

6. In section 8,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “; or the Indian

Naturalization Act, 1852,”;

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(i) in clause (b), omit “or in His Majesty‟s

dominions”;

(ii) in clause (d), for “a Government in

Pakistan” substitute “the Republic”;
and

7. In section 9, in sub-section (2), in the second

proviso, for “Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951”
substitute “Citizenship Act, 1951”.

8. Omit sections 14A, 14B and 14C.

1926 XII The 1. In the preamble,-
Contempt of
Courts Act, (a) in the first paragraph, for “a High Court of
1926. Judicature” substitute “the High Court
Division”; and

(b) in the second paragraph, for “High Courts”

substitute “the High Court Division”.

2. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in sub-section (3), for “Central

Government” substitute “Government”.

3. In section 2,-
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(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “High Courts” substitute “High

Court Division”; and

(ii) for “them as they have and exercise in

respect of contempts of themselves”
substitute “it as it has and exercises in
respect of contempts of itself”;

(b) in sub-section (3),-

(i) for “No High Court shall” substitute

“The High Court Division shall not”;
and

(ii) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

4. In section 3,-

(a) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(b) in the second proviso, for “no High Court

shall” substitute “the High Court Division
shall not”.
1926 XX The Cotton 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Industry provided,-
(Statistics)
Act, 1926. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit “notwithstanding the

repeal of the Cotton Duties Act, 1896,”.

3. In section 5, for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

4. In section 7, in sub-section (2), in the proviso,

in clause (a), for “Pakistan Penal Code”
substitute “Penal Code”.
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1926 XXI The Legal 1. In section 1,-

Practitioners
(Fees) Act, (i) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute
1926. “Bangladesh”;

(ii) in sub-section (3), for “Central

Government” substitute “Government”.

2. In section 2, for clause (a), substitute the

following, namely:-

“(a) “Legal practitioner” means an advocate

and includes a mukhtear or a Revenue
agent; and.”
1927 I The Vehicles 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1927. provided,-

(a) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2, omit the first proviso.

3. In section 3, in clause (5), omit “; but does not

include a hackney-carriage as defined in section
4 of the Hackney-Carriage Act, 1919”.
1927 XVI The Forest 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1927. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”;

and

(d) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.
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2. In section 1,-

(a) for sub-section (2), substitute the

following, namely:-

“(2) It extends to the whole of

Bangladesh”; and

(b) omit sub-section (3).

3. In section 6, for “the local vernacular” substitute

“Bengali”.

4. In section 26, in sub-section (1), omit clause (j).

5. In section 31, for “the local vernacular” substitute

“Bengali”;

6. In section 32, in clause (j), omit “and the killing

or catching of elephants in such forests in areas
in which the Elephants‟ Preservation Act, 1879,
is not in force”.

7. In section 41, sub-section (2), in clause (a), for

“the Province” substitute “Bangladesh”.

8. Omit section 41A.

9. In section 71, for “eight annas” substitute “fifty

poisha”.

10. Omit sections 85A and 86.

1927 XVII The Light- 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
house Act, provided,-
1927.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Custom-Collector” substitute

“Collector of Customs”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (a), for “Sea Customs Act, 1878”

substitute “Customs Act, 1969”; and
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(b) in clause (f), omit “a Provincial

Government”.

3. In section 10, in sub-section (1), for “two

annas” substitute “twelve poisha”.

4. In section 12, in sub-section (3), for “rupees”

substitute “Taka”.
1928 I The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Borstal provided,-
Schools Act,
1928. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 2, in clause (1), in sub-clause (i),

omit “Bengal”.

5. In section 5, in sub-section (1), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

6. In section 7, in sub-section (1), in clause (a) for

“High Court” substitute “High Court Division”.
1928 XII The Hindu 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Inheritance substitute “Bangladesh”.
(Removal of
Disabilities) Act,
1928.
1929 II The Hindu 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Law of substitute “Bangladesh”.
Inheritance
(Amendment)
Act, 1929.
1929 XIX The Child 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Marriage provided,-
Restraint Act,
1929. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and
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(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 7, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1930 II The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Dangerous provided,-
Drugs Act,
1930. (a) for “Central Government” or “Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”;

(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. For long title substitute the following, namely:-

“An Act to vest in the Government the control

over certain operations relating to dangerous
drugs and to increase the penalties for offence
relating to such operations”.

3. For the preamble substitute the following,

namely:-

“Whereas it is expedient to vest in the

Government the central power over certain
operations relating to dangerous drugs and to
increase the penalties for offence relating to
such operations;

It is hereby enacted as follows:”

4. In section 2,-

(i) omit clauses (j) and (l);

(ii) in clause (m), for “the same Province”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

5. In section 5, in sub-section (3), omit “or to

Provincial Governments”.

6. In section 8,-
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(a) in sub-section (1), in clause (a), omit

“inter-provincially”;

(b) in sub-section (2), in clause (a), for “the inter-

provincial import and export into and from
the territories under its administration”
substitute “the import and export”.

7. In section 14, in clause (a), omit “inter-

provincially”.

8. In section 18, in sub-section (4), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

9. In section 21, in sub-section (1), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

10. In section 31,-

(i) for “appropriate Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(ii) omit the second paragraph.

11. In section 35, for “In connection with offences

against rules which under this Act fall to be made
by the Provincial Government, the Provincial
Government, and in connection with other
offences, the Central Government,” substitute “The
Government”.

12. In section 38, for “section 19 or section 134 of

the Sea Customs Act, 1878” substitute “section
16 of the Customs Act, 1969”.

13. In section 39, in sub-section (1), for “enactment

of a local or Provincial Legislature” substitute
“other enactment”.

14. Omit section 41.

1930 III The Sale of 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Goods Act, substitute “Bangaldesh”.
1930.
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1930 VII The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-
(Rural)
Primary (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
Education “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1930.
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(c) for “Union Council” substitute “Union

Parishad”;

(d) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “Bengal (Rural)”

substitute “Rural”;

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(a) for “constituted” substitute “declared

to be”; and

(b) for “Municipal Administration

Ordinance, 1960” substitute
“Bangladesh Local Government (Union
Parishad and Paurashava) Order,
1973”;

(c) omit sub-section (4).

4. In section 2,-

(a) omit clause (9).

(b) for clause (18) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(18) “Union Parishad” means a Union

Parishad constituted under the
Bangladesh Local Government (Union
Parishad and Paurashava) Order,
1973;”;
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(c) in clause (19), omit “Union”;

(d) after clause (19) amended as aforesaid, add

the following new clause, namely:-

“(20) “union” means a rural area declared

to be a union under the Bangladesh
Local Government (Union Parishad
and Paurashava) Order, 1973.”.

5. In section 4, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (b), for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(b) in clause (c), omit “and two shall be

representatives of the minority
community”.

6. In section 29, in sub-section (2), for “paisa”

substitute “poisha”.

7. In section 36, for “provincial” substitute

“Government”.

8. In section 51, for “Union Councils” occurring

twice substitute “Union Parishads”.

9. In section 52, omit “constituted under the Basic

Democracies Order, 1959,”.

10. In section 62, in sub-section (2), for “or the

Circle Officer” substitute “the Circle Officer”.

11. In section 63, in sub-section (1), for “or by a

Circle Officer” substitute “by a Circle Officer”.

12. Omit section 64.

13. In section 66, in sub-section (2), omit clause

(Z10).

14. Omit section 67.

1930 XXIV The Lac Cess 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1930. provided,-
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(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) for clause (a) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(a) “Collector” means a Collector of

Customs appointed under section 3 of
the Customs Act, 1969”; and

(b) in clause (b), omit “Pakistan”.

3. In section 3,-

(a) for “seven annas” substitute “forty-four

poisha”; and

(b) for “five annas” substitute “thirty-one

poisha”.

4. In section 6, omit sub-section (1A).

5. Omit section 12.

1930 XXX The Hindu In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Gains of substitute “Bangladesh”.
Learning Act,
1930.
1931 III The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
State Aid to provided,-
Industries
Act, 1931. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit the word

“Bengal”.
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4. In section 3, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (b), for “State Bank of Pakistan”

substitute “Bangladesh Bank”;

(b) in clause (c), for “the East Pakistan

Provincial Assembly” and “the Assembly”
substitute “Parliament”; and

(c) in clause (f), for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

5. In section 4, for “East Pakistan Provincial

Assembly” wherever occurring substitute
“Parliament”.

6. In section 12, for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

7. In section 21, in the proviso,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “rupee” substitute “Taka”.

8. In section 30, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1931 XVI The Throughout the Act,-
Provisional
Collection of (a) for “Central Legislature” substitute
Taxes Act, “Parliament”; and
1931.
(b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”.
1932 I The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Motor provided,-
Vehicle Tax
Act, 1932. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(c) for “rupees” or “Rupees” substitute

“Taka”.
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2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

1932 IX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Partnership provided,-
Act, 1932.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” or “Rupee” substitute “Taka.”

2. Omit section 56.

3. In section 57, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

4. In section 58, for in sub-section (3), substitute

the following, namely:-

“(3) “A firm name shall not contain any of the

following words, namely:- State or words
expressing or implying the sanction,
approval or patronage of the Government
or of the Bangabandhu, except when the
Government signifies its consent to the use
of such words as part of the firm name by
order in writing.”.

5. In section 69,-

(a) in sub-section (3), in clause (b), for

“Insolvency (Karachi Division and Dacca)
Act, or the Provincial” substitute
“Insolvency (Dacca) Act, 1909, or the”;
and

(b) in sub-section (4), in clause (b) omit

“Provincial”.

6. In Schedule 1, in the second column, for

“paisa” wherever occurring substitute “poisha”.
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1932 X The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Opium provided,-
Smoking Act,
1932. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 15, omit “Bengal”.

1932 XII The Foreign 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Relations provided,-
Act, 1932.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

3. In section 3, omit the proviso.

4. In section 4, for “a High Court” substitute “the

High Court Division”.
1933 II The Children 1. Throughout the Act, for “rupees” substitute
(Pledging of “Taka”.
Labour) Act,
1933. 2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
substitute “Bangladesh”.
1933 VI The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Suppression provided,-
of Immoral
Traffic Act, (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
1933. “Bangladesh”;
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(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 4,-

(a) in sub-section (4), for “High Court”

substitute “High Court Division”;

(b) in sub-section (7), in clause (a),-

(i) for “Municipal Committee, Town

Committee, District Council or Union
Council” substitute “Paurashava, Zilla
Board or Union Parishad”, and

(ii) for “Municipal Committee, Town

Committee or of the Council”
substitute “Paurashava, Zilla Board or
Union Parishad”.

5. In section 6, in sub-section (1), in clause (c), for

“Municipal Committee or Town Committee”
occurring twice substitute “Paurashava”.

6. In section 7, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

7. In section 14, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

8. In section 20, for “any Government” substitute

“the Government”.

9. In the Schedule, in column 3,-

(a) omit “Bengal Act,”; and

(b) for “The Bengal Children Act, 1922”,

substitute “The Children Act, 1922”.
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1933 VII The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Money- provided,-
Lenders Act,
1933. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In the Preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 10, omit sub-section (3).

1933 X The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Places of provided,-
Public
Amusement (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
Act, 1933. “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the Preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

1933 XVII The Wireless 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Telegraphy provided,-
Act, 1933.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 5,-

(a) for “5(1)” substitute “5”;

(b) omit the proviso.

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1934 VI The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Smuggling of provided,-
Arms Act,
1934. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 2, in clause (5), omit sub-clause (d).

5. In section 6, in sub-section (3), for “Pakistan
Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

6. In section 7,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit clause (a); and

(ii) in clause (b), omit “where the

Provincial Government is satisfied that
both he and his father were born in
East Pakistan, or that he is a member
of a family which has definitely settled
in East Pakistan and is himself so
settled,”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, omit

“East Pakistan or”.

7. In section 11, in sub-section (1), for “rupees”

substitute “Taka”.
1934 X The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
. Nurses Act, provided,-
1934.
(a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and
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(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 8, in sub-section (1), in clause (b),

for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

5. Omit section 19.

6. In section 20, in the proviso, for “Vakil, pleader

or attorney” substitute “or pleader”.

7. In section 22, for “the Medical Council

Ordinance, 1962” substitute “the Medical
Council Act, 1973”.

8. In section 34, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

9. In section 38, for “the Medical Council

Ordinance, 1962” substitute “the Medical
Council Act, 1973”.
1934 XV The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,
Sugarcane for “Provincial Government” substitute
Act, 1934. “Government”.

2. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) in sub-section (3), omit “in any province”.

3. In section 5, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

4. In section 7, in sub-section (3), for “rupees”

substitute “Taka”.
1934 XIX The Dock 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Labourers provided,-
Act, 1934.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and
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(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 3, in sub-section (3), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

3. In section 8, for “, in English and in the

language of the majority of the workers,”
substitute “in Bengali”.
1934 XX The Carriage 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
by Air Act, provided,-
1934.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2, in sub-section (4),-

(a) for “any part of Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

3. In section 3, in sub-section (2), for “High

Court” substitute “Supreme Court”.
1934 XXX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Petroleum provided,-
Act, 1934.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and
(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the long title and preamble, for “and

blending” substitute “blending, distribution and
marketing”.

3. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (d), omit “, and includes moving

from one place to another in Pakistan across
territory which is not part of Pakistan”;
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(b) in clause (e), omit “, otherwise than during

the course of transport”; and

(c) in clause (h), for the full-stop at the end

substitute a semicolon and after clause (h)
amended as aforesaid, add the following new
clauses, namely:-

“(i) “oil marketing company” means a

company, organisation or other person
having right, under the authority of the
Government or otherwise, of marketing
petroleum in Bangladesh;

(j) “agent”, in relation to oil marketing

company, means a person, including a firm
and a company, appointed with approval of
the Government by an oil marketing
company to be its agent for dealing in non-
dangerous petroleum;

(k) “dealer” means a person, including a firm

and a company, appointed with the
approval of the Government by an oil
marketing company to be a dealer for
dealing in dangerous petroleum; and

(l) “stockist” means a person, including a firm

and a company, appointed with the
approval of the Government by an oil
marketing company to be a stockist for
maintaining stock, and for distribution
among the agents and dealers, of both
dangerous and non-dangerous petroleum.”.

4. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “or store” substitute

“store or distribute”;

(b) in sub-section (2), for “or store” substitute

“, store or distribute”.

5. In section 4,-

(a) in clause (j), for “and storage” substitute “,

storage and distribution”;
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(b) in clause (k), omit “and” occurring at the

end;

(c) for clause (1) substitute the following new

clauses, namely:-

“(l) regulating the distribution of

petroleum;

(m) prescribing the conditions for the

appointment of, and the granting of
licences to, agents, dealers and
stockist;

(n) prescribing the form and conditions of

agreement between an agent, dealer or
stockist and an oil marketing
company;

(o) providing for cancellation or

restoration of licences of an agent or a
dealer and of agreement between an
oil marketing company and an agent,
dealer or stockist; and

(p) generally, providing for any matter

which in its opinion, is expedient for
proper control over the import,
transport, storage and distribution of
petroleum.”.

6. In section 10, for “a railway” substitute “the

railway”.

7. In section 13, for “stored” substitute “stored,

distributed”.

8. In section 14, in sub-section (1), for “stored”

substitute “stored, distributed”.

9. In section 23, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (a), for “stores” substitute “stores,

distributes”;
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(b) in clause (c), for “or stored” substitute “,

stored or distributed”;

(c) in clauses (d) and (e), for “stored”

substitute “stored, distributed”.

10. In section 24,-

(a) in sub-section (1), in clause (b),-

(i) for “or storing” substitute “, storing or

distributing”; and

(ii) for “or store” substitute “, store or

distribute”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “High Court”

substitute “High Court Division”.

11. In section 26, in sub-section (1) for “stored”

substitute “stored, distributed”.

12. In section 28,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “unless section 8 of

the Coroners Act, 1871, is applicable to the
circumstances”;

(b) in sub-section (4),-

(i) omit “and of any inquiry held by a

coroner in a case to which sub-section
(1) refers”; and

(ii) omit “and the Provincial

Government”.

13. In section 29, in sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (a), for “storage” substitute

“storage, distribution”; and

(b) in clause (b), omit “province or”.

1934 XXXII The Tariff 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1934. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

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(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Rs” or “Re” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “Paisa” substitute “Poisha”.

2. In section 2A,-

(a) for “section 30 of the Sea Customs Act,

1878” occurring twice substitute “section
25 of the Customs Act, 1969”; and

(b) Omit “(VIII of 1878)”.

3. In the second Schedule,-

(a) against item 4 in the first column, in the

third column, for “two annas and three
pies” substitute “Fourteen poisha”; and

(b) against item 5 in the first column, in the

third column, for “Six annas” substitute
“Thirty seven poisha”.
1935 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act IV. Workmen‟s provided,-
Protection
Act, 1934. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and

(b) for “East Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “rupees” substitute

“Taka”; and

(b) in sub-section (2), in clause (e), for “the

Factories Act, 1934,” substitute “the
Factories Act, 1965,”.
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1935 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Act X. Electricity provided,-
Duty Act,
1935. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “poisa” or “paisa” substitute “poisha” and

“poisha” respectively.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 3, in the proviso, in clause (a), for

“by any Government” substitute “by the
Government”.

5. In section 7, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

6. In the Second Schedule,-

(a) in exemption (1), for “Any Government”

substitute “The Government”;

(b) in exemption (2), for “a railway” substitute

“the railway”;

(c) in Explanation (1), for “as defined in

clause (g) of section 2 of the Factories Act,
1934” substitute “as defined in clause (h)
of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1965”.
1935 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act XVI Development provided,-
Act, 1935.
(a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and
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(c) for “Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876” substitute

“Irrigation Act, 1876”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (5) for “the 15th day of August,

1947” substitute “the 26th day of March,
1971,”; and

(b) in clause (10), omit “Bengal Tenancy Act,

1885 or the East Bengal”.

5. In section 8,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “, on the assumption that the land

has produced and will produce the
staple food crop notified under section
39 of the Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885,
in respect of that land”; and

(ii) omit the proviso; and

(b) in sub-section (2),-

(i) for “Board of Revenue” substitute

“Government”; and

(ii) omit “and shall report to the provincial

Government thereon”.

6. In section 12, for “the Provincial Assembly”

substitute “Parliament”.

7. In section 17, in sub-section (2), for “Board of

Revenue” substitute “Government”.

8. In section 25, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

9. In section 32, sub-section (4), for “rupees”

occurring twice substitute “Taka”.
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10. In section 36, in sub-section (5), for “East
Bengal Civil Courts Act” substitute “Civil
Courts Act, 1887”.
11. In section 37, in sub-section (2), for “Board of
Revenue” substitute “Government”.
12. In section 39,-
(a) omit “Notwithstanding anything contained
in the Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885,”; and
(b) omit the proviso.
13. In the Schedule,-
(a) in item 2, omit “Bengal”; and
(b) in item 3, omit “East Bengal”.
1936 III The Parsi 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Marriage and provided,-
Divorce Act,
1936. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
(b) for “Provincial Government” or “Central
Government” substitute “Government”;
(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”;
(d) for “High Court” or “the High Court”
substitute “the High Court Division”; and
(e) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.
2. For section 7 substitute the following, namely:-
“7. Appointment of Registrar.- For the
purposes of this Act, the Government shall
appoint such Registrar or Registrars as it
may deem fit”.
3. In section 9,-
(a) for “Every Registrar; shall, at such
intervals as the Provincial Government by
which he was appointed” substitute “The
Registrar shall, at such intervals as the
Government”;
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(b) omit “for the territories administered by

such Provincial Government”; and

(c) for “as such Provincial Government”

substitute “as the Government”.

4. In section 15, for “Any” substitute “The”.

5. In section 16, for “a Registrar” substitute “the

Registrar”.

6. In section 18, for “in the territories of the

Provincial Government as such Governments
respectively shall” substitute “as the
Government may”.

7. In section 20, omit “seven”.

8. For section 24 substitute the following,

namely:-

“24. Appointment of delegates.-

(1) the Government shall appoint persons

to be delegates to aid in the
adjudication of cases arising under this
Act after giving the local Parsis an
opportunity of expressing their
opinion in such manner as it may
deem fit.

(2) The person so appointed shall be

Parsis and their names shall be
published in the official Gazette.”.

9. For Section 51 substitute the following, namely:-

“51. Rule-making power of the Supreme Court,

etc.-

(1) The Supreme Court shall have rule-

making power in respect of all Courts
constituted under this Act in the same
manner as it has over and in respect of
other Courts under Article 107 of the
Constitution of the People's Republic of
Bangladesh.
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(2) The High Court Division shall have

superintendence over all Courts
constituted under this Act subject to its
appellate jurisdiction in the same
manner as it has over other Courts
under Article 109 of the Constitution
of the People‟s Republic of
Bangladesh”.
1936 IV The Payment 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
of Wages provided,-
Act, 1936.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” or “Central

Government” substitute “Government”;

(c) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”;

and

(d) for “any railway” or “a railway” substitute

“the railway”.

2. In section 2, in clause (i), for “clause (j) of

section 2 of the Factories Act, 1934” substitute
“clause (f) of section 2 of the Factories Act,
1965”.

3. In section 3, in the proviso, in clause (a), for

“clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 9 of the
Factories Act, 1934” substitute “clause (f) of
sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Factories
Act, 1965”.

4. In section 5, in sub-section (1),-

(a) In clause (a), omit “railway,”; and

(b) in clause (b), for “any other railway,

factory” substitute “the railway or any
other factory”.

5. In section 8, in sub-section (4), for “half an

anna” substitute “three poisha”.

6. In section 14,-
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(a) in sub-section (1), for “sub-section (1) of

section 10 of the Factories Act, 1934”
substitute “sub-section (2) of section 9 of
the Factories Act, 1965”; and

(b) in sub-section 5, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1936 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act VII. Agricultural provided,-
Debtors Act,
1935. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”;

(d) for “Bengal Public Demands Recovery

Act, 1913” substitute “Public Demands
Recovery Act, 1913”; and

(e) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph,

“Bengal”.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (6A), for “East Bengal Civil

Courts Act” substitute “Civil Courts Act,
1887”; and

(b) in clause (8),-

(i) in sub-clause (iv), in paragraph (c), for

“the Provincial Legislature” substitute
“Parliament”; and

(ii) in sub-clause (vi), for “sub-section (1)

of section 37 of the State Bank of
Pakistan Act, 1956” substitute “clause
(1) of Article 37 of the Bangladesh
Bank Order, 1972”.
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5. In section 31, omit “Co-operative Societies Act,

1912, or the Bengal”.

6. In section 37A, in sub-section (3), omit

“Bengal”.

7. In section 46, omit “as defined in the Legal

Practitioners Act, 1879,”.
1936 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act XIII. Water provided,-
Hyacinth Act,
1936. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

4. In section 6, in clause (c), for “any

Government” substitute “the Government”.

5. In section 21, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1936 XIV The Geneva 1. For the preamble and the enacting clause
Convention substitute the following, namely:-
Implementing
Act, 1936. “WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the
discharge of obligations under Article 28 of the
International Convention for the Amelioration of
the Conditions of the Wounded and Sick in
Armies in the Field, drawn up in Geneva and
dated the 27th day of July, 1929, and Article 53 of
the Convention for the Amelioration of the
Conditions of the Wounded and Sick in Armed
Forces in the Field, dated the twelfth day of
August, 1949;
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It is hereby enacted as follows:-”
2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
substitute “Bangladesh”.
3. In section 2, in the Explanation, for clause (ii)
substitute the following, namely:-
“(ii) “the Society” means the Bangladesh Red
Cross Society constituted under the
Bangladesh Red Cross Society Order,
1973”.
4. In section 4, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.
5. In section 5, for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”.
1936 XVI The Local 1. Throughout the Act,
Government
Associations (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
(Recognition) “Bangladesh”; and
Act, 1936.
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.
1937 I The 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Agricultural substitute “Bangladesh”.
Produce
(Grading and 2. In section 2, in clause (b), for “Pakistan Penal
Marking) Code” substitute “Penal Code”.
Act, 1937.
3. In sections 3 and 6, for “Central Government”
substitute “Government”.
4. In section 4, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.
1937 VI The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Arbitration provided,-
(Protocol and
Convention) (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1937. and
(b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”.
2. In section 10, for “High Court” substitute
“Supreme Court”.
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1937 XVIII The Hindu In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Women‟s substitute “Bangladesh”.
Rights to
Property Act,
1937.
1937 XIX The Area In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Marriage occurring twice substitute “Bangladesh”.
Validation
Act, 1937.
1937 XXVI The Muslim 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Personal law provided,-
(Shariat)
application (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1937. and
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.
2. In section 1, for sub-section (2) substitute
following, namely:-
“(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh”.
3. Omit section 6.
1938 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act III Famine provided,-
Insurance
Fund Act, (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
1937. “Bangladesh”;
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.
2. In section 1, omit “Bengal”.
3. In section 3, omit “, except the district of
Sylhet”.
4. In section 6, omit “or in the securities of the
Central Government”.
5. In section 7,-
(a) in sub-section (1),-
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(i) for “the East Pakistan Provincial
Assembly” substitute “Parliament”;
(ii) omit “of the Province”.
(b) in sub-section (2), for “Province” substitute
“Government”.
6. In section 8, for “the Province” substitute
“Government”.
1938 IV The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Insurance provided,-
Act, 1938.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
(b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”;
(c) for “State Bank of Pakistan” or “State
Bank” substitute “Bangladesh Bank”;
(d) for “rupees” or “rupee” or “Rs.” substitute
“Taka”;
(e) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”; and
(f) for “High Court” substitute “High Court
Divison”.
2. In section 2,-
(i) for clause (3) substitute the following,
namely:-
“(3) “approved securities” means
Government securities, and any other
security charged on the revenues of
the Government, or guaranteed fully
as regards principal and interest by the
Government; and any debenture or
other security for money issued under
the authority of any Act of Parliament
and specified as an approved security
for the purposes of this Act by the
Government by notification in the
official Gazette,”;
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(ii) omit clause (13C); and

(iii) for clause (15) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(15) “scheduled bank” has the same

meaning as assigned to it in clause (k)
of Article 2 of the Bangladesh Bank
Order, 1972;”.

3. In section 2C, in sub-section (1), in clause (b),

for “the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912, or
under any other” substitute “any”.

4. In section 3A,-

(a) in sub-section (2A), for “that Government”

substitute “the Government”;

(b) in sub-section (3), for “National Bank of

Pakistan” substitute “Sonali Bank”.

5. In section 3D, in sub-section (1), omit the

proviso.

6. In section 9, omit sub-section (2).

7. In section 20, in sub-section (1), for “six annas”

substitute “thirty-seven poisha”.

8. In section 31, omit sub-section (2).

9. In section 36, omit “in an Acceding State or in a

non-Acceding State”.

10. In section 40, omit sub-section (1A).

11. In section 47D, in sub-section (1), for “a High

Court” substitute “the Supreme Court”.

12. In section 49, omit “or to the Central

Government under section 11 of the Indian Life
Assurance Companies Act, 1912” occurring
twice.

13. In section 65, in sub-section (2), in clause (g), for

“Provincial Government with the approval of the
Central Government” substitute “Government”.
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14. In section 70A, in sub-section (3), omit “into

the Imperial Bank of India acting as the agent
of that Bank, or”.

15. In section 70B, omit sub-section (2).

16. In section 80, omit sub-section (3).

17. In section 83,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “,registered after the

commencement of this Act, shall cause
every scheme of insurance which it
proposes to put into operation, and every
provident society registered before the
commencement of this Act under the
provisions of the Provident Insurance
Societies Act, 1912, shall cause any
scheme which it proposes to put into
operation for the first time after such
commencement” substitute “shall cause
every scheme of insurance which it
proposes to put into operation”; and

(b) omit sub-sections (3), (4), (5) and (6).

18. In section 87A, in sub-section (4), omit “or an

Acceding State or a non-Acceding State”.

19. In section 92, in sub-section (3),-

(a) omit “local”; and

(b) omit “circulating in the Province in which

the society is situated”.

20. In section 93,-

(a) in sub-section (2),-

(i) omit “local”;

(ii) omit “circulating in the Province in

which the society is situated”;

(b) in sub-section (5), omit “local”.

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21. In section 95,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) in clause (b), for “the Co-operative

Societies Act, 1912, or under an Act of a
Provincial Legislature” substitute “an
Act of Parliament”; and

(ii) omit the proviso.

(b) in sub-section (3),-

(i) for “A Provincial Government may,

subject to any rules made by the
Central Government,” substitute “the
Government may”;

(ii) omit “of the Province”;

(iii) for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(iv) in sub-section (4), for “A Provincial

Government may make rules not
inconsistent with any rules made by
the Central Government” substitute
“The Government may make rules”.

22. In section 97, for “the Co-operative Societies

Act, 1912 or under an Act of Provincial
Legislature” substitute “an Act of Parliament”.

23. In section 100, omit the proviso.

24. In section 101, omit “of the Province in which

the Co-operative Life Insurance society is
registered”.

25. In section 106,-

(a) in sub-section (13), omit “within whose

jurisdiction the registered office of the
insurer is situate (hereinafter referred to as
the High Court)”; and
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(b) in sub-section (14), for “High Court”

occurring first time substitute “Supreme
Court”.

26. In section 107, in sub-section (1), for

“Advocate General of the Province where the
principal place of the business in Pakistan of
such insurer is situate” substitute “Attorney-
General”.

27. In section 110,-

(a) in sub-section (3), for “High Court”

substitute “Supreme Court”;

(b) in sub-section (10), omit “within the

territorial limits of whose jurisdiction the
tribunal sits to hear an appeal”.

28. In section 114,-

(a) in sub-section (3),-

(i) for “Central Legislature” substitute

“Parliament”;

(ii) for “the Legislature” substitute

“Parliament”; and

(b) omit sub-section (4).

29. Omit section 116.

30. In section 118,-

(a) for “Trade Unions Act, 1926” substitute

“Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969”;

(b) for “Central or by a Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”.

31. Omit section 120B.

32. In the First Schedule,-

(a) in form A,-

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(i) for “Pakistan Government Securities”
substitute “Government Securities”;
(ii) omit “Provincial Government
Securities”;
(iii) for “Pakistan Municipal Securities”
substitute “Bangladesh Paurashava
Securities”; and
(iv) for “Central Government or a Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”.
(b) in form AA, omit “Provincial Government
Securities”.
33. In the Second Schedule, in Part I in paragraph
2, omit “Central”.
34. In the Third Schedule,-
(a) for “Central or Acceding State” wherever
occurring substitute “Bangladesh”; and
(b) in Part I, in paragraph 10, for “Central
income tax” substitute “income-tax”.
35. In the Fourth Schedule, in form G, for “Central
and Acceding State” wherever occurring
substitute “Bangladesh”.
1938 V The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Manoeuvres, provided,-
Field Firing
and Artillery (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Practice Act,
1938. (b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(c) for “Local official Gazette” substitute
“official Gazette”.
2. In section 3, in sub-section (2), for “ancient
monument as defined in section 2 of the
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904”
substitute “immovable antiquity as defined in
section 2 of the Antiquities Act, 1968”.
3. In section 6, in sub-section (4), for “District
Board” substitute “Zilla Board”.
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4. In section 12, for “rupees” occurring twice
substitute “Taka”.
1938 Bengal The Official 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act VII Receiver‟s provided,-
Act, 1938.
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(b) for “High Court of East Pakistan”
substitute “High Court Division”.
2. In section 6, for “Province” wherever occurring
substitute “Government”.
3. In section 8, in sub-section (1), for “Provincial”
substitute “Government”.
4. In section 9, in sub-section (3), for “Provincial”
substitute “Government”.
1938 X The Cutchi Throughout the Act, for “Muhammadan” substitute
Memons Act, “Muslim”.
1938.
1938 XX The Criminal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Law provided,-
Amendment
Act, 1938 (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.
2. In section 1, in sub-section (3), omit “for the
territories under its administration”.
3. In section 2,-
(a) in clause (a) for “His Majesty” substitute
“Bangladesh”;
(b) in clause (b), for “31 of the Pakistan Army
Act, 1952 or sections 10 to 12 and 14 to 17
inclusive of the Naval Discipline Act as
applied to the Pakistan Navy by the
Pakistan Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934, or
section 37 and 42 of the Pakistan Air Force
Act, 1953” substitute “31 of the Army Act,
1952, or sections 36, 40 and 41 of the
Navy Ordinance, 1961, or sections 37 and
42 of the Air Force Act, 1953,”.
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1938 XXIV The Employers‟ In the long title, preamble and in section 1, for
Liability Act, “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
1938.

1938 XXVI The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,

Employment for “Provincial Government” substitute
of Children “Government”.
Act, 1938.
2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 2, in clause (d), for “section 50 of the

Factories Act, 1934,” substitute “section 66 of
the Factories Act, 1965,”.

4. In section 3, in sub-section (3), in the proviso, for

“a Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”.

5. In section 3A, for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

6. In section 3E,-

(a) for “Every railway” substitute “the

railway”;

(b) for “English” substitute “Bengali”.

7. In section 4, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

8. In section 6, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

1939 IV The Motor 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Vehicles Act, provided,-
1939.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” or “Central Government or a
Provincial Government” or “Central
Government or of a Provincial Government”
substitute “Government”;
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(c) for “A Provincial Government” or “a

Provincial Government” substitute “The
Government” or “the Government”
respectively;
(d) for “Provincial Transport Authority”
substitute “Bangladesh Transport Authority”;

(e) for “A Provincial Transport Authority” or “a

Provincial Transport Authority” substitute
“The Bangladesh Transport Authority” or
“the Bangladesh Transport Authority”
respectively;

(f) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(g) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), omit “except

that sub-section (4) of section 43, sections 43A,
43B and 43C and sub-section (2) of section 45
shall not apply to East Pakistan”.
3. In section 2, in clause (2D), for “a Provincial or
Regional” substitute “the Bangladesh Transport
Authority or a Regional”.
4. In section 7, in sub-section (8), for “paisa”
substitute “poisha”.
5. In section 9,-
(a) in sub-section (2),-

(i) omit “and subject in any other case to

the provisions of sub-section (4)”; and
(ii) for “in any Acceding State or a non-
Acceding State or in the French or
Portuguese settlement bounded by India
shall, if the holder is ordinarily resident in
the State or settlement in which the
licence was issued” substitute “shall”;
(iii) in the proviso, for “holder” substitute
“holder of licence”;
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(b) in sub-section (3), in clause (c),-
(i) for “a Province” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and
(ii) for “the Province” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and
(c) omit sub-section (4).
6. In section 14, in sub-section (4),-
(a) omit “at the request of any Provincial
Government”; and
(b) for “That” substitute “the”.
7. In section 16, in sub-section (1), for “the
Province” substitute “Bangladesh”.
8. In section 23, omit “in the Province in which he
has a residence or place of business where the
vehicle is normally kept”.
9. Omit section 28.
10. Omit section 29.
11. In section 39, in sub-section (5), for “any
Provincial Government” substitute “the
Government”.
12. In section 41, in sub-section (2), for “the
Province” substitute “Bangladesh”.
13. In section 42, in sub-section (3),-
(a) in clause (a), for “a Government Railway”
substitute “the Railway”;
(b) in clause (g), add “or” at the end;
(c) omit clause (h).
14. In section 43,-
(a) in sub-section (1),-
(i) for “Provincial and Regional”
substitute “Bangladesh and Regional”;
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(ii) for “the Province” occurring four

times substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) in sub-section (3), for “Provincial and

Regional” substitute “Bangladesh and
Regional”; and

(c) omit sub-section (4).

15. Omit sections 43A, 43B, 43C.

16. In section 44,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) omit “for the Province a”;

(ii) omit “the first proviso”; and

(iii) in the third proviso, omit “in the

province”;

(b) in sub-section (2), for “a Provincial or

Regional” substitute “the Bangladesh or
Regional”; and

(c) in sub-section (3), for “the Province”

occurring twice substitute “Bangladesh”.

17. In section 45, omit sub-section (2).

18. In section 53, in sub-section (2), for “the

Province of East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

19. In section 55, in sub-section (2), for “the

Province of East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”.

20. In section 63,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “, and a permit

granted in any one province shall not be
valid in any other Province unless
countersigned by the Provincial Transport
Authority of that other Province or by the
Regional Transport Authority concerned”;
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(b) in sub-section (4),-

(i) omit “or Province”; and

(ii) omit “or of the Provincial Transport

Authority of that other Province, as the
case may be”.

21. In section 64, in clauses (a) and (d), for

“Provincial” substitute “Bangladesh Transport
Authority”.

22. In section 65, in sub-section (3), for

“Provincial” substitute “Bangladesh Transport
Authority”.

23. In section 68, in sub-section (2), in clause (a)

for “Provincial” substitute “Bangladesh”.

24. In section 72, in sub-section (1), for

“Provincial” substitute “Bangladesh”.

25. In section 92,-

(a) in sub-section (2),-

(i) omit “in any Province”;

(ii) omit “in that Province”; and

(b) omit sub-section (3).

26. In section 93,-

(a) for clause (a) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(a) “authorised insurer” means an insurer

in whose case the requirements of the
Insurance Act, 1938, are complied
with, and include the Government
when the business of insuring motor
vehicles against third party risks is
carried on by it,”; and

(b) omit clause (c).

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27. In section 94, in sub-section (2), omit clauses

(iii), (iv), (v), (vii) and (viii).

28. In section 95, in sub-section (1), in clause (b),

omit “or in a reciprocating territory”.

29. In section 96,-

(a) omit sub-section (2A);

(b) in sub-section (6),-

(i) omit “or sub-section (2A)” occurring

twice; and

(ii) omit “or in the corresponding law of

the reciprocating territory, as the case
may be”.

30. In section 108,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for “1912, or under an Act of

Provincial Legislature” substitute
“1940, or under an Act of Parliament”;

(b) omit “of the Province”.

31. Omit section 134.

32. In the First Schedule, in Form “D”,-

(a) for “within the Province of” occurring first

time substitute “within Bangladesh”;

(b) omit the following, namely:-

(i) “And within the Province of”

occurring twice;

(ii) “Date ......…. 19...” occurring for the

second and third time;

(iii) “Signature and designation of

prescribed authority” occurring for the
second and third time.
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33. In the Twelfth Schedule, for “Rs” substitute

“Taka”.
1939 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act IV Maternity provided,-
Benefit Act,
1939. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 2, in clause (h), for “Factories Act,

1934” substitute “Factories Act, 1965”.

4. In section 4, in sub-section (1),-

(a) for “paisa” substitute “poisha”;

(b) for “rupee” substitute “Taka”.

5. In section 5, in sub-section (4), omit “Bengal”.

6. In section 15, for “the local varnaculars”

substitute “Bengali”.
1939 VIII The In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Dissolution of substitute “Bangladesh”.
Muslim
Marriages Act,
1939.
1939 IX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Standards of provided,-
Weight Act,
1939. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2, for “the custody of the Mint

Master, Lahore” substitute “such custody as the
Government may specify”.
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3. In section 4, omit sub-sections (2) and (3).

4. In section 5, in sub-section (2), omit clause (c).

1939 XVI The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Registration provided,-
of Foreigners
Act, 1939. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “Rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 6, for “the Central Legislature”

substitute “Parliament”.

3. Omit section 9.
1939 Bengal The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act XV Tanks provided,-
Improvement
Act, 1939. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “under Chapter X of the Bengal

Tenancy Act, 1885, or under Chapter IX of
the Sylhet Tenancy Act, 1936, as the case
may be,” substitute “under Chapter IV of
the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act,
1950”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 2, in clause (3), omit “Co-operative

Societies Act, 1912 or the Bengal”.

4. In section 19A, for “Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885,

or the Sylhet Tenancy Act, 1936, as the case
may be,” substitute “State Acquisition and
Tenancy Act, 1950,”.

5. In section 27, in sub-section (3), for “Board of

Revenue” substitute “Government”.
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6. In section 28, for “Board of Revenue”

substitute “Government”.

7. In section 32, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

8. In section 35, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

1939 XXX The 1. Throughout the Act, for “Pakistan” substitute
Commercial “Bangladesh”.
Documents
Evidence Act, 2. In the Schedule,-
1939.
(a) in Part I, in entry 20, for “by a Railway
company” substitute “by the Railway”; and

(b) in Part II,-

(i) in entry 15, for “a Railway or

Steamship” substitute “the Railway or
a Steampship”;

(ii) in entry 18, for “a Railway or

Steamship” substitute “the Railway or
a Steamship”.
1940 V The Trade 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Marks Act, provided,-
1940.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) for “a High Court” or “the High Court”

substitute “the High Court Division”.

2. In section 2, sub-section (1),-

(a) in clause (c), omit “or an additional Judge

or a Joint Judge”;

(b) in clause (h), for “such High Court”

substitute “the Supreme Court”.
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3. In section 4, in sub-section (1), for “at Karachi”

substitute “at Dacca”.

4. In section 10, in sub-section (1), for “either

already on the register or already registered in
any Acceding State or a non-Acceding State to
which section 82A for the time being applies”
substitute “already on the register”.

5. In section 19, omit “, or from the register of

trade marks in any Acceding State or a non-
Acceding State to which section 82A for the
time being applies”.

6. In section 21,-

(a) omit “1”;

(b) omit sub-section (2).

7. In section 22, in sub-section (3), omit “or in any

Acceding State or a non-Acceding State to
which section 82A for the time being applies”.

8. In section 23, omit “or in any Acceding State or

a non-Acceding State to which section 82A for
the time being applies”.

9. In section 46,-

(a) in sub-section (2), omit the Explanation;

and

(b) in sub-section (4), for “A High Court”

substitute “The High Court Division”.

10. In section 57,-

(a) omit “(1)”;

(b) omit sub-section (2).

11. In section 58, in sub-section (3), omit “or in any

Acceding State or non-Acceding State to which
section 82A for the time being applies”.

12. In section 68,-

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(a) in sub-section (3), in clause (c), omit “an

Acceding State or”;

(b) in sub-section (4), omit clause (b).

13. In section 69,-

(a) in clause (a), omit “Royal Arms or”

occurring twice; and

(b) in clause (b),-

(i) for “Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali

Jinnah” substitute “Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman”; and

(ii) for “His Majesty‟s Government or the

Central Government or any Provincial
Government or any department of any
such Government” substitute “the
Government or any department of the
Government”.

14. In section 72, in clause (a), for “to that High

Court or, as the case may be, to the High Court
within whose jurisdiction that District Court is
situated” substitute “to the High Court
Division”.

15. In section 76, in sub-section (1), in the proviso,

for “that High Court or, as the case may be, to
the High Court within whose jurisdiction that
District Court is situated” substitute “High
Court Division”.

16. In section 77,-

(a) for “A High Court” substitute “The

Supreme Court”; and

(b) for “it” substitute “the High Court

Division”.

17. Omit section 82A.

18. In section 84, in sub-section (2), omit clause

(II).
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1940 V The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Jute provided,-
Regulation
Act, 1940. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 10, in sub-section (1), in the second

proviso,-

(a) for “annas four” substitute “twenty five

poisha”; and

(b) for “annas eight” substitute “fifty poisha”.

4. In sections 18 and 19, for “Pakistan Penal

Code” substitute “Penal Code”.
1940 X The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,
Arbitration for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
Act, 1940.
2. In section 39, in sub-section (2), for “the
Supreme Court” substitute “the Appellate
Division”.

3. In section 44, for “High Court” substitute

“Supreme Court”.
1940 X The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Money provided,-
Lenders Act,
1940. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”;

and
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(d) for “Provincial Registrar” substitute

“Principal Registrar”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (1), for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”;

(b) in clause (6),-

(i) omit “Co-operative Societies Act,

1912 or the Bengal”; and

(ii) for “the Provincial Legislature”

substitute “Parliament”;

(c) for clause (7) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(7) “insurance company” means an

Insurance Company within the
meaning of the Insurance Act, 1938;”;

(d) in clause (12),-

(i) in sub-clause (c), for “the Central

Government or any Provincial
Government” substitute “the
Government”; and

(ii) in sub-clause (d), in paragraph (iii),

add “or” at the end and thereafter add
the following, new paragraph,
namely:-

“(iv) by the Krishi Bank established

under the Bangladesh Krishi Bank
Order, 1973;”;

(iii) in sub-clause (h), for “High Court of

East Pakistan” substitute “Supreme
Court”;

(e) omit clause (18); and

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(f) in clause (20), for “the State Bank of

Pakistan Act, 1956” substitute “the
Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972”.

4. In section 3, in the proviso, for “the Provincial

Legislature” substitute “Parliament”.

5. In section 16, in sub-section (1), in clause (c),

for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.

6. In section 36, in sub-section (1), in the proviso,

in clause (ii), omit “Bengal”.

7. In section 38, in sub-section (3), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.

8. In section 41, in sub-section (3), omit “Bengal”.

9. In section 45, omit “Bengal”.

10. In the Schedule, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1940 XV The Excess 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Profits Tax provided,-
Act, 1940.
(a) for “Central Board of Revenue” substitute
“National Board of Revenue”; and

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2, in clause (21A), for “(14A)”

substitute “(14AA)”.

3. In section 6, omit sub-section (5).

4. In section 11, in sub-section (2),-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

and

(b) omit “State or” occurring twice.

5. In section 11A, for “India” occurring twice

substitute “India and Pakistan”.
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6. In section 12, in sub-section (2), omit “State or”

wherever occurring.

7. In section 25, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.

8. In section 26, in sub-section (3), in clause (b),

omit “State or” occurring twice.
1940 XXI The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Co-operative provided,-
Societies Act,
1940. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” or “rupee” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 24, for “Pakistan” twice occurring

substitute “the Government”.

4. In section 47, in sub-section (1), omit “or in the

Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885,”.

5. In section 48, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

6. In section 51, for “Pakistan” substitute “the

Government”.

7. In section 64, for “the Insolvency (Capital of

the Federation and Dacca) Act nor a receiver
under the Provincial” substitute “the Insolvency
(Dacca) Act, 1909, nor a receiver under the”.

8. In section 92, for “the Insolvency (Capital of

the Federation and Dacca) Act, and the
Provincial” substitute “the Insolvency (Dacca)
Act, 1909, and the”.

9. In section 97, for “the Insolvency (Capital of

the Federation and Dacca) Act, or the
Provincial” substitute “the Insolvency (Dacca)
Act, 1909, or the”.
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10. In section 108, omit sub-section (3).

11. Omit sections 117, 118 and 119.

12. In section 130, in the proviso, in clause (b), for

“paisa” substitute “Poisha”.

13. In section 140, in sub-section (2),-

(a) in clause (XVII), for “Pakistan” substitute

“the Government”;

(b) in clause (1xiii), for sub-clause (h)

substitute the following, namely:-

“(h) the form of sale certificate under

section 108; and”;

(c) omit clause (1xviii).

14. In the Third Schedule, in the third column, omit

“Bengal” wherever occurring.
1940 XXIII The Drugs 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Act, 1940. provided,-

(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”;
and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In the preamble, omit the second paragraph.

3. In section 1, for sub-section (3) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(3) It shall come into force at once; but

Chapters III and IV shall take effect only
from such date as the Government may, by
notification in the official Gazette, appoint
in this behalf.”.
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4. In section 3, for clause (e) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules

made under this Act.”.

5. In section 5,-

(a) for sub-section (2) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(2) The Board shall consist of such members

including a Chairman as the Government
may, by notification in the official
Gazette, appoint such members.”;

(b) omit “sub-section (2A); and

(c) for sub-section (3), substitute the

following, namely:-

“(3) The member of the Board shall hold office

for such term as the Government may fix.”.

6. Omit section 7.

7. In section 11,-

(a) for “Customs Collector” occurring twice

substitute “Collector of Customs”;

(b) in sub-section (1), for “section 18 of the

Sea Custom Act, 1878” substitute “section
15 of the Customs Act, 1969”; and

(c) in sub-section (2), for “State” substitute

“Republic”.

8. In section 20, omit the proviso.

9. In section 21, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.
1940 XXVII The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Agricultural provided,-
Produce Cess
Act, 1940. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and
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(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2, for clause (a) substitute the

following, namely:-

“(a) “Collector” means a Collector of Customs

appointed under section 3 of the Customs Act,
1969; and”.

3. In section 5, for “Central Board of Revenue”

substitute “National Board of Revenue”.

4. In section 6D, for “the Central Legislature”

substitute “Parliament”.

5. In section 10, in sub-section (2) in clause (j), for

“rupees” substitute “Taka”.
1941 VII The War 1. Throughout the Ordinance,-
Injuries
Ordinance, (a) for “Central Government” or “Central or a
1941. Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”

substitute “Bangladesh”.
1941 XI The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Raw Jute provided,-
Taxation Act,
1941. (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;

(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In the preamble, for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”.

3. In section 1,-

(a) in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

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(b) in sub-section (2), for “East Bengal”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

4. In section 2, in clause (2), for “the Factories

Act, 1934,” substitute “the Factories Act,
1965,”.

5. In section 3,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “two annas”

substitute “twelve poisha”.

(b) in sub-section (2), omit “or to which the

provisions of sub-section (3) apply”; and

(c) omit sub-section (3).

6. In section 4, in sub-section (1), omit the

proviso.

7. In section 5, in sub-section (1), omit the

proviso.

8. In section 8, for “State Bank of Pakistan”

substitute “Bangladesh Bank”.

9. In section 9, in sub-section (1), for “State Bank

of Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh Bank”.

10. In section 19, for “Crown” substitute

“Republic”.

11. In section 20,-

(a) for “the Province” substitute

“Bangladesh”; and

(b) for “Crown” substitute “Republic”.

1941 XIX The Mines 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Maternity provided,-
Benefit Act,
1941. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” or “Provincial

Government” substitute “Government”; and
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(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 5, in sub-section (1), for “twelve

annas” substitute “Seventy-five poisha”.

3. In section 13, in sub-section (2), for “High

Court” substitute “High Court Division”.
1941 XXV The Railway 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
(Local provided,-
Authorities
Taxation) (a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
Act, 1941. “Government”; and

(b) for “a railway” or “any railway” substitute

“the railway”.

2. In the preamble, for “an authority within a

Province” substitute “a local authority”.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”

substitute “Bangladesh”.

4. In section 3, in sub-section (2), for “a High

Court” substitute “the Supreme Court”.

5. In section 5, omit “administering a railway”.

1942 IV The Bengal 1. In section 1,-
Criminal Law
(Industrial (a) in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”; and
Area)
Amendment (b) in sub-section (2), for “East Pakistan”
Act, 1942. substitute “Bangladesh”.

2. In section 2, omit “Provincial”.

3. In section 4, for “rupees” occurring twice

substitute “Taka”.
1942 V The Motor 1. Throughout the Ordinance, unless otherwise
Vehicles provided,-
(Drivers)
Ordinance, (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
1942.
(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;
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(c) for “the Province” substitute
“Bangladesh”; and
(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.
2. In section 6B,-
(a) for “Indian Army Act, 1911,” occurring for
the first and second time substitute “Army
Act, 1952,”;
(b) omit “or to any enactment which replaces
that Act”; and
(c) for “section 9 of the Indian Army Act,
1911, or the corresponding provision of
any enactment which replaces that Act”
substitute “section 12 of the Army Act,
1952”.
3. In section 7, in the proviso, for “Indian Army
Act, 1911, or any enactment which replaces
that Act” occurring twice substitute “Army Act,
1952”.
1942 XIX The Industrial 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Statistics Act, provided,-
1942.
(a) for “Provincial Government” substitute
“Government”;
(b) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and
(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute
“Penal Code”.
2. In section 1,-
(a) in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;
(b) in sub-section (3), omit “for the territories
under its administration”.
3. In section 3, in sub-section (2),-
(a) for “clause (j) of section 2 of the Factories
Act, 1934” substitute “clause (f) of section
2 of the Factories Act, 1965”; and
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(b) for “under sub-section (1) of section 5”

substitute “under sub-section (1) of section
3”.
1942 XX The Throughout the Ordinance, unless otherwise
Collective provided,-
Fines
Ordinance, (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
1942. and

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.
1942 XLI The Armed 1. Throughout the Ordinance, unless otherwise
Forces provided, for “Pakistan” substitute
(Special “Bangladesh”.
Powers)
Ordinance, 2. In section 2, in sub-section (1), omit “or in the
1942. military forces of an Acceding State or non-
Acceding State serving in association with any
such forces as aforesaid”.

3. In section 4, for “Central Government”

substitute “Government”.
1942 LX The Income- In section 4, for “Central Government” substitute
tax and “Government”.
Excess
Profits Tax
(Emergency)
Ordinance,
1942.
1942 LXVI The Armed 1. Throughout the Ordinance, for “Pakistan”
Forces substitute “Bangladesh”.
(Special
Power) 2. In section 2, for “Central Government or a
Extension Provincial Government” substitute
Ordinance, “Government”.
1942.
1943 I The Enemy 1. Throughout the Ordinance, unless otherwise
Agents provided,-
Ordinance,
1943. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “”Bangladesh”;
and
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(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section (3), omit “or of any Acceding State”.

3. In section 9,-

(a) in sub-section (1), for “a High Court in

Pakistan” substitute “the Supreme Court”;
and

(b) in sub-section (2), for “a High Court”

substitute “the High Court Division”.
1943 VI The Standard Throughout the Ordinance,-
Time
(Interpretation (a) for “Central Government” substitute
of References) “Government”; and
Ordinance,
1943. (b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
1943 VII The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Vagrancy provided,-
Act, 1943.
(a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 25, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1943 IX The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Reciprocity provided,-
Act, 1943.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “Indo-Pakistan origin” substitute

“Bangladesh, Indian or Pakistani origin”.

2. Omit sections 5 and 7.

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1943 XXIII The War 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-
Injuries
(Compensation (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Insurance) Act, (b) for “Central Government” substitute
1943. “Government”; and
(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 6,-

(i) in clause (a), omit “Pakistan”; and

(ii) in clause (b), for “Factories Act, 1934”

substitute “Factories Act, 1965”.

3. In section 7, in sub-section (5), in the second

proviso, for “four annas” substitute “twenty-
five poisha”.

4. In section 9, in sub-section (3), for “any

Government Railway” substitute “the
Railway”.
1943 XXXIII The Military Throughout the Ordinance, for “Pakistan” substitute
Stores “Bangladesh”.
(Unlawful
Possession)
Ordinance,
1943.
1944 I The Central 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Excises and provided,-
Salt Act,
1944. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “Central Board of Revenue” substitute

“National Board of Revenue”;

(d) for “Rupees”, “rupees” or “rupee” or “Rs”

substitute “Taka”;

(e) for “poisa” substitute “poisha”.

2. In the long title and preamble, omit “Central”.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Central”.

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4. In section 2,-

(i) for clause (aa) substitute the following,

namely:-

“(aa) “National Board of Revenue” means

the National Board of Revenue constituted
under the National Board of Revenue
Order, 1972;”; and

(ii) in clause (b), omit “(including an officer of

the Provincial Government)”.

5. Omit “section 5.

6. In section 14, in sub-section (3), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.

7. Omit section 32.

8. In section 37, in sub-section (2), in clause (iii),

omit “the bringing of excisable goods into
Pakistan from the territory of any specified
Ruler or Chief in Pakistan, or”.

9. Omit section 39.

10. Omit the Third Schedule.

1944 III The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Orphanages provided,-
and Widow‟s
Homes Act, (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
1944. “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(d) omit “Bengal”.

1944 IV The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise

Agricultural provided,-
Income Tax
Act, 1944. (a) for “Pakistan” or “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;
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(b) for “Provincial Government” or “Central

Government or any Provincial Government”
or “Central or the Provincial Government” or
“Central Government or the Provincial
Government” substitute “Government”;

(c) for “rupees” or “rupee” or “Rs.” substitute

“Taka”;

(d) for “paisa” substitute “poisha”;

(e) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”; and

(f) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (5), omit “or under a law of a

State whether acceded or not to India or
Pakistan,”;

(b) in clause (9), for “a company and the ruler

of a State whether acceded or not to India
or Pakistan” substitute “and a company”;

(c) in clause (12),-

(i) omit “a State whether acceded or not

to India or Pakistan,”.

(ii) in sub-clause (a), omit paragraph (i);

and

(iii) in sub-clause (b), omit “State,”;

(d) in clause (14A), omit “East Bengal”;

(e) omit clause (15); and

(f) in clause (17), omit sub-clause (c).

4. In section 3, omit “and every Ruler of a State

whether acceded or not to India or Pakistan”;
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5. In section 4, omit “Bengal”.

6. In section 6, in clause (2), in the proviso, omit

“Bengal”.

7. In section 7, in clause (3), in the proviso, omit

“Bengal”.

8. In section 8, in sub-section (3), for “Supreme

Court” substitute “Appellate Division”.

9. In section 8A, in sub-section (2), for “Central

or Provincial Laws” wherever occurring
substitute “any law for the time being in force”.

10. In section 20, in the proviso, for “Agricultural

Income-tax” substitute “Taxation”.

11. In section 21,-

(a) in sub-section (1), in clause (c), omit “East

Pakistan”; and

(b) in sub-section (5), omit “East Pakistan”.

12. In section 22, in sub-section (2),-

(a) in clause (a) omit “in undivided Bengal or

in East Bengal or in East Pakistan”; and

(b) in clause (b),-

(i) for “a barrister or advocate of the High

Court of East Pakistan” substitute “an
advocate of the Supreme Court”.

(ii) for “or Pakistan” substitute “, Pakistan

or Bangladesh”;

(c) In clause (c), for “1932” substitute “1950”.

13. In section 38, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit “or the Ruler of a State whether

acceded or not to India or Pakistan”; and

(b) omit “or State”.

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14. In section 47, in sub-section (1), omit “Ruler of
a State whether acceded or not to India or
Pakistan,”.
15. Omit section 49.
16. In section 56, in sub-section (3), omit clause
(b).
17. In sections 56A and 56B, omit “and every Ruler
of a State, whether acceded or not to India or
Pakistan”.
18. In section 58, in sub-section (2), in clause (iii),-
(a) for “Auditor‟s Certificate Rules, 1932,”
substitute “Auditor‟s Certificate Rules,
1950,”; and
(b) for “Central Board of Revenue” substitute
“National Board of Revenue”.
19. In section 60, in sub-section (2), in clause (b),
omit “the Ruler of a State whether acceded or
not to India or Pakistan,”.
20. In section 63, in sub-section (7), in the proviso,
for “Supreme Court” substitute “Appellate
Division”.
21. In section 64,-
(a) for “Supreme Court” wherever occurring
substitute “Appellate Division”;
(b) in sub-section (3), for “a High Court”
substitute “the High Court Division”.
22. In the First Schedule, in A, omit “or Ruler of a
State, whether acceded or not to India or
Pakistan”.
23. In the Second Schedule, in A, omit “or Ruler of
a State, whether acceded or not to India or
Pakistan”.
1944 IV The Bengal 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Diseases of provided,-
Animals Act,
1944. (a) for “East Pakistan” substitute
“Bangladesh”;
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(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (1), omit “Bengal”.

3. In section 3, for “Council” occurring twice

substitute “Parishad”.
1944 X The Coconut 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Committee provided,-
Act, 1944.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2, in clause (c), for “Factories Act,

1934” substitute “Factories Act, 1965”.

3. In section 3, in sub-section (1), for “four annas”

substitute “twenty-five poisha”.

4. In section 18A, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

1944 XVIII The Public 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Debt Act, provided,-
1944.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (1), for “the State Bank of

Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh Bank”;
and

(b) omit clause (1A).

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3. In section 3, in sub-section (1), omit “which, in

the case of a security issued by the Central
Government is made after the thirtieth day of
April, 1946, and in the case of a security issued by
a Provincial Government, is made after the
commencement of the Public Debt (Central
Government) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961”.

4. In section 8, in the Explanation, for “Co-

operative Societies Act, 1912” substitute “Co-
operative Societies Act, 1940”.

5. In section 14, in sub-section (1),-

(a) omit “or in an Acceding State or a non-

Acceding State the Political Agent”;

(b) for “Provincial Government” substitute

“Government”.

6. In section 17, for “the Gazette of Pakistan or

the official Gazette of a Province according as
the notice relates to a security issued by the
Central Government or a Provincial
Government” substitute “the official Gazette”.

7. In section 20, in clause (b), omit “appointed for

the Province in which such Court is situated,”.

8. In section 28,-

(a) in sub-section (2), omit clause (c); and

(b) in sub-section (3), for “the Central

Legislature or, as the case may be, of the
Provincial Legislature” substitute
“Parliament”.
1944 XIX The Railway 1. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Stores substitute “Bangladesh”.
(Unlawful
Possession) 2. In section 2, for “a railway” substitute “the
Ordinance, railway”.
1944.
3. In section 3, for “any railway” substitute “the
railway”.
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1944 XXI The Public 1. Throughout the Ordinance, for “appropriate

Health Government” substitute “Government”.
(Emergency
Provisions) 2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Ordinance, substitute “Bangladesh”.
1944.
3. In section 2, omit clause (a).

4. In section 3, in sub-section (1), for “that

Government” substitute “the Government”.

5. In section 12, for “Pakistan Penal Code”

substitute “Penal Code”.
1944 XXXVIII The Criminal 1. Throughout the Ordinance, unless otherwise
Law provided,-
Amendment
Ordinance, (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
1944.
(b) for “appropriate Government” substitute
“Government”;

(c) for “High Court” substitute “High Court

Division”; and

(d) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In section 2, in sub-section (1), omit clause (a).

3. In section 12, in sub-section (4),-

(a) omit “more than one”; and

(b) omit “each such”.

4. In section 13, in sub-section (6),-

(a) omit “(being a Government referred to in

the said Schedule)”; and

(b) for “where there is more than one such

Government or” substitute “where loss has
been caused to Government and one or
more local authorities or to more than
one”.
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Year No. Short title Amendments

5. In the Schedule,-

(i) for “Central or a Provincial Government”

wherever occurring substitute “the
Government”; and

(ii) for “any such Government” wherever

occurring substitute “the Government”.
1944 XLII The Post 1. Throughout the Ordinance, for “Central
Office Government” substitute “Government”.
National
Savings 2. In section 4, in sub-section (1),-
Certificates
Ordinance, (a) in the first proviso, for “rupees” substitute
1944. “Taka”; and

(b) in the second proviso, in clause (a),-

(i) for “India” substitute “India or

Pakistan”;

(ii) for “Pakistan” substitute

“Bangladesh”.
1946 IX The Oil Seeds 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Committee provided,-
Act, 1946.
(a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 2, in clause (d), for “Factories Act,

1934” substitute “Factories Act, 1965”.

3. In section 3, in sub-section (1),-

(i) in clause (a), for “one anna” substitute “six

poisha”; and

(ii) in clause (b) for “two annas” substitute

“twelve poisha”.

4. In section 17A, for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

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1946 XIX The Hindu In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Married substitute “Bangladesh”.
Womens‟
Right to
Separate
Residence and
Maintenance
Act, 1946.
1946 XXI The Merchant 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Seamen provided,-
(Litigation) Act, (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
1946. and
(b) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”.
2. In section 10, for “High Courts concerned”
substitute “Supreme Court”.
1946 XXVIII The Hindu In section 1, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan”
Marriage substitute “Bangladesh”.
Disabilities
Removal Act,
1946.
1946 XXXI The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Foreigners provided,-
Act, 1946.
(a) for “Central Government” substitute
“Government”; and
(b) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”.
2. In section 3,-
(a) in sub-section (2), in clause (g), for the
proviso substitute the following, namely:-
“Provided that a person shall not be
detained for a period exceeding six months
unless an Advisory Board consisting of
three persons appointed by the
Government, of whom two shall be
persons who are, or have been, or are
qualified to be appointed as, Judges of the
Supreme Court and the other shall be a
person who is a senior officer in the service
of the Republic, has, after affording him an
opportunity of being heard in person,
reported before the expiration of the said
period of six months that there is, in its
opinion, sufficient cause for such
detention.”; and
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Year No. Short title Amendments

(b) omit sub-section (4).

3. Omit section 17.

1947 II The 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Prevention of provided,-
Corruption
Act, 1947. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”; and

(c) for “Pakistan Penal Code” substitute

“Penal Code”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for

“Government” substitute “the Republic”.

3. In section 2, for “Council as defined in the

Basic Democracies Order, 1959, or of a
Municipal Committee” substitute “authority”.
1947 VII The Foreign 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Exchange provided,-
Regulation
Act, 1947. (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”;

(c) for “the State Bank” substitute “the

Bangladesh Bank”; and

(d) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”.

2. In section 1, in sub-section (2), for

“Government” substitute “the Republic”.

3. In section 2,-

(a) in clause (d), for “clause (8) of section 17 of

the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956,”
substitute “clause (13) of Article 16 of the
Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972,”; and
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Year No. Short title Amendments

(b) for clause (j) substitute the following,
namely:-
“(j) “Bangladesh Bank” means the
Bangladesh Bank established under clause
(1) of Article 3 of the Bangladesh Bank
Order, 1972;”.
4. In section 3, in sub-section (1), for “the State
Bank” substitute “the Bangladesh Bank”.
5. In section 8, in sub-section (3), for “section 19
of the Sea Customs Act, 1878,” substitute
“section 16 of the Customs Act, 1969,”.
6. In section 13, in sub-section (3), for “the State
Bank” substitute “the Bangladesh Bank”.
7. In section 20, in sub-section (3), for “the State
Bank” substitute “the Bangladesh Bank”.
8. In section 23A,-
(a) in sub-section (4), for “Pakistan Penal
Code” substitute “Penal Code”;
(b) in sub-section (6),-
(i) for “the State Bank of Pakistan”
substitute “the Bangladesh Bank”; and
(ii) for “High Court” substitute “High
Court Division”.
1947 XV The Armed 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,
Forces for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh” and
(Emergency
Duties) Act, 2. In section 2,-
1947.
(a) in sub-section (1), for “Central
Government” substitute “Government”;
and
(b) in sub-section (2), for “Indian Army Act,
1911 or the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, or
the Indian Air Force Act, 1932 or the
Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953, or the
Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961” substitute
“Army Act, 1952, or the Air Force Act,
1953 or the Navy Ordinance, 1961”.
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1947 XXI The Business 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Profits Tax provided,-
Act, 1947.
(a) for “rupees” substitute “Taka”; and

(b) for “Central Board of Revenue” substitute

“National Board of Revenue”.

2. In section 23, in sub-section (2), for “Pakistan

Penal Code,” substitute “Penal Code,”.
1947 XXIX The Capital 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
Issues provided,-
(Continuance
of Control) (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1947. and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 5, in sub-section (2), for “the

Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”
substitute “Bangladesh”.

3. In section 10, for “that Government or to a

Provincial Government” substitute “the
Government”.

4. Omit section 16.

1947 XXX The Taxation 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise
on Income provided,-
(Investigation
Commission) (a) for “Pakistan” substitute “Bangladesh”;
Act, 1947. and

(b) for “Central Government” substitute

“Government”.

2. In section 4, in sub-section (1), for “a High

Court” substitute “the Supreme Court”.

3. In section 5, in sub-section (1), omit “before the

31st day of December, 1947”.
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Year No. Short title Amendments

4. In section 6, in sub-section (3), for “Pakistan

Penal Code” substitute “Penal Code”.]
1
[1947 III The Riot and 1| Ordinance Gi me©Î-
Civil
Commotion (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
Risks cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Insurance
Ordinance, (L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1947. “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 11 Gi sub-section (1) G, “in a

Province” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|
1948 IV The 1| Ordinance Gi me©Î “Central Government”
Cantonments
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Requisitioni
ng of 2| cÖ¯vÍ ebvi wØZxq Aby‡”Q‡`, “as adapted by the
Immovable Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order,
Property) 1947, and of all other powers enabling him in
Ordinance,
that behalf,” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, Kgv¸wj I msL¨v wejyß
1948.
nB‡e|

3| Section 1 Gi sub-section (3) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc

sub-section (3) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(3) It extends to all the Cantonments of

Bangladesh excluding places of religious
worship therein.”|

4| Section 2A wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 5 Gi sub-section (2) G “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1948 X The Essential 1| Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Personnel
(Registration) (K) “Employment Exchanges” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Ordinance, “District Employment and Manpower
1948.
Offices” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

1
Entries added by section 4 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration)
(Second Amendment) Act, 2000 (Act No. XL of 2000).
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Year No. Short title Amendments

(L) “Manager” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Assistant

Director” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Employment Exchange” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“District Employment and Manpower
Office” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
2| cÖ¯vÍ ebvi cÖ_g Aby‡”Q‡`, “of Pakistan” kã¸wj wejyß
nB‡e Ges wØZxq Aby‡”Q‡`, “as adapted by the
Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order,
1947,” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, Kgv¸wj I msL¨v wejyß nB‡e|
3| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
4| Section 2 Gi-
(K) clause (b) G, “Provincial Government”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;
(L) clause (c) Gi ci wbgœiƒc clause (cc) mwbœ‡ewkZ
nB‡e, h_v:-
“(cc) “Prescribed” means prescribed by
rules made under this Ordinance;”|
5| Section 3 Gi-
(K) sub-section (1) G,-
(A) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Av) “Central or any Provincial” kã¸wj wejyß
nB‡e;
(L) Sub-section (3) G, “Central Government and
Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
6| Section 4 Gi-
(K) sub-section (1) G, “at one of the Employment
Exchanges detailed in SCHEDULE III”
kã¸wj I msL¨vi cwie‡Z© “in any District
Employment and Manpower Office” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
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(L) sub-section (2) G, “in SCHEDULE II,”

kã¸wj, msL¨v I Kgv wejyß nB‡e|

7| Section 5 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “in SCHEDULE IV”

kã¸wj I msL¨v wejyß nB‡e ;

(L) sub-section (2) G, “as given in SCHEDULE

V” kãMywj I msL¨vi cwie‡Z© “in the prescribed
Form” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (4) G, “as specified in

SCHEDULE VI” kã¸wj I msL¨vi cwie‡Z© “in
the prescribed Form” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

8| Section 6 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e Ges Explanation
wejyß nB‡e|

(L) sub-section (3) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-section

(3) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(3) No Court shall take cognizance of the

offence except on complaint lodged by or
made on the authority of the
Government.”|

9| Section 7 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc section 7 I 8 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“7. Power to amend Schedule.-

The Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, amend or alter any Schedule.

8. Power to make rules.- The Government

may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for the purpose of carrying into
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.”|

10| SCHEDULE 1 Gi µwgK bs 85 Ges ZrmsµvšÍ

Gw›Uªmg~‡ni ci wbgœiƒc b~Zb Gw›Uªmg~n ms‡hvwRZ nB‡e,
h_v:-

“86. Engineer (Electronic).

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87. Engineer (Chemical).

88. Engineer (Computer).

89. Computer Technician.

90. Computer Operator.

91. Garments Operator.

92. Eye Specialist.

93. Heart Specialist.

94. Urologist.
95. Neurologist.

96. Cardiologist.

97. Hair Dresser.

98. Cleaner (Mechanics).

99. Orthopedics.
100. Pediatrician.

101. Endocrinologist.
102. Fax Technician.

103. Fax Operator.

104. Photocopy Technician.

105. Driver.

106. Cook.”

11| SCHEDULE II, SCHEDULE III, SCHEDULE

IV I SCHEDULE V wejyß nB‡e|
1948 XII The Armed 1| c~Y© wk‡ivbvgv I cÖ¯vÍ ebvq “Pakistan Armed Forces”
Forces kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh Armed Forces”
(Recruitment kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
and
Conditions of 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “all the
Service) Act, territories of Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “the
1948.
whole of Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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3| Section 2 G,-

(K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 3 G, “Central Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 4 wejyß nB‡e|

1948 E.B. Act The Criminal 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XIV Law Act Gi me©Î-
(Amendment)
Act, 1948. (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “High Court

Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| SCHEDULE G, “Central or a Provincial

Government or a department of any such
Government or a local authority or a person
acting on behalf of any such Government or
department or authority” kã¸wj, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi
cwie‡Z© “Government or a department thereof or
a local authority or a person acting on behalf of
the Government, department or authority”
kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1948 XIV The United Section 2 G, “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Nations “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Security
Council) Act,
1948.
1948 XVII The 1| Act Gi me©Î “Central Government” kã¸wj,
Protection of †hLv‡bB DwjøwLZ nDK, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
Ports (Special cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Measures)
Act, 1948. 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1948 XX The United 1| Act Gi me©Î-

Nations
(Privileges (K) “Central Government” kã¸wj, †hLv‡bB
and DwjøwLZ nDK, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
Immunities) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Act, 1948.
(L) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1948 XXI The 1| Act Gi me©Î-
Diplomatic
and Consular (K) “Pakistan” kã, †hLv‡bB DwjøwLZ nDK, Gi
Officers cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Oaths and
Fees) Act, (L) “Central Government” kã¸wj, †hLv‡bB
1948. DwjøwLZ nDK, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 6 G, “Rs” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

3| Section 8 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 8 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“8. Bar on taking cognizance of offence.-

No Court shall take cognizance of an offence

under this Act with which any consular officer
or diplomatic officer is charged except upon
complaint in writing made by a person
authorised in this behalf by general or special
order of the Government.”
1949 XIII The 1| cÖ¯vÍ ebvq “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Development “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
of Industries
(Government 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
Control) Act, cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1949.
3| Section 2 Gi clause (c) wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 3A G, “appropriate Government”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 4 G, “appropriate Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1949 E.B. Act The Money Section 1 Gi sub-section (3) G, “Provincial
XXI Lenders Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
(Extension to cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Sylhet) Act,
1948.
1949 E.B. Act The Non- 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XXIII agricultural Act Gi me©Î-
Tenancy Act,
1949. (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (4) Gi sub-clause (a) wejyß nB‡e;

(L) clause (8) Gi “Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885,

or” kã¸wj, Kgv¸wj I msL¨v wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 85 Gi sub-section (1) G,-

(K) “Land Acquisition Act, 1894” kã¸wj, Kgv I

msL¨vi cwie‡Z© “Acquisition and Requisition
of Immovable Property Ordinance, 1982
(II of 1982)” kã¸wj, Kgv I msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

(L) “Central or Provincial Government” kã¸wj,

wZbevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Sections 89, 89A Ges 90 wejyß nB‡e|

1950 E.B. Act The Finance 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XVI Act, 1950. Act Gi me©Î-

(K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 3 G,-
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(K) “Rs” kã, †hLv‡bB DwjøwLZ nDK, Gi cwie‡Z©

“TK” Gi kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Companies Act, 1913” kã¸wj, Kgv I msL¨vi

cwie‡Z© “Companies Act, 1994 (Act 18 of
1994)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Income Tax Act, 1922” kã¸wj, Kgv I msL¨vi

cwie‡Z© “Income Tax Ordinance, 1984
(XXXVI of 1984)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1950 E.B. Act The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XIX Acquisition Act Gi me©Î-
of Waste
Land Act, (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1950. “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “the Municipal

Administration Ordinance, 1960” kã¸wj, Kgv I
msL¨v¸wji cwie‡Z© “the Paurashava Ordinance,
1977 (XXVI of 1977)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 5 Gi sub-section (1) G, “such” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “the” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1950 E.B. Act The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, Act
XX Maternity Gi me©Î, “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Benefit (Tea “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Estates) Act,
1950.
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 16 Gi sub-section (3) G, “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1950 L The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,

Territorial Act Gi me©Î-
Force Act,
1950. (K) “Pakistan Territorial Force” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh Territorial Force” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Pakistan Army” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh Army” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc section 3 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“3. Constitution of Bangladesh Territorial

Force. There may be raised and maintained in
the manner hereinafter provided a Force to be
called the Bangladesh Territorial Force:
Provided that the Government may
establish all or any of the branches of the Force
as Circumstances may permit from time to
time.”|

4| Section 4 Gi sub-section (2) G, “for any

province or an Acceding State” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e
Ges “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 6 Gi Sub-section (1) G, “Any male

person who is a citizen of, or is domiciled in,
Pakistan or an Acceding State” kã¸wj I Kgv¸wji
cwie‡Z© “Any person who is a citizen of
Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 12 G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 17 G, “Commander-in-Chief of the

Pakistan Army” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Chief of Army
Staff of Bangladesh Army” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
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1950 LXIII The National 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Guard Act, Act Gi me©Î-
1950.
(K) “Pakistan National Guard” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh National Guard” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (a) G, “in a Province or an

Acceding State” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 3 G, “shall be raised” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“may be raised” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 4 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 4 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“4. Constitution and disbandment of units.-

The Chief of Army Staff may, subject to the
control of the Government, constitute for any
district one or more units of the Bangladesh
National Guard to be recruited from persons
residing in such district and may disband or
reconstitute any unit so constituted:

Provided that where, in his opinion, it is not

for any reason practicable to recruit a unit from
the district for which it has been constituted, he
may, by order in writing, authorise its
recruitment form persons residing in any other
district.”|

5| Section 6 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Any person domiciled

in Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Any citizen of
Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
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(L) sub-section (2) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-section

(2) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(2) Any person residing in a district may apply

to be enrolled for service in any unit
constituted for that district.”.

(M) sub-section (3) G “Commander-in-Chief,

Pakistan Army,” kã¸wj I Kgv¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh
Army” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 7 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 7 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v :-

“7. Appointment to a unit.- Every person

enrolled and residing in a district shall,
without unnecessary delay, be appointed to a
unit constituted under section 4 for the
district or, if he applied for enrolment for the
district, in which he resides, to such other
unit.”

7| Section 8 Gi sub-section (1) G, proviso wejyß

nB‡e|

8| Section 9 Gi sub-section (1) G,-

(K) “Karachi Division, if the unit in which he

is serving is constituted for the Division, or
a” kã¸wj I Kgv¸wj wejyß nB‡e; Ges

(L) clause (a) G, “the Division or to that

district, as the case may be,” kã¸wj I
Kgv¸wji cwie‡Z© “that district” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

9| Section 11 Gi sub-section (3) G, “and save, in

the case of a person who is a subject of an
Acceding State, with the consent of the Ruler”
kã¸wj I Kgv¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

10| Section 12 Gi “Indian Army Act, 1911 or”

kã¸wj, Kgv I msL¨v, wZbevi DwjøwLZ, wejyß nB‡e|
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11| Section 13 G,-

(K) “Indian Army Act, 1911 or” kã¸wj, Kgv I

msL¨v wejyß nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kãwU cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

12| section 16 G “Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan

Army,” kã¸wj I Kgv¸wji cwie‡Z© “Chief of Army
Staff of Bangladesh Army” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

13| Section 17 Gi sub-section (2) Gi clause (f) Gi

“Indian Army Act, 1911 or” kã¸wj, Kgv I msL¨v
wejyß nB‡e|

14| Section 18 Gi sub-section (1) G, Commander-

in-Chief, Pakistan Army” kã¸wj I Kgvi cwie‡Z©
“Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

1951 E.B. Act The Section 2 Gi clause (ii) wejyß nB‡e|

XV Agricultural
Debtors
(Amendment)
Act, 1951.
1952 E.B. Act The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
V Prevention of Act Gi me©Î-
Transfer of
Property and (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Removal of “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Documents
and Records (L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Act, 1952. “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

(M) “the Province of East Pakistan” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (a) G, “Sub-divisional

Officer and” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 6 Gi sub-section (2) G, “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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4| Section 10 wejyß nB‡e|

1952 E.B. Act The Act Gi me©Î-
XIII Prohibition of
Smoking in (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Show Houses “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Act, 1952.
(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

(M) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|
1952 E.B. Act The 1| Act Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji
XV Undesirable cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Advertisemen
ts Control 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
Act, 1952. kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 5 G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1952 XXXI The Civil 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Defence Act, Act Gi me©Î-
1952.
(K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi sub-section (3) Gi clause (b) G,

“rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 6 Gi sub-section (1) Gi-

(K) “Paragraph 14 of Rights under Article 6 of

the Constitution” kã¸wj I msL¨v¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Article 42 of the Constitution of the
People‟s Republic of Bangladesh” kã¸wj I
msL¨v cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (b) G, “a High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“the High Court Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;
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(M) clause (e) G, “sub-section (1) of section 23

of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894” kã¸wj,
eÜbx¸wj I msL¨v¸wji cwie‡Z© “sub-section (1)
of section 8 of the Acquisition and
Requisition of Immovable Property
Ordinance, 1982 (II of 1982)” kã¸wj,
eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(N) clause (f) G, “High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“High Court Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

4| Section 7 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G,

(A) “that Government” kã¸wj, wZbevi

DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “the Government”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) “any Government” Ges “acquiring

Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “the
Government” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) G, “a Government” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “the Government” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

5| Section 8 Gi sub-section (1) G, “by which or

under whose authority the property was
requisitioned” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 9 G, “or by the Provincial Government;

and the Provincial Government may; by a like
notification, direct that all or any of the powers
or duties as aforesaid, to be exercised or
discharged by it, shall be exercised and
discharged by any officer or authority
subordinate to it” kã¸wj, †mwg‡Kvjb¸wj I Kgv¸wj
wejyß nB‡e|

7| Section 10 wejyß nB‡e|

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1952 XXXVI The Armed 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Forces Act Gi me©Î-
Nursing
Service Act, (K) “Pakistan Armed Forces” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1952. “Armed Forces” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| cÖ¯vÍ ebvq “of Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “of

Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 G, “of Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “of

Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 4 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 4 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“4. Liability for service of members of the

Armed Forces Nursing Service. The
members of the Armed Forces Nursing
Service shall be liable for service with the
Force or persons subject to the Army Act,
1952 (XXXIX of 1952), the Air Force Act,
1953 (VI of 1953) or the Navy Ordinance,
1961 (XXXV of 1961).”|

5| Section 6 Gi Proviso wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 9 G, “Pakistan Army”, “Pakistan Air

Force” Ges “Pakistan Navy” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
h_vµ‡g “Bangladesh Army”, “Bangladesh Air
Force” Ges Bangladesh Navy” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
1952 LIII The Essential 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Services Act Gi me©Î “Central Government” kã¸wji
(Maintenance) cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Act, 1952.
2| Section 2 G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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3| Section 3 Gi sub-section (2) G,

(K) clause (a) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (b) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (b)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(b) for the maintenance of such supplies

or services which are essential to the
life of the community.”|

4| Section 7 Gi sub-section (3) G, “a servant of

any Government in Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “an
officer” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1952 LV The (Control 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
of Entry) Act, Act Gi me©Î-
1952.
(K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| section 1 Gi sub-section (1) G, “(Control of

Entry)” eÜbx¸wj I kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Control of
Entry” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (d) wejyß nB‡e;

(L) clause (g) Gi “or of a Provincial

Government or of an Acceding State”
kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 3 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 3 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-
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“3. Control of entry.- No Indian citizen shall

enter any part of Bangladesh unless he is in
possession of a passport with a visa
authorising the entry.”|

5| Section 4 Gi “any of the provisions of section 3

shall, for every such contravention,” kã¸wj,
msL¨v I Kgv¸wji cwie‡Z© “the provision of section
3 shall” kã¸wj I msL¨v cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 5 Gi “or of claiming an exemption

under any of the provisions of this Act or of the
rules made thereunder” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

7| Section 6 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “or of a Provincial

Government or of the Government of an
Acceding State” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e Ges “any
of the provisions” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “the
provision” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) Gi “,or, when the arrest is

made in a State, of the corresponding law
for the time being in force in that State,”
Kgv¸wj I kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

8| Section 7 Gi sub-section (3) wejyß nB‡e|

9| Section 10 G, “or the Provincial Government or

the Government of the State concerned” kã¸wj
wejyß nB‡e|

10| Section 11 wejyß nB‡e|

1952 LVI The Passport 1| Act Gi me©Î “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
(Offences) “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Act, 1952.
2| Section 3 Gi sub-section (2) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc
sub-section (2) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(2) No Court shall take cognizance of any

offence under this section except with the
previous sanction in writing of the
Government.”|
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1953 V The 1| Act Gi me©Î-

Dangerous
Cargoes Act, (K) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1953. “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan

Navy” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Chief of Naval Staff
of the Bangladesh Navy” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(M) “Commander-in-Chief” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Chief of Naval Staff” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (I) Gi-

(K) sub-clause (a) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-clause

(a) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(a) any goods shown as Explosives in the

Comprehensive Classified List of
Government Explosives compiled and
issued by the Government or by such
authority as the Government may
determine from time to time or any
ammunition; or”;

(L) sub-clause (c) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-clause

(c) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(c) prohibited dangerous goods, that is to

say, goods classified as dangerous in
the Government Stowage Instructions
prepared by it or by such authority as
the Government may fix from time to
time; or”|

4| Section 4 Gi sub-section (2) Gi Clause (c) G,

“any Government, State” kã¸wj I Kgvi cwie‡Z©
“the Government” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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5| Section 9 Gi sub-section (1) G, “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1953 XVI The Taxation 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, Act Gi me©Î-
Tribunal
(Undisclosed (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
Wealth) Act, cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
1953.
(L) “Income-tax Act, 1922 (XI of 1922)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Income-tax Ordinance, 1984 (XXXVI of
1984)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(N) “a High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “the High

Court Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 8 Gi-

(K) Sub-section (1) G,

(A) “contained is section 34” kã¸wj I

msL¨vi cwie‡Z© “contained in section 93”
kã¸wj I msL¨v cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) “section 14 of the Business Profits Tax

Act, 1947,” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgv¸wj
wejyß nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) G, “section 28, 51 or 52”

kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgvi cwie‡Z© “section 124,
125, 126, 128 or 165” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I
Kgv¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (3) G, “section 34” kã I msL¨vi

cwie‡Z© “section 93” kã I msL¨v cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(N) sub-section (4) G, “section 30, 31, 33, 33A,

66 and 66A” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgv¸wji
cwie‡Z© “section 121, 153, 158, 160 or 161
and 162” kã¸wj msL¨v¸wj I Kgv¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;
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(O) sub-section (5) G, “, and after the Tribunal

has ceased to exist, the Commissioner of
Income-tax having Jurisdiction over the
case may exercise the powers conferred
upon him by section 35 of the Income-tax
Act, 1922, as if the Tribunal‟s order was an
order passed by him” Kgv¸wj, kã¸wj I
msL¨v¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(P) sub-section (7) G, “section 54” kã I msL¨vi

cwie‡Z© “section 168” kã I msL¨v cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

3| Section 9 Gi-

(K) sub-section (2) G, “and, in particular, the

provisions of the second proviso to clause
(a) of sub-section (5) of section 23, section
24B, the proviso to sub-section (2) of
section 26 and sections 44 and 46 of the
Income-tax Act, 1922 shall be applicable to
the recovery of any sum specified in such
settlement by the Income-tax Officer having
jurisdiction to assess the person by whom
such sum is payable as if it were income-tax
or an arrear of income-tax within the
meaning of those provisions.” kã¸wj, Kgv¸wj,
eÜbx¸wj I msL¨v¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (4) G, “section 34” kã I msL¨vi

cwie‡Z© “section 93” kã I msL¨v cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

4| Section (12) Gi “section 54” kã I msL¨vi cwie‡Z©

“section 168” kã I msL¨v cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1953 E.B. Act, The Essential 1| Act Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji
XXII Articles (Price cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Control and Anti
Hoarding) Act, 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
1953. kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi sub-section (1) G, “Province” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “country” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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4| Section 11 G, “Provincial Government or the

Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1953 XXXVI The Junior 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Cadet Corps Act Gi me©Î-
Act, 1953.
(K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Commander-in-Chief” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Chief of Army Staff” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (b) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause

(b) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(b) “Chief of Army Staff” means the Chief of

Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army;”|

3| Section 3 G, “shall be raised” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“may be raised” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 6 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Director of Public

Instruction of the Province concerned”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Director General of Public
Instruction” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

(L) sub-section (2) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-section

(2) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(2) A person appointed officer under sub-

section (1) shall be granted a
commission in accordance with the
provision of article 61 of the
Constitution of the People‟s Republic
of Bangladesh.”|
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5| Section 8 G “Indian Army Act, 1911 or” kã¸wj,

Kgv I msL¨v wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 9 G, “by the Provincial Government

concerned as may have been agreed upon
between the Central Government and the
Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “as may
be determined by the Government” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1954 E.B. Act, The Control 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, Act Gi me©Î,
IV of Disorderly “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
and
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Dangerous
Persons 2| c~Y© wk‡ivbvgvq “in East Pakistan” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|
(Goondas)
Act, 1954. 3| cÖ¯vÍ ebvi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc cÖ¯vÍ ebv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for

special measures for better control of
disorderly persons commonly known as
goondas in certain cities and towns and the
neighbourhood of those towns and cities and
for ancillary matters;”.

4| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 4 Gi sub-section (3) G, “English” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Bengali” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 27 G, “High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“High Court Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Schedule Gi-

(K) “Part I- Central Acts” Ges “Part II- Bengal

Act” kã¸wj, wPý¸wj I msL¨v¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(L) Opium Act, 1878 msµvšÍ Gw›Uª¸wji cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc Gw›Uª¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

Ògv`K`ªe¨ wbqš¿Y AvBb, 1990 Ab~¨b 2 ermi Ges

(1990 m‡bi 20 bs AvBb) Ab~aŸ© 10 erm‡ii
Kviv`Ð;Ó|
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1956 E.P. Act The Control 1| Act Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji
I of Essential cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Commodities
Act, 1956. 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1956 VI The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Commissions Act Gi me©Î, “Central Government” kã¸wji
of Inquiry cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Act, 1956.
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 13 wejyß nB‡e|

1956 VII The United 1| Act Gi me©Î-
Nations
(Declaration (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
of Death of cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Missing
Persons) Act, (L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1956. “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 5 wejyß nB‡e|

1956 E.P. Act The Food 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
X (Special kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Courts) Act,
1956.
2| Section 4 I 6 G, “Provincial Government”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1956 E.P. Act The Law of 1| Section 1 Gi-
XVIII Evidence
Amendment (K) sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan” kã¸wji
Act, 1956. cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
(L) sub-section (4) Gi Explanation G,
“Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “the then East
Pakistan (now Bangladesh)” kã¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957 III The Essential 1| c~Y© wk‡ivbvgvq “between the Provinces” kã¸wji
Commodities cwie‡Z© “between different areas in Bangladesh
Act, 1957. in respect of certain commodities” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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2| cÖ¯vÍ ebvq “between the Provinces and between

different areas in a Province” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“between different areas in Bangladesh” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
3| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (a1) wejyß nB‡e;

(L) clause (a) G, “appropriate Government”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
5| Section 3 Gi-
(K) sub-section (1) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-section
(1) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-
“(1) The Government, so far as it appears
to it to be necessary or expedient for
securing the equitable distribution of
an essential commodity between
different areas in Bangladesh and
availability at fair prices or for
promoting export thereof, may, by
notified order, provide for regulating
the production, movement, transport
and sale of the essential commodity in
different areas in Bangladesh and for
the prices to be charged or paid for it
at any stage of the transaction
therein”;

(L) sub-section (2) Gi-

(A) clause (aaa) G, “a Province or in

different areas in a Province” kã¸wji
cwie‡Z© “different areas in Bangladesh”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) clause (b) I (c) G, “between the

Provinces or between areas in a
Province” kã¸wj `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi
cwie‡Z© “between different areas in
Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
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(B) clause (d) G, “in a Province of an

essential commodity to sell in another
Province or another area of the same
Province” kã¸wj cwie‡Z© “in an area in
Bangladesh an essential commodity to
sell in another area thereof” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 4 wejyß nB‡e|

7| Section 4A G, “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

8| Section 6 G, “appropriate Government” kã¸wj

`yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

9| Section 12 G, “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” Ges “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
“taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957 E.B. Act The Finance 1| Act Gi me©Î-
X Act, 1957.
(K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Rs” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| c~Y© wk‡ivbvg I cÖ¯vÍ ebvq “of the Province” kã¸wj

wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 4 wejyß nB‡e|

4| Sections 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 I 14 wejyß nB‡e|

1957 E.P. Act The Urban 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XI Immovable Act Gi me©Î-
Property Tax
Act, 1957. (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
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(M) “the Municipal Administration Ordinance,

1960” kã¸wj Kgv I msL¨vi cwie‡Z© “Paurashava
Ordinance, 1977 (XXVI of 1977)” kã¸wj,
Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(N) “Rs” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi Sub-section (2) Ges (3) Gi cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc sub-section (2) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(2) It shall extend to such areas as have been

constituted municipalities under the provision
of law and to such other areas as may be
notified by the Government in the official
Gazette.”|

3| Section 6 Gi-

(K) clause (c) G, “Central Government or in the

provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (d) G, “a Municipal or Town or

Union Committee or a District or Thana or
Union Council” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “a local
authority” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) clause (e) G, “Commissioners for the port

of” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 7 Gi sub-section 2 G, “The Municipal

or Town Committees” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “A
paurashava” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957 E.P. Act The Cotton 1| Act Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji
XIII Ginning and cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Pressing Act,
1957.
2| Section 1 Gi Section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (c) G, “entered into in East

Pakistan” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|
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4| Section 4 Gi sub-section (2) Gi-

(K) clause (b) G, “a high Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“the High Court Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(L) clause (e) G, “sub-section (1) of section 23

of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894” kã¸wj,
eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgvi cwie‡Z© “sub-section
(1) of section 8 of the Acquisition and
Requisition of Immovable Property
Ordinance, 1982 (II of 1982)” kã¸wj,
eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 11 G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957 E.P. Act The Film 1| Act Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji
XV Development cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Corporation
Act, 1957. 2| c~Y© wk‡ivbvgv I cÖ¯vÍ ebvq “East Pakistan” kã¸wji
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (f) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (f)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(f) Scheduled Bank” means a Bank for

the time being included in the list of
Banks maintained under clause (1) of
Article 37 of the Bangladesh Bank
Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 127 of 1972).”;

(L) clause (g) wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 4 G, “Rs” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

5| Section 19 G, “Dacca” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Dhaka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 20 G, “National Bank of Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Sonali Bank” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
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7| Section 24 Gi sub-section (3) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc

sub-section (3) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(3) Nothing in section 116 of Companies Act,

1994 (Act 18 of 1994) shall apply to the
Corporation.”|

8| Section 25 G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

9| Section 28 G, “Rs” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z©

“Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

10| Section 29 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Companies

Act, 1913 (VII of 1913)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Companies Act, 1994 (Act 18
of 1994)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

11| Section 13 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “and the Government of

Pakistan” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) Gi clause (b) G, “Pakistan”

k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

12| Section 38 Gi sub-section (1) G, “section 144 of

the Companies Act, 1913 (VII of 1913)” kã¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “section 212 of
the Companies Act, 1994 (Act 18 of 1994)”
kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

13| Section 39 Gi sub-section (3) G, “the Provincial

Legislature” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Parliament” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

14| Section 43 G, “Income Tax Act, 1922 (XI of

1922)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Income-tax Ordinance, 1984 (XXXVI of 1984)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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15| Section 44 G, “rupees” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957 E.P. Act The 1| Section 24 Gi sub-section (3) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc
XVII Bangladesh sub-section (3) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-
Small and
Cottage “(3) Nothing in section 116 of the Companies
Industries Act, 1994 (Act 18 of 1994) shall apply to
Corporation the Corporation.”
Act, 1957.
2| Section 24AA Gi Explanation G, “section 50(c)
of the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 (P.O. No.
127 of 1972)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, A¶i I
Kgvi cwie‡Z© “2(j) of the Financial Institutions
Act, 1993 (Act 27 of 1993)” msL¨v¸wj, eÜbx¸wj,
A¶i, kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 29 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Companies

Act, 1913 (VII of 1913)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Companies Act, 1994 (Act 18
of 1994)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

4| Section 43 G, “Income-tax Act, 1922 (XI of

1922)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Income-tax Ordinance, 1984 (XXXVI of 1984)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957 XXIX The Diplomatic 1| Act Gi me©Î “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
Immunities “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Commonwealth
Countries 2| Sections 5 I 8 G “President” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
Representatives) “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Act, 1957.
1957 E.P. The Anti- 1| Section 1 Gi Sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
Act corruption Act, kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
XXVI 1957.
1957 E.P. The State 1| Act Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji
Act Acquisition cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
XXXIII (Adinterim
Payment) Act, 2| Section 1 Gi Sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
1957. kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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3| Section 3 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Income-tax

Act, 1922 (XI of 1922)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Income-tax Ordinance, 1984
(XXXVI of 1984)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 8 wejyß nB‡e|

1957 E.P. The Code of 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Act Criminal Act Gi me©Î-
XXXVI Procedure
(Amendment) (K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Act, 1957. “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “High Court

Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| c~Y© wk‡ivbvgvq “in the Province of East Pakistan”

kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

3| cÖ¯vÍ ebvq-

(K) “in the Province” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(L) “, in its application to East Pakistan” Kgv I

kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 2 G, “, in its application to East

Pakistan,” Kgv¸wj I kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 3 G, “, in East Pakistan” kã¸wj wejyß

nB‡e|

7| Section 4 G, “(3) Subdivisional Magistrates”

eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v Ges kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|
1957 E.P. Act The State 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, Act
XXXVIII Acquisition Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
(Bonds) Act,
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957.
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2| cÖ¯vÍ ebvi wØZxq Aby‡”Q` wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (b) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (b)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(b) “Bank” means the Bangladesh Bank

established under the Bangladesh
Bank Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 127 of
1972);”;

(L) clause (f) G, “State Bank of Pakistan at

Dacca” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh Bank”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 9 Gi sub-section (7) G, “Gazette of

Pakistan and the local” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 10 G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1957 XXXVIII The Cotton 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Act, 1957. Act Gi me©Î,-

(K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc

sub-section (2) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.”

3| Section 2 Gi clause (c) G, “at Karachi” kã¸wj

wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 3 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc section 3 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“3. Constitution of the Cotton Board.-

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(1) The Government may, for the

promotion of international trade in
cotton, constitute, by notification in
the official Gazette, a Cotton Board
with a Chairman and such other
members, not exceeding ten, as may
be specified in the notification.

(2) The Chairman and the members of the

Cotton Board shall be nominated by
the Government.”

5| Section 6 wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 15 G, “Pakistan” kã wejyß nB‡e|

7| Section 16 G,-

(K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|]
1
[1958 E.P. Ord. The 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
XLI Essential kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Services
(Second)
Ordinance,
1958
1958 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XLIX Undesirable Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Companies Act, 1913 (VII
Companies
of 1913)” kã¸wj, Kgv, eÜbx¸wj I msL¨v¸wji cwie‡Z©
(Second)
“Companies Act, 1994 (Act No. 18 of 1994)”
Ordinance,
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1958.
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (b) G, “with objects and

business confined to the Province of East
Pakistan” Kgv I kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

1
Entries were added by section 3 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration)
(Third Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLVIII of 2001).
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4| Section 3 Gi sub-section (1) G, “with objects

and business confined to the Province of East
Pakistan,” Kgv¸wj I kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 8 G, “sub-section (1) of section 194”

kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj I msL¨v¸wji cwie‡Z© “sub-section
(1) of section 277” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj I msL¨v¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 13 G,-

(K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|
1958 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
LI Commissions Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial Government”
of Inquiry kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Second)
Ordinance, 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
1958. kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1958 E.P. Ord. The Finance 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
LXXXII (Third) kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Ordinance,
1958. 2| Section 2 G,-

(K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wj, `yBevi

DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupee” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “taka”

kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The Sairat 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
VI Mahals cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial
(Management) Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
Ordinance, cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1959 E.P. Ord. The Cattle 1| Section 1 Gi,-
XII (Prevention
of Trespass)
Ordinance, (K) sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan” kã¸wji
1959 cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (3) G, “Provincial

Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government”
kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Rs” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc
XIII Culturable sub-section (2) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-
Waste Land
(Utilization) “(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh but
Ordinance, shall not apply to any urban area within the
1959 meaning of the Paurashava Ordinance,
1977 (Ord. No. XXVI of 1977).”|

2| Section 2 Gi-

(K) Clause (i) G, “not below the rank of a

Subdivisional Magistrate” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(L) Clause (iii) G, “the Bengal Tenancy Act,

1885 (Ben. Act VIII of 1885), or” kã¸wj,
Kgv¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 7 Gi, sub-section (1) G, “Rs” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 7 Gi, sub-section (2) Ges section 9 G,

“Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The Fire 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XVII Services Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Ordinance,
1959 (K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e;
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(M) “Director” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Director General”

kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (2) G, “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 12 Gi-

5| Section 14 Gi-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “or Subdivisional Officer” kã¸wj

wejyß nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (1) G, “or the Subdivisional

Officer,” kã¸wj I Kgv Ges “or Subdivisional
Officer” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (2) G, “or the Subdivisional

Officer” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 15 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “or the Subdivisional

Officer” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) G, “or the Subdivisional

Officer, as the case may be,” kã¸wj I
Kgv¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

7| Section 15A Gi Explanation Gi-

(K) clause (a) G, “Municipal Administration

Ordinance, 1960 (Ord. No. X of 1960)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (Ord. No.
XXVI of 1977)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (b) G, “Basic Democracies Order,

1959 (P.O. No. 18 of 1959)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Local
Government (Union Parishads) Ordinance,
1983 (Ord. No. LI of 1983)” kã¸wj,
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eÜbx¸wj, Kgv I msL¨v¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

8| Section 20 G, “Municipal Committee or Town

Committee or the Union Council” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Paurashava or the Union Parishad” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

9| Section 21 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-section

(1) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(1) The rates levied under section 20 shall be

collected by the Paurashava or the Union
Parishad concerned, along with the
Paurashava or local rates, and the total
collection thus made in any one year less
such sum as may be prescribed for
payment towards the cost of collection,
shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund
in such manner as may be prescribed in
this behalf.
The provisions of the Paurashava
Ordinance, 1977 (Ord. No. XXVI of
1977) and the rules made thereunder, and
the provisions of the Local Government
(Union Parishads) Ordinance, 1983 (Ord.
No. LI of 1983) and the rules made
thereunder, relating to recovery of rates
levied under the aforementioned
concerned Ordinance, so far as they are
not inconsistent with this Ordinance, shall
apply to the recovery of the rates under
this Ordinance.”;

(L) sub-section (2) Ges (3) G, “Municipal

Committee or the Town Committee or the
Union Council” kã¸wj, †hLv‡bB DwjøwLZ nDK,
Gi cwie‡Z© “Paurashava or the Union
Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

10| Section 37 Gi sub-section (3) Gi, clause (ii) G,

“Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (IV of 1939)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Motor
Vehicles Ordinance, 1983 (Ord. No. LV of
1983)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
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11| Section 43 G, “Municipal Committee or the

Town Committee or the Union Council” kã¸wj,
†hLv‡bB DwjøwLZ nDK, Gi cwie‡Z© “Paurashava or
the Union Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

12| Section 44 G, “Municipal Committee or Town

Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Paurashava” kã Ges
“Municipal Fund” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Paurashava
Fund” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

13| Section 47 Gi sub-section (2) Gi clause (e) G,

“Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Paurashava” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. The Hats and 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Ord. Bazars cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
XIX (Establishment
and
Acquisition) (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Ordinance, “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
1959
(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi Explanation Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc

Explanation cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“Explanation- In sub-section (2), “local authority”

shall have same meaning as defined in clause
28 of section 3 of the General Clauses Act,
1897 (X of 1897), or any other authority legally
entitled to, or entrusted by the Government
with, the control of management of a local
fund.”|
1959 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XXIV Government cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial
Fisheries Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
(Protection) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Ordinance,
1959 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 9 G, “Rs” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|
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1959 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
XXXI (Plantation wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Employees)
Provident (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Fund “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Ordinance,
1959 (L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (1) G, “(Plantation

Employees)” eÜbx¸wj I kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Plantation Employees” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (c) G, “(Plantation Employees)”

eÜbx¸wj I kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Plantation
Employees” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (cc) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (cc)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(cc) “Court” means a Labour Court within

the meaning of section 35 of the
Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969
(Ord. No. XXIII of 1969);”|

4| Section 5 Gi proviso G, “rupee” kã, `yBevi

DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 8 G, “the Provincial Insolvency Act,

1920 (V of 1920)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bankruptcy Act, 1997 (Act 10
of 1997)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

6| Section 9 G, “section 61 of the Provincial

Insolvency Act, 1920 (V of 1920) or under
section 230 of the Companies Act, 1913 (VII of
1913)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act, 1997 (Act
10 of 1997) or under section 235 of the
Companies Act, 1994 (Act 18 of 1994)” kã¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj, Kgv¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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7| Section 21 G, “rupees” kã `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

1959 E.P. Ord. The Private 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
XXXIV Forests wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Ordinance,
1959 (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (5) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause

(5) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(5) “forest” includes any land recorded as

forest in a record-of-rights prepared under
Chapter IV of the State Acquisition and
Tenancy Act, 1950 (E.B. Act XXVIII of 1951)
or such other land containing tree growth as
may by notification be declared as forest by the
Government;”|

3| Section 10 Gi sub-section (5) Gi-

(K) clause (iv) G, “sub-section (1) of section 23

of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of
1894)” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgvi
cwie‡Z© “sub-section (1) of section 8 of the
Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable
Property Ordinance, 1982 (Ord. No. II of
1982)” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I Kgv
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (v) G, “High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“High Court Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
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4| Section 12 Gi sub-section (2) Gi Explanation G,

“Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885 (VIII of 1885)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “State
Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950 (E.B. Act
XXVIII of 1951)” kã¸wj, Kgv msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 15 Gi “and subject to the provisions of

section 14 of the Bengal Land Revenue Sales
Act, 1859 (XI of 1859), every share or part of
an estate for which a separate account has been
opened under section 10, or section 11 of the
said Act, or under section 70 of the Land
Registration Act, 1876 (Ben. Act VII of 1876)”
kã¸wj, Kgv¸wj I eÜbx¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 61 G, “section 4 of the Land

Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894)” kã¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “section 3 of the
Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable
Property Ordinance, 1982 (Ord. No. II of
1982)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
1959 L The Claims 1| Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
for
Maintenance (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
(Recovery cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Abroad)
Ordinance, (L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1959 “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,-
LI Chittagong
Development
Authority (K) c~Y© wk‡ivbvgvq “town” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “city” kã
Ordinance, cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
1959
(L) cÖ¯vÍ ebvi cÖ_g Aby‡”Q‡` “town” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
“city” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) Ordinance Gi me©Î,-

(A) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;
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(Av) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G,-

(K) “Chittagong Municipality” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Chittagong City Corporation” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Municipality” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Corporation”

kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (c1) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (c1)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(c1) “Corporation” means the Chittagong

City Corporation;”;

(L) clause (f) wejyß nB‡e;

(M) clause (j) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (j) Ges (k)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(j) “Union Parishad” means a Union

Parishad constituted under the Local
Government (Union Parishads)
Ordinance, 1983 (Ord. No. LI of 1983)
and situated in any part of the
Chittagong District in which this
Ordinance is in force;

(k) “Zilla Parishad” means the Chittagong

Zilla Parishad.”|

4| Section 4 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) Gi-

(A) clause (c) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (c)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(c) “the Mayor of the Corporation,

ex-officio;”;
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(Av) clause (d) G, “Pakistan Eastern”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(B) clause (h) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (h)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(h) two Commissioners of the

Corporation to be elected by
Commissioners of the Corporation,
ex-officio;”;

(C) clause (i) Gi proviso G,-

(i) “the Municipal Committee is

superseded under section 112 of the
Municipality Administration
Ordinance, 1960 (X of 1960)”
kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“the corporation is superseded under
section 146 of the Chittagong City
Corporation Ordinance, 1982 (Ord.
No. XXXV of 1982)” kã¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(ii) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wj, `yBevi

DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section 2A wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 7 Gi sub-section (1) Gi clause (b) G,

“Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 22 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Municipality” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) G, “town” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“city” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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7| Section 33 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Municipality” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) Gi clause (ii) G, “Chairman

of the Municipal Committee” kã¸wji
cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the Corporation” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

8| Section 34 Gi,-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipality” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Chairman of the Municipal Committee”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the Corporation”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

9| Section 35 G, “Chairman of the Municipal

Committee concerned” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Mayor
of the Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

10| Section 39 Gi,-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipality, Union Board or

District Board” kã¸wj I Kgvi cwie‡Z©
“Corporation, etc” kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (1) G-

(A) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) “District Council or any Union

Council” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Zilla Parishad
or any Union Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;
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(B) “in that District or Union Council”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “in that Zilla or Union
Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(C) “Chairman of the Municipal

Committee or of the District Council
or of the Union Council concerned”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the
Corporation or to the Chairman of the
Zilla Parishad or of the Union
Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (2) G, “Municipal Committee,

the District or the Union Council” kã¸wj I
Kgvi cwie‡Z© “Corporation, the Zilla or the
Union Parishad” kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(N) sub-section (3) G, “District or the Union

Council” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Zilla or the Union
Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(O) sub-section (4) G, “Municipal Committee,

the District or the Union Council” kã¸wj I
Kgvi cwie‡Z© “Corporation, the Zilla or the
Union Parishad” kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

11| Section 40 Gi,-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipality” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) clause (c) G, “Municipality” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“within the Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

12| Section 44 Gi sub-section (2) Gi clause (a) G,

“Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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13| Section 45 Gi,-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipal Funds” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation Fund” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (1) G,-

(A) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) “Municipal Funds” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation Fund” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(B) “Municipal Administration Ordinance,

1960 (Ord. No. X of 1960)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Chittagong
City Corporation Ordinance, 1982 (Ord.
No. XXXV of 1982)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (2) G, “Municipal Committee,

except those referred to in section 32 of the
Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960
(Ord. No. X of 1960)” kã¸wj, Kgv¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

14| Section 54 G, “State Bank of Pakistan” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh Bank” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

15| Section 60 Gi Clause (a) G, “Municipal

Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

16| Section 61 Gi Clause (b) G, “Municipal

Administration Ordinance, 1960 (Ord. No. X of
1960)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Chittagong City Corporation Ordinance, 1982
(Ord. No. XXXV of 1982)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

17| Section 73 G, “Chairman of the Municipal

Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the
Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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18| Section 74 Gi,-

(K) sub-section (2) G, “Land Acquisition Act

of 1894 (I of 1894)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Acquisition and
Requisition of Immovable Property
Ordinance, 1982 (Ord. No. II of 1982)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (3) wejyß nB‡e|

19| Section 104 Gi sub-section (2) G,-

(K) clause (a), (b) Ges (d) G, “Municipal

Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (c) G, “Municipal Committee and its

Chairman” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation and
its Mayor” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The Rent- 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
LVII Receipt kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Ordinance,
1959
1959 LIX The Power 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Alcohol Ordinance Gi me©Î “Central Government” kã¸wji
Ordinance,
cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 7 Gi clause (b) wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 8 Gi sub-section 3 Gi “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
LXV Chittagong Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial Government”
Muslim kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Institute
Ordinance,
1959
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1959 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
LXVI Warehouses wk‡ivbvgv Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Ordinance,
1959 (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
(M) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The Forest 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
LXVII Industries wk‡ivbvgv Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance, Gi me©Î,-
Development
Corporation (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Ordinance, “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
1959
(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
2| Section 4 Gi sub-section (1) G, “rupees” kã,
`yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
3| Section 12 G, ÒState Bank of Pakistan” Ges
“State Bank” kã¸wj, Dfq RvqMvq DwjøwLZ ¯’v‡b, Gi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh Bank” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
4| Section 13 G, “Provincial or the Central
Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
5| Section 14 Gi-
(K) sub-section (2) G, “Companies Act, 1913
(VII of 1913)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Companies Act, 1994 (Act
No. 18 of 1994)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(L) sub-section (4) G, “section 87A of the
Companies Act, 1913 (VII of 1913)”
kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“section 160 of the Companies Act, 1994
(Act No. 18 of 1994)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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6| Section 15 G, “section 144 of the Companies

Act, 1913 (VII of 1913)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “section 212 of the Companies
Act, 1994 (Act No. 18 of 1994)” kã¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1959 E.P. Ord. The Pure 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
LXVIII Food Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Ordinance,
1959
(K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi sub-clause (7) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc

clause (7) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v :-

“(7) “Local authority” means-

(a) in a Municipality situated within a

City Corporation constituted under
any law for the time being in force, the
City Corporation;

(b) in a Municipality situated within a

Paurashava constituted under the
Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (Ord. No.
XXVI of 1977), the Paurashava;

(c) in a local area situated within the

jurisdiction of a Zilla Parishad, the
Zilla Parishad;

(d) in any other local area, such authority

or person as may be notified by the
Government;”|

4| Section 20 Gi sub-section (1) Gi proviso-‡Z

“East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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5| Section 22 G “Urdu” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “English” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 32 Gi sub-section (1) G “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 40 Gi sub-section (2) Gi clause (b) Gi

sub-clause (i), (ii) Ges (iii) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc sub-
clauses (i), (ii) Ges (iii) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v :-

“(i) in the case where the offence is committed

within a Municipality situated within the
jurisdiction of a City Corporation
constituted under any law for the time
being in force, the Mayor of the City
Corporation concerned;

(ii) in the case where the offence is committed

within a Municipality situated within the
jurisdiction of a Paurashava, the Chairman
of the Paurashava concerned;

(iii) in the case where the offence is committed

within the jurisdiction of a Zilla Parishad,
the Chairman of the Zilla Parishad
concerned.”|

1959 E.P. Ord. The 1| cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial

LXXVI Dhanmondi Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
Residential cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Zone
(Termination
of Lease)
Ordinance,
1959
1960 E.P. Ord. The Anti- 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
XVI Corruption kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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(Tribunal) 2| Section 2 Gi clause (a) G, “East Pakistan
Ordinance,
Bureau of Anti-Corruption” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1960
“Bureau of Anti-Corruption” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

3| Section 5 G, “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 7 G, “High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “High

Court Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1960 XXVIII The Tea 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
(Control of Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Prices,
Distribution (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
and cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Movement)
Ordinance, (L) “appropriate Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1960 “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (aa) wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 27 G, “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 30 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 30 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“30. Delegation of Powers.- The Government

may, by notified order, direct that all or any
of its powers under this Ordinance or the
rules made thereunder shall in relation to
such matters and subject to such conditions,
if any, as may be specified in the direction, be
exercisable also by such officer or authority
subordinate to the Government as may be
specified in the direction.”|

5| Section 31 G, “Central Government or a

Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1960 XLV The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Probation of Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Offenders
Ordinance, (K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1960
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Director” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Director General”

kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (c) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause

(c) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(c) “Director General” means the Director

General of the Department of Social
Services or any other officer appointed to
carry on his function;”|

4| Section 3 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) Gi-

(A) clause (a) ‡Z “a High Court” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “the High Court Division”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) clause (d) wejyß nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (3) ‡Z “or a Subdivisional

Magistrate” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 5 Gi sub-section (1) Gi clause (a) ‡Z

“or transportation for life” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“imprisonment for life” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 7 Gi sub-section (3) Gi clause (b) ‡Z

“rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 17 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 17 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“17. Provisions of this Ordinance to be in

addition to and not in derogation of certain
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laws.– The provisions of this Ordinance
shall be in addition to and not in derogation
of the Children Act, 1974 (XXXIX of
1974) and the Borstal Schools Act, 1928
(Ben. Act I of 1928).”|
1960 XLVI The Public 1| Section 4 Gi “Companies Act, 1913 (VII of
Investments 1913)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
(Financial “Companies Act, 1994 (Act 18 of 1994)”
Safeguards) kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Ordinance,
1960
1960 LI The Eye 1| Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Surgery
(Restriction) (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
Ordinance, cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
1960
(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
1961 E.P. Ord. The Khulna 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,-
II Development
Authority
Ordinance, (K) c~Y© wk‡ivbvgvq “town” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “city” kã
1961 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) cÖ¯vÍ ebvi cÖ_g Aby‡”Q‡` “town” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“city” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) Ordinance Gi me©Î,-

(A) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(Av) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G,-

(K) “Khulna Municipality” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Khulna City Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;
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(L) “Municipality” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Corporation”

kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (C1) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (C1)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(C1) “Corporation” means the Khulna

City Corporation;”;

(L) clause (f) wejyß nB‡e;

(M) clause (j) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (j) Ges (k)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(j) “Union Parishad” means a Union

Parishad constituted under the Local
Government (Union Parishads)
Ordinance, 1983 (Ord. No. LI of 1983)
and situated in any part of the Khulna
District in which this Ordinance is in
force;

(k) “Zilla Parishad” means the “Khulna

Zilla Parishad.”|

4| Section 4 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) Gi-

(A) clause (c) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (c)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(c) the Mayor of the Corporation, ex-

officio;”;

(Av) clause (d) G, “Pakistan Eastern”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(B) clause (h) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (h)

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cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(h) two Commissioners of the

Corporation to be elected by
Commissioners of the
Corporation.”;

(C) clause (i) Gi cÖ_g Proviso G,-

(i) “the Municipal Committee is

superseded under section 112 of the
Municipal Administration
Ordinance, 1960 (Ord. No. X of
1960)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “the Corporation is
superseded under section 145 of the
Khulna City Corporation Ordinance,
1984 (Ord. No. LXXII of 1984)”
kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I eÜbx¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(ii) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wj, `yBevi

DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Corporation kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2A) wejy&ß nB‡e|

5| Section 7 Gi sub-section (1) Gi clause (b) G,

“Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 22 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Municipality” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) G, “town” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“city” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 33 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Municipality” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) Gi clause (ii) G, “Chairman of

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the Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Mayor of the Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

8| Section 34 G,-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Chairman of the Municipal Committee”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the Corporation”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

9| Section 35 G,-

(K) “Chairman of the Municipal Committee

concerned” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the
Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “the Municipal” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “the

Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

10| Section 41 Gi-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipality, Union Council or

District Council” kã¸wj I Kgvi cwie‡Z©
“Corporation, etc.” kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (1) G,-

(A) “Municipality” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(B) “District Council or any Union Council”

kã¸wj, `yBevi, DwjøwLZ Gi cwie‡Z© “Zilla
Parishad or any Union Parishad” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(C) “in that District or Union Council”

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kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “in that Zilla or Union
Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(D) “Chairman of the Municipal

Committee or of the District Council
or of the Union Council” kã¸wji
cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the Corporation or to
the Chairman of the Zilla Parishad or
of the Union Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (2) G, “Municipal Committee,

the District or the Union Council” kã¸wj I
Kgvi cwie‡Z© “Corporation, the Zilla or the
Union Parishad” kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(N) sub-section (3) G, “District or the Union

Council” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Zilla or the Union
Parishad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(O) sub-section (4) G, “Municipal Committee,

the District or the Union Council” kã¸wj I
Kgvi cwie‡Z© “Corporation, the Zilla or the
Union Parishad” kã¸wj I Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

11| Section 42 Gi-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (c) G, “Municipality” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

12| Section 46 Gi sub-section (2) Gi-

(K) clause (a) G, “Municipal Committee”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(L) clause (b) Ges (c) G, “Provincial or Central

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Government or both” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) clause (e) G, “Central Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

13| Section 47 Gi,-

(K) DcvšÍUxKvq “Municipal Funds” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation Fund” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (1) G,-

(A) “Municipal Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) “Municipal Funds” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Corporation Fund” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(B) “Municipal Administration Ordinance,

1960 (Ord. No. X of 1960)” kã¸wj,
Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Khulna
City Corporation Ordinance, 1984
(Ord. No. LXXII of 1984)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (2) G, “Municipal Committee,

except those referred to in section 32 of the
Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960
(Ord. No. X of 1960)” kã¸wj, Kgv¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

14| Section 56 G, “State Bank of Pakistan” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh Bank” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

15| Section 62 Gi clause (a) G, “Municipal

Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

16| Section 63 Gi clause (b) G, “Municipal

Administration Ordinance, 1960 (Ord. No. X of
1960)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Khulna City Corporation Ordinance, 1984
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(Ord. No. LXXII of 1984)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj
I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

17| Section 75 G, “Chairman of the Municipal

Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Mayor of the
Corporation” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

18| Section 76 Gi,-

(K) sub-section (2) G, “Land Acquisition Act,

1894 (I of 1894)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Acquisition and
Requisition of Immovable Property
Ordinance, 1982 (Ord. No. II of 1982)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (3) wejyß nB‡e|

19| Section 104 Gi sub-section (2) G,-

(K) clause (a), (b) Ges (d) G, “Municipal

Committee” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (c) G, “Municipal Committee and its

Chairman” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Corporation and
its Mayor” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1961 XIII The Medical 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j c~Y©
Colleges wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
(Governing
Bodies) (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
Ordinance, cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
1961
(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 3 Gi sub-section (1) G, “within the

Province” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|
1961 E.P. Ord. The Land 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XVII Dues Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
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(Rounding
(K) “paisa” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “poisha” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
off to
nB‡e;
Decimal
Coins) (L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
Ordinance, nB‡e;
1961
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 3 Gi-

(K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wj, `yBevi

DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “sixteen annas, sixty four pice or one

hundred and ninety-two pies to” kã¸wj wejyß
nB‡e|
1961 XIX The Notaries 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j c~Y©
Ordinance, wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
1961
(K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (b) Gi “or any advocate of the High

Court” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(L) clause (c) Gi proviso Gi “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “in the territory now comprised in
Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 G, “the Province” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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4| Section 4 Gi sub-section (1) G, “that” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “the” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 5 Gi sub-section (1) Gi clause (a) G,

“that” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “the” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 6 G, “that” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “the” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 9 Gi sub-section (2) wejyß nB‡e|

1961 XXV The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Petroleum Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Products
Development (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
Surcharge) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Ordinance,
1961. (L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 3 Gi-

(K) “Subject to the provisions” kã¸wji c~‡e©

“(1)” eÜbx I msL¨v mwbœ‡ewkZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) wejyß nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (3) G, “or arrears thereof under

sub-section (2)” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj I msL¨v wejy&ß
nB‡e|

3| Section 4 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Essential

Supplies Act, 1957 (III of 1957)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Essential
Commodities Act, 1957 (III of 1957)” kã¸wj,
Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 5 G, “sub-section (2) of section 10 of the

Income-tax Act, 1922 (XI of 1922)” kã¸wj,
eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v¸wji I Kgvi cwie‡Z© “Chapter V and
Chapter VI of the Income-tax Ordinance, 1984
(Ord. No. XXXVI of 1984)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| SECOND SCHEDULE Gi Sl. Numbers 6 Ges

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ZrmsµvšÍ Gw›Uªmg~n wejyß nB‡e|
1961 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,-
XXVIII Agricultural
University
Ordinance, (K) c~Y© wk‡ivbvgvi “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1961 “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) cÖ¯Ívebvi cÖ_g Aby‡”Q‡`i “East Pakistan” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) Ordinance Gi me©Î,-

(A) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(Av) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 3 Gi sub-section (2) G, “The Governor of

East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “The President of
the People‟s Republic of Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

3| Section 16 Gi clauses (ii) Ges (iii) Gi cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc clauses (ii) Ges (iii) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(ii) the Director General of Secondary and

Higher Secondary Education;

(iii) the Director General of Bangladesh

Agriculture Research Institute;”|

4| Section 17 Gi clause (e) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 27 Gi sub-section (1) Gi, clause (b) G,

“Central or the Provincial Government” kã¸wji
cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| SCHEDULE Gi-

(K) “First Statutes of the University” wk‡ivbvg

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Gi-

(A) Section 7 Gi clause (iii) Gi cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc clause (iii) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(iii) the Director General of

Bangladesh Agriculture Research
Institute;”;

(Av) Section 8 Gi clause (ii) Gi cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc clause (ii) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(ii) the Director General Secondary

and Higher Secondary
Education;”;

(B) Section 10 G, “Rs” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Tk”

kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Second Statutes of the University” wk‡ivbvg

Gi-

(A) Section 2 Gi clause (b) G, “Pakistan”

k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(Av) Section 5 Gi sub-section (1) Gi clause

(c) Gi Proviso G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1961 E.P. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
Ord. Engineering wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
XXXVI and
Technological
University (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Ordinance, “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
1961
(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 3 Gi sub-section (2) G, “The Governor”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “The President of the People‟s
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Republic of Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 15 Gi clauses (ii) Ges (iii) Gi cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc clauses (ii) Ges (iii) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v :-

“(ii) the Director General of Higher Education;

(iii) the Director General of Technical

Education, Bangladesh;”|

4| Section 27 Gi sub-section (1) Gi clause (b) G,

“Central or Provincial Government” kã¸wji
cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| SCHEDULE Gi-

(K) “First Statutes of the University” wk‡ivbvg

Gi-

(A) Section 7 Gi clause (iii) Gi cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc clause (iii) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(iii) the Director General of

Technical Education,
Bangladesh;”;

(Av) Section 8 Gi clause (ii) Gi cwie‡Z©

wbgœiƒc clause (ii) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(ii) the Director General of Higher

Education;”;

(B) Section 10 G, “Rs” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ,

Gi cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

(L) ”Second Statutes of the University” wk‡ivbvg

Gi-

(A) Section 2 Gi clause (b) G, “Pakistan”

k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(Av) Section 5 Gi sub-section (1) Gi clause

(c) Gi Proviso G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1961 E.P. Ord. The Domestic 1| Ordinance Gi me©Î,- “Provincial Government”
XLIV Servants‟ kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Registration
Ordinance, 2| Section 3 Gi “within two months from the date
1961 of coming into force of this Ordinance or”
kã¸wj Ges “whichever is later,” kã¸wj I Kgv wejyß
nB‡e|

3| Section 5 Gi “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

1961 XLIV The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Voluntary Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial Government”
Social kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Welfare
Agencies 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
(Registration cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
and Control)
Ordinance, 3| Section 14 Gi sub-section (1) G, “rupees” k‡ãi
1961 cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1962 E.P. Ord. The Waqfs 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
1 Ordinance, wk‡ivbvg I cÖ¯Ívebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
1962
(K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (10) Gi Explanation Gi

“and section 14 of the Religious Endowments
Act, 1863 (XX of 1863)” kã¸wj, msL¨v¸wj, Kgv I
eÜbx¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 4 wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 7 Gi sub-section (1) G, “for the

Province of East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “for
Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 35 Gi sub-section (4) G, “High Court”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “High Court Division” kã¸wj
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cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 61 Gi “rupees” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 63 G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

8| Section 71 Gi sub-section (7) G, “Rs” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Tk” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

9| Section 85 G, “Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of

1894)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable
Property Ordinance, 1982 (Ord. No. II of
1982)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
1962 E. P. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Ord. II Prevention of cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î, “East Pakistan”
Interference kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
With Aids to
Navigation 2| Section 4 Gi sub-section (7) G, “Provincial
Ordinance,
Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
1962
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1962 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
VI Agricultural wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvi cÖ_g Aby‡”Q`mn Ordinance Gi
Pests me©Î,-
Ordinance,
1962 (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (g) wejyß nB‡e|

3| Section 5 Gi “local area” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “area”

kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 10 G, “rupees” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1962 IX The Port 1| Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Central Government”
Authorities kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Lands and
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Buildings
(Recovery of
Possession)
Ordinance, 1962
1962 E.P. Ord. The Society 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
XV for the wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Prevention of
Cruelty to (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Animals “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Ordinance,
1962 (L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 3 Gi sub-section (2) G, “The Governor

of East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “The President
of the People‟s Republic of Bangladesh” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 8 wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 11 Gi sub-section (1) G, “East

Pakistan” Ges “in East Pakistan” kã¸wj wejyß
nB‡e|

5| Section 12 wejyß nB‡e|

6| Section 14 Gi “or for any particular purpose for

which the corpus or income of the property
vested in it under section 8 may be applied
under the provisions of section 10, and,” kã¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj I Kgv¸wj wejyß nB‡e|
1962 XXXIX The Tea 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Plantations Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Labour
Ordinance, (K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
1962 “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi sub-section (1) G, “for the

Province” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|
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4| Section 4 Gi clause (b) G, “municipal body or

other” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 42 G, “Factories Act, 1934 (XXV of

1934)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Factories Act, 1965 (E. P. Act IV of 1965)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1962 LVI The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Apprenticeship Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial Government”
Ordinance, kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1962
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (f) G, “Industrial and

Commercial Employment (Standing Orders)
Ordinance, 1960 (III of 1960)” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj,
Kgv I msL¨v¸wji cwie‡Z© “Employment of Labour
(Standing Orders) Act, 1965 (E. P. Act VIII of
1965)” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, Kgv I msL¨v¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

4| Section 3 Gi “Provincial and Regional” kã¸wj

wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 5 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Income-tax Act, 1922

(XI of 1922)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Income-tax Ordinance,
1984 (Ord. No. XXXVI of 1984)” kã¸wj,
Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) G, “Central Government”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

6| Section 10 G, “rupees” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 14 wejyß nB‡e|

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1962 LXV The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Allopathic Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
System
(Prevention (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
of Misuse) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Ordinance,
1962 (L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Ges 4 G, “Medical Council‟s

Ordinance, 1962 (XXXII of 1962)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Medical and Dental
Council Act, 1980 (XVI of 1980)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 8 G, “Central Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 9 G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1963 II The Diplomatic 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
Immunities wk‡ivbvg I cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Act Gi me©Î, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
(Conferences cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
with
Commonwealth 2| Section 3 Gi “Central Government” kã¸wji
Countries) Act,
cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1963
1963 E.P. Ord. The Services 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
II (Temporary kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Powers)
Ordinance, 2| Section 2 G, “Provincial Government” kã¸wj,
1963 `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G,-

(A) “the Trade Unions Act, 1965 (E. P. Act

V of 1965) or the Labour Disputes Act,
1965 (E. P. Act VI of 1965)” kã¸wj,
Kgv¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “the
Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969
(Ord. No. XXIII of 1969)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
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(Av) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

(L) sub-section (2) G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1963 E.P. Ord. The 1| Section 2 Gi “Provincial Government” kã¸wj,
VIII Chittagong `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
Development cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Authority
(Land
Acquisition
Validation)
Ordinance,
1963
1963 XI The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Cantonments Act Gi me©Î, “Central Government” kã¸wji
Rent cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Restriction
Act, 1963
2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi-

(K) clause (a) wejyß nB‡e;

(L) clause (b) Gi “any Provincial Government”

Kgv I kã¸wj Ges “or of any Provincial
Government” kã¸wj wejywß nB‡e|

4| Section 17 Gi sub-section (11) G, “or the

Provincial Government” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 18 Gi sub-section (2) Gi “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 19 Gi sub-section (4) Gi kZ©vs‡k

“Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

7| Section 28 Gi “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1963 XII The Indecent 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Advertisements Act Gi me©Î,-
Prohibition Act,
1963 (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 14 wejyß nB‡e|

1965 E.P. Act Factories Act, 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
IV 1965 Act Gi me©Î,-

(K) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 9 Gi “the Province” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 10 Gi clause (a) Gi “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “the Republic” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1965 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
V Publication of Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Provincial Government”
Books kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Regulation
and Control) 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
Ordinance, kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1965
3| Section 2 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Press and
Publications Ordinance, 1960 (Ord. No. XV of
1960) and the Copyright Ordinance, 1962 (Ord.
No. XXIV of 1962)” kã¸wj, Kgv¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Printing Presses and
Publications (Declaration and Registration) Act,
1973 (XXIII of 1973) and KwcivBU AvBb, 2000
(2000 m‡bi 28 bs AvBb)” kã¸wj, Kgv¸wj, msL¨v¸wj I
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eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 7 Gi “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 8 Gi “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1965 E.P. The Shops and 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
Act VII Establishments wk‡ivbvgmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Act, 1965
(K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi-

(K) sub-section (4) G, “the Province” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (6) Gi-

(A) clause (i) G, “Provincial or Central

Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(Av) clause (ii) G, “Pakistan Eastern

Railway Board” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Railway Division” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi-

(K) clause (g) Gi sub-clause (i) Gi “Provincial

or Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (i) G “Factories Act, 1934 (XXV of

1934)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji
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cwie‡Z© “Factories Act, 1965 (IV of 1965)”
kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(M) clause (p) Gi sub-clause (i) G, “Pakistan”

k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|

4| Section 25 Gi sub-section (3) G, “Pakistan”

k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1965 XX The Naval 1| c~Y© wk‡ivbvg I cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,
Academy “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
(Award of cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Degrees)
Ordinance, 2| Section 4 Gi “Central Government” kã¸wji
1965 cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

1965 XXI The 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) Gi “Pakistan” k‡ãi

Reservists cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Reinstateme
nt in Civil 2| Section 3 Gi-
Employment)
Ordinance, (K) sub-section (2) G, “Central Government”
1965 kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (4) G, “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 5 Gi “Central Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1965 XXXII The Control 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
of Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Central Government or the
Employment Provincial Government”, “Central Government
Ordinance, or a Provincial Government”, “Central
1965 Government” Ges “Provincial Government”
kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” kã,

wZbevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi-
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(K) clause (5) wejyß nB‡e;

(L) clause (7) wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 3 wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 4 Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc Section 4 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e, h_v:-

“4. Manpower Board.- (1) The Government

may constitute a Manpower Board
consisting of 6 members to be appointed
by it;

(2) One of the members appointed under sub-

section (1) as may be determined by the
Government, shall be the Chairman of the
Board;

(3) Three members of the Board including the

Chairman shall constitute a quroum at a
meeting of the Board.”|

6| Section 5 Gi sub-section (1) Gi Proviso wejyß

nB‡e|

7| Section 7 Gi sub-section (1) G, “or for service

under the Compulsory Service (Armed Forces)
Ordinance, 1965 (Ord. No. XXIV of 1965), in
pursuance of an order or requisition of the
Board or of a notice served under section 6 of
the said Ordinance” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, Kgv¸wj I
msL¨v¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

8| Section 8 Gi sub-section (2) Gi-

(K) clause (b) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (b) Ges

(bb) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(b) an officer of the Directorate of Labour

nominated by that Directorate;

(bb) an officer of the Bureau of Manpower,

Employment Training, nominated by
that Bureau;”|
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(L) clause (c) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause (c)

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(c) One person to represent the Ministry

of Industry, to be nominated by that
Ministry.”

(M) clause (d) Gi “Board” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Division” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

9| Section 13 Gi sub-section (1) Gi “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1966 IX The Carriage 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
by Air wk‡ivbvg I cÖ¯Ívebvmn Act Gi me©Î,-
(International
Convention)
Act, 1966
(K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1966 XII The Ex- 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Government cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Act Gi me©Î, “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©
Servants “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Employment
with Foreign 2| Section 2 Gi clause (a) G, “servant of the
Governments)
Central Government or a Provincial
(Prohibition)
Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “employee of the
Act, 1966
Government” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi-

(K) sub-section (1) G, “Central Government”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (2) wejyß nB‡e|

4| Section 4 Gi “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã

cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1966 XVI The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Cantonments Act Gi me©Î,-
Pure Food
Act, 1966 (K) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|

2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (5) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause

(5) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(5) “Chemical Examiner” means Director of

Public Health Laboratory and includes any
other officer appointed by the Government
to be a Chemical Examiner for the
purposes of this Act;”|
1967 E. P. Act The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
I Technical wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Act Gi me©Î,-
Education
Act, 1967
(K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 4 Gi-

(K) clause (d) G, “Principal, Rajshahi

Engineering College” kã¸wj I Kgvi cwie‡Z©
“Director, Bangladesh Institute of
Technology, Rajshahi” kã¸wj I Kgv¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (g) G, “Engineering University”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 10 G, “Governor of East Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “President of the People‟s
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Republic of Bangladesh” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 30 Gi-

(K) clause (a) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z©

“Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (b) G, “Legislature in Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “House of the Nation or
Jatiyo Sangsad” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| SCHEDULE Gi, “Matriculation” kã¸wj, †hLv‡bB

DwjøwLZ nDK, Gi cwie‡Z© “Secondary School
Certificate” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1967 III The Import of 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Goods (Price Act Gi me©Î,-
Equalization
Surcharge) (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
Act, 1967 cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 5 Gi, “Sea Customs Act, 1878 (VIII of

1878)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969)” kã¸wj, Kgv,
msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 7 wejyß nB‡e|

1967 VIII The Excise 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Duty on Act Gi me©Î, “Central Government” kã¸wji
Minerals cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
(Labour
Welfare) Act, 2| Section 1 Gi, sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
1967 cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 3 Gi sub-section (1) G,-

(K) “Paisa” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Poisha” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e;

(L) “rupee” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ

nB‡e|
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4| Section 4 Gi sub-section (2) G, “State Bank of

Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh Bank”
kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 5 Gi-

(K) sub-section (2) Gi kZ©vs‡k “rupees” k‡ãi

cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) sub-section (4) Gi clause (b) Gi “a

Provincial Government” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(M) sub-section (6) Gi clause (c) G, “a

Provincial Government,” kã¸wj I Kgv wejyß
nB‡e;

(N) sub-section 9 Gi “or, with the previous

approval of the Central Government,”
Kgv¸wj I kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e;

(O) sub-section (11) Gi “Chartered

Accountants Ordinance, 1961 (XII of
1961)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wji
cwie‡Z© “Chartered Accountants Order, 1973
(P.O. No. 2 of 1973)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
eÜbx¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 6 Gi sub-section (1) Gi “subject to the

previous approval of the Central Government,”
Kgv¸wj I kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

7| Section 11 Gi sub-section (2) Gi-

(K) clause (i) Gi “State Bank of Pakistan”

kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh Bank” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;

(L) clause (ix) Gi “a Provincial Government,”

kã¸wj I Kgv wejyß nB‡e;

(M) clause (xiii) Gi “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka”

kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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8| Section 12 wejyß nB‡e|

1967 E. P. Act The Finance 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “East Pakistan”
XVII Act, 1967 kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 2 G, “Provincial Government” kã¸wj,

`yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 15 wejyß nB‡e|

4| SCHEDULE wejyß nB‡e|

1968 E. P. Act The 1| Act Gi me©Î “Provincial Government” kã¸wji
III Conservator cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
of Ports
Lands and
Buildings
(Recovery of
Possession)
Act, 1968
1968 V The Carriage 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
by Air wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Act Gi me©Î, “Pakistan”
(Supplementary k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Convention)
Act, 1968 2| Section 2 Gi sub-section (3) Gi “Central
Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1969 E.P. Ord. The Pilotage 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kvab Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
V Ordinance, wk‡ivbvg Ges cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î, “East
1969 Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

2| Section 3 G, “Pakistan” kã, `yBevi DwjøwLZ, Gi

cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 5 Gi sub-section (4) G, “Provincial

Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

4| Section 6 G, “Provincial Government” kã¸wji

cwie‡Z© “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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1969 XVII The 1| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Pakistan” k‡ãi
Securities and cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
Exchange
Ordinance,
1969
1969 XIX The Defence 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Services Ordinance Gi me©Î, “Commander-in-Chief”
(Inquiry) kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Chief of Staff” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
(Special nB‡e|
Provisions)
Ordinance, 2| Section 1 Gi sub-section (2) G, “Central
1969
Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 2 Gi clause (b) Gi cwie‡Z© wbgœiƒc clause

(b) cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e, h_v:-

“(b) “Chief of Staff,” in relation to a person

whose conduct is inquired into under this
Ordinance, means the Chief of Army Staff,
Naval Staff or Air Staff, as the case may
be;”|

4| Section 4 Gi “of the Service” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

5| Section 6 Gi sub-section (1) G, “Central

Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1970 V The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
Monopolies cÖ¯vÍ ebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
and
Restrictive (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
Trade cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Practices
(Control and (L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Prevention) “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Ordinance,
1970
(M) “rupees” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “taka” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e;

(N) “in any Province” kã¸wj wejyß nB‡e|

2| Section 2 Gi clause (q) G, “Companies Act,

1913 (VII of 1913)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I
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eÜbx¸wji cwie‡Z© “Companies Act, 1994 (Act No.
18 of 1994)” kã¸wj, Kgv, msL¨v¸wj I eÜbx¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

3| Section 12 Gi clause (a) Gi sub-clause (ii) Gi

“the National Investment Trust and” kã¸wj wejyß
nB‡e|

4| Section 16 Gi sub-section (1) Gi Explanation

Gi “Central Statistical Office of the Central
Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Government” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

5| Section 20 Gi “High Court” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©

“High Court Division” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|

6| Section 25 Gi-

(K) clause (a) G, “Central Government or a

Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
(L) clause (b) G, “Central Government or by a
Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
(M) clause (c) G, “Central Government or a
Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1970 XXII The National 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j, c~Y©
Service wk‡ivbvg I cÖ¯Ívebvmn Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
Ordinance,
1970 (K) “Pakistan” k‡ãi cwie‡Z© “Bangladesh” kã
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
(L) “Central Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
“Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
1970 E.P. Ord. The 1| GB Aby‡”Q‡` ms‡kva‡bi Øviv wfbœiƒc wKQy Kiv bv nB‡j,
XXIV Government Ordinance Gi me©Î,-
and Local
Authority (K) “East Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
Lands and “Bangladesh” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e;
Buildings (L) “Provincial Government” kã¸wji cwie‡Z©
(Recovery of “Government” kã cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
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Year No. Short title Amendments

Possession) 2| Section 2 Gi clause (d) Gi “clause (23) of
Ordinance, section 3 of the Bengal General Clauses Act,
1970 1899 (Bengal Act I of 1899)” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj,
msL¨v¸wj Ges Kgvi cwie‡Z© “clause (28) of section
3 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (X of
1897)” kã¸wj, eÜbx¸wj, msL¨v¸wj Ges Kgv cÖwZ¯’vwcZ
nB‡e|
3| Section 4 Gi sub-section (1) G, “is a servant of
Government in Pakistan” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “is a
person in the service of the Republic” kã¸wj
cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
4| Section 7 Gi sub-section (1) G, “Sub-divisional
Officer” kã¸wji cwie‡Z© “Upazilla Nirbahi
Officer” kã¸wj cÖwZ¯’vwcZ nB‡e|
5| Section 15 wejyß nB‡e|]
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1
[(LAWS DECLARED TO BE NO PART OF LAWS OF BANGLADESH)]
(See Article 4)
Year of Number
Sl No. the of the Short title of the Statute
Statute Statute
1. 1867 XXIII The Public Gambling Act, 1867.
2. 1867 XXIII The Punjab Murderous Outrages Act, 1867.
3. 1872 IV The Punjab Laws Act, 1872.
4. 1873 VIII The Canal and Drainage Act, 1873.
5. 1876 IX The Native Coinage Act, 1876.
6. 1876 X The Sind Revenue Jurisdiction Act, 1876.
7. 1877 IX The Punjab Murderous Outrages (Amendment) Act,
1877.
8. 1878 XII The Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 1878.
9. 1879 XVII The Dekkan Agriculturists Relief Act, 1879.
10. 1886 XI The Tramways Act, 1886.
11. 1892 VIII The Lansdowne Bridge Act, 1892.
12. 1893 III The Government Tenants (North West Frontier) Act,
1893.
13. 1896 XX The Sind Incumbered Estates Act, 1896.
2
[14. 1900 XIII The West-Punjab Alienation of Land Act, 1900 (Act
XIII of 1900).
15. 1915 XIII The North-West Frontier Constabulary Act, 1915 (Act
XIII of 1915).
16. 1922 - The States (Protection against Disaffection) Act, 1922.
17. 1925 XXIV The Sikh Gardwaras (Supplementary) Act, 1925 (Act
XXIV of 1925).]
3
[18. 1949 X The Sind Textile Board Ordinance, 1949.

1
The Heading “ LAWS DECLARED TO BE NO PART OF LAWS OF
BANGLADESH” was substituted for the heading “ ACTS NOT APPLICABLE TO
BANGLADESH” by section 9 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration)
(Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
2
Entries 14-17 were inserted by section 9 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and
Declaration) (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. LIII of 1974).
3
Entries 18-31 were inserted by section 5 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and
Declaration) (Second Amendment) Act, 2000 (Act No. XL of 2000).
 344 Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973

Year of Number
Sl No. the of the Short title of the Statute
Statute Statute
19. 1950 LXV The Karachi Hotels and Lodging-Houses (Control)
Act, 1950.
20. 1950 LXVI The Karachi Cattle Slaughter Control Act, 1950.
21. 1950 LXXIV The Vagrancy (Karachi Division) Act, 1950.
22. 1951 XII The Opium (Extension to the Punjab) Act, 1951.
23. 1952 XI The Land Control (Karachi Division) Act, 1952.
24. 1952 XL The Opium (Extension to The North-West Frontier)
Act, 1952.
25. 1952 LVII The Karachi Electricity Control Act, 1952.
26. 1953 XXIX The Karachi Control of Disorderly Persons Act, 1952.
27. 1953 VIII The Karachi Rent Restriction Act, 1953.
28. 1953 XXXI The Charitable Funds (Regulation of Collections) Act,
1953.
29. 1954 XXVII The Karachi Essential Articles (Price Control and Anti-
Hoarding) Act, 1953.
30. 1956 XLV The Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act, 1956.
31. 1557 XII The Pakistan (Administration of Evacuee Property)
Act, 1957.]
1
[32 1958 I The Bombay Co-operative Societies (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1958.
33 1958 III The University of Karachi (Amendment) Act, 1957
34 1958 III The Registration of Private Schools (Karachi Division)
Ordinance, 1958
35 1958 IV The Control of Orphanages (Karachi Division)
Ordinance, 1958
36 1958 IX The Public Order (Meetings) Ordinance, 1958
37 1959 XIX The Pakistan International Airlines Corporation
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1959
38 1959 XXVI The Frontier Corps Ordinance, 1959
39 1959 XXXIX The Security of Pakistan (Second Amendment)
Ordinance, 1959
40 1960 XXIII The Capital Development Authority Ordinance, 1960

1
Entries 32-61 were inserted by section 4 of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and
Declaration) (Third Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLVIII of 2001).
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Year of Number
Sl No. the of the Short title of the Statute
Statute Statute
41 1960 XXXVII The Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance,
1960
42 1960 XXXIX The Coal Mines (Fixation of Rates of Wages)
Ordinance, 1960
43 1961 III The Jammu and Kashmir (Administration of Property)
Ordinance, 1961
44 1961 XX The Associated Press of Pakistan (Taking Over)
Ordinance, 1961
45 1961 XLVII The Cement (Surcharge) Ordinance, 1961
46 1962 V The University of Karachi Ordinance, 1962
47 1962 XVII The Military College of Engineering, Risalpur
(Degree) Ordinance, 1962
48 1962 XXXVIII The Provincial Industrial Development Corporation
(West Pakistan) Ordinance, 1962
49 1962 XLVIII The Karachi Rent Restriction (Amendment) Ordinance,
1962
50 1962 LXXI The Abbottabad Joint Development Board Ordinance,
1962
51 1963 VI The Capital of the Republic (Determination of Area)
Ordinance, 1963
52 1964 II The Tribal Areas (Restoration of Jurisdiction) Act,
1964
53 1965 IV The Constitution (Third Amendment) Act, 1965
54 1965 XVII The Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1965
55 1965 XLIX The National and Provincial Assembles (Elections)
(Fourth Amendment) Ordinance, 1965
56 1966 III The Islamabad (Preservation of Landscape) Ordinance,
1966
57 1967 I The Natural Gas (Development Surcharge) Ordinance,
1967
58 1967 XIV The University of Islamabad Act, 1967
59 1967 XVIII The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1967
60 1968 IX The Privy Purses (Charged Expenditure) Act, 1968
61 1970 XX The Sugar Export Subsidy Fund Ordinance, 1970]

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