430 Schedule

The Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973

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THE FIRST SCHEDULE

(LAWS REPEALED)

(See Article 2)

Sl. No. Year of the Statute Number of the Statute Short title of 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 Courts 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 Prisoners 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.

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26 1869 III The Bengal Cruelty to Animals (Arrest) 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).

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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51 1919 I The Hackney-carriage Act, 1919 (Bengal 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.

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68 1934 XI The States (Protection) Act, 1934 (Act XI 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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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.


Declaration) (Second Amendment) Act, 2000 (Act No. XL of 2000).

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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

XXIII The Evacuee Property (Restoration of 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-Generals 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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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. LXIV

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 1958

145 1958 E.P. Ord. LXXVII

The Anti-Corruption Laws (Validation) Ordinance, 1958


Declaration) (Third Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLVIII of 2001).

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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.

XLV The Appropriation (No. II) Ordinance, 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. LXIV

The Tolls (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959

164 1960 IV The Medical Qualifications (Information) Ordinance, 1960

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165 1960 XII The Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960

166 1960 E.P. Ord. XVIII

The Finance Ordinance, 1960

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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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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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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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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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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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

XVIII The Excise (Amendment) Act, 1967

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

XXIII The Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Act, 1967

275 1967 E.P. Act XXIV

The Jute Marketing Corporation (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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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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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. XVII

The Revenue Commissioners Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969


The Divorce (Amendment) Ordinance, 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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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. XVII

The Small Industries Corporation (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1970


The Agricultural Development Corporation (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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337 1970 E.P. Ord. XX The Dacca University (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

338 1970 E.P. Ord. XXII

The Services (Temporary Powers) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

339 1970 E.P. Ord. XXIII

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

340 1970 E.P. Ord. XXV

The Road Transport Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

341 1970 E.P. Ord. XXVI

The Protection and Conservation of Fish (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

342 1970 E.P. Ord. XXVII

The Cadet College (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

343 1970 E.P. Ord. XXVIII

The Employment of Labour (Standing Orders) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

344 1970 E.P. Ord. XXIX

The Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

345 1970 E.P. Ord. XXX

The Hats and Bazars (Establishment and Acquisition) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

346 1970 E.P. Ord. XXXI

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970]

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE

(LAWS AMENDED)

(See Article 3) Year No. Short title Amendments

1836 XXI 1. In the short title, omit Bengal.

2. In the Act,-

The Bengal Districts Act, 1836.

(a) omit provincial;

(b) for East Pakistan substitute Bangladesh; and

(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 1. In the preamble, for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh.

The Public Servants (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 Act, 1851.

1. For section 1A, substitute the following, 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.

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Year No. Short title Amendments

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 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.

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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, to carry out the purposes of this Act.

1856 XV The Hindu Widows Re-marriage Act, 1856.

1. In the preamble, omit established in the territories in the possession and under the Government of East India Company.

1857 XIII The Opium Act, 1857.

1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise 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 Registration Act, 1860.

1. In section 3,- (a) for Provincial Government substitute

Government; and

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Year No. Short title Amendments (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 1. Throughout the Code, except otherwise provided,-

The Pakistan Penal Code Act, 1860.

(a) for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh;

(b) for Central or any provincial Government or Central Government or 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,-

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(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 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.

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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;

(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.

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1861 V The Police Act, 1861.

1. Throughout the Act,-

(a) for Provincial Government substitute Government; and


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 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.

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Year No. Short title Amendments 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, 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 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Stage 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.

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1864 V 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Canal 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 1. In section 3, for Rupees substitute Taka.

The Carriers 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 1. In the Preamble,-

The Acting 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 Throughout the Act,-

The Sarais Act, 1867.



1867 II 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Bengal Public Gambling Act, 1867.

(a) for East Pakistan substitute Bangladesh;

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(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 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 1. Omit the long title.

The Bengal Alluvion (Amendments) Act, 1868.

2. In sections 5 and 7, for Provincial Government substitute Government.

1869 IV The Divorce Act, 1869.



(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,-

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(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 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 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-

The Court-fees Act, 1870.

(a) for High Court or a High Court or any of the High Courts substitute the High Court Division;


(c) for rupees or Rs. substitute Taka; and

(d) for appropriate Government substitute Government.

2. In section 1, for Pakistan substitute

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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 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,-

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(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 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 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Cattle Trespass Act, 1871. (a) for Provincial Government substitute

Government; and


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

(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.

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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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

(d) for Municipality substitute Paurashava.

1871 XXIII 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Pensions Act, 1871.

(a) for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh; and

(b) for Central Government or any Provincial Governmentor appropriate Government substitute Government.

2. Omit the section 3A.

3. In section 14, for In each Province the substitute The.

1871 XXXI 1. Throughout the Act,-


The Weights and Measures of Capacity Act, 1871.

(b) for Central Government substitute Government.

1872 I The Evidence Act, 1872.

1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise

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Year No. Short title Amendments provided,-


(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,-

(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

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(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.


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 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

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(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 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

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Year No. Short title Amendments 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.

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

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Year No. Short title Amendments occurring twice, substitute Khulna.

26. In section 162, in the last paragraph, for Pakistan Penal Code substitute Penal Code.

1872 III 1. Throughout Act,-

The Special 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 Act, 1872.



(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.


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

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Year No. Short title Amendments 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 Marriage Act, 1872.

1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,- (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.

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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;

(b) for them respectively occurring twice, substitute Him;

(c) omit by whom he was appointed and

(d) for Central Government substitute Government.


1873 V 1. In section 1, for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh.

The Government Savings Banks Act, 1873.

2. In section 3, in the definition of secretary, 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.

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


5. Omit section 9.


7. In section 14, for Central Government substitute Government.

1873 X The Oaths Act, 1873.


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.


(a) for provincial Government substitute Government;

The Bengal Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1873.

(b) for rupees substitute Taka.

2. Omit Bengal from the short title.

1874 III 1. Throughout the Act,-


The Married Womens Property Act, 1874.

(b) for Muhammadan substitute Muslim.

2. In the preamble for Indian Succession Act, 1865 substitute Succession Act, 1925.


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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.


1874 IV 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874. (a) for Central Government substitute

Government; and

(b) for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh.

2. In section 7, for Code of Criminal Procedure substitute Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898,.

1875 IX The Majority Act, 1875.

1. Throughout the Act, including the preamble, 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.

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The Bengal 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.


1875 XVIII 1. In section 1,-

The Law Reports Act, 1875. (a) for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh;

and

(b) for the 3rd paragraph substitute the following, namely:-

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 1. Throughout the Act, unless otherwise provided,-

(a) for Muhammadan substitute Muslim;

The Bengal Mohammadan Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1876. (b) for Muhammadans substitute

Muslims;

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(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 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

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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;

(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

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(ii) for entry 11, substitute the following, namely:-

11. Date of registration..

1876 III 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876. (a) for East Pakistan substitute

Bangladesh;



(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.

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 Performances Act, 1876.

1. Throughout the Act, for Provincial Government substitute Government.

2. In sections 1 and 3, for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh.

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

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(a) for Rs. substitute Taka; and

The Specific Relief Act, 1877.

(b) for Rupees substitute Taka.


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.

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.

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12. In section 56, for Central Government or any provincial Government substitute Government.

1878.

I The Opium Act, 1878.

I. Throughout the Act, for Provincial 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).

5. In section 5,-

(a) omit clause (c); and

(b) omit the proviso.


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

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(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 1. Throughout the Act, for Provincial Government substitute Government.

The Treasure- Trove Act, 1878.



1878 XI The Arms Act, 1878.

1. Throughout the Act unless otherwise provided,-

(a) for appropriate Government substitute Government;


(c) for Central Government substitute Government.

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

(a) omit or any Provincial Government;

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(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.

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..

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1879 VI The Elephants Preservation Act, 1879.

1. Throughout the Act, for Provincial Government substitute Government.

1879 IX 1. Throughout the Act, for Provincial Government substitute Government.

The Courts of Wards Act, 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 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

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Year No. Short title Amendments Government substitute Government.

13. In section 59A, for Pakistan Penal Code substitute Penal Code.

14. In section 65A, omit Bengal.

1879 XVIII The Legal Practitioners Act, 1879.

1[1. In the long title and preamble, for Legal Practitioners substitute Touts;]

2[1A.] In section 1,-

(a) for Legal Practitioners Act substitute Touts Act,; and


2. In section 3,

(a) for High Court substitute High Court Division;

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

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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Year No. Short title Amendments 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 1. In section 1,-

The Religious Societies Act, 1880. (a) for Pakistan substitute Bangladesh;

(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.


The Bengal Vaccination Act, 1880. (a) for East Pakistan substitute

Bangladesh;

(b) for Provincial Government substitute

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Year No. Short title Amendments Government; and

(c) for rupees substitute Taka.

2. In section 1, omit Bengal.


4. In the first schedule and in schedules D and E, omit Bengal.

1880 XII The Kazis Act, 1880.

1. For the preamble, substitute the following, 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 Municipal Taxation Act, 1881.

1. Throughout the Act, for Provincial Government or Central Government substitute Government.


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

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Year No. Short title Amendments the Air Force Act, 1953.

1881 XVI 1. Throughout the Act,-

The Obstructions in Fairways Act, 1881.


(b) for Central Government substitute Government.


1881 XXVI 1. Throughout the Act, except otherwise provided,-

The Negotiable 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 Act, 1882.



(b) for Central Government or Provincial Government substitute Government;


(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

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Year No. Short title Amendments 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 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.

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9. Omit the Schedule.

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