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   THE BENGAL ALLUVION AND DILUVION REGULATION, 1825

   Legislation

   December, 1825

   Bangladesh

   Land & Food Security

   agricultural land management

   In consequence of the frequent changes which take place in the channel of the principal  rivers that intersect the Provinces immediately subject to the Presidency of Fort Willima, and the Shifting of the sands which lie in the beds of those rivers, chars or small islands are often thrown up by alluvion in the midst of the stream or near one of the banks, and large portions of land are carried away by an encroachment of the river on one side, whilst accessions of land are at the same time, or in subse quent years, gained by dereliction of the water on the opposite side; similar instances of

2. Library Resource

   

   Local Government (Union Parishads) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. LI of 1983).

   An Ordinance to provide for the constitution of Union Parishads for the unions in rural areas.

   Legislation

   Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

   land-use planning

   public ownership

   urban areas

   The Ordinance provides for the institution of a Union Parishad, an elected local Council, in rural areas and furthermore indicates the functions and tasks of these Parishads.The Ordinance further provides for: the internal organization of the Union; functions of Union Parishads; constitution of standing Committees; constitution of a Union Fund; offences and penalties; etc.

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   Development Act, 1935 (Bengal Act No. XVI of 1935).

   An Act to provide for the development of lands in Bangladesh and to impose a levy in respect of increased profits resulting from improvement works constructed by the Government.

   Legislation

   Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

   agricultural land management

   farmland

   land management

   This Act deals with improving the agricultural production by means of interventions on irrigation works or the restoration of the water flow in rivers turned dry and the application of a levy on the profits arising as direct consequence of those improvements.

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   Culturable Waste Land (Utilization) Ordinance, 1959 (E.P Ordinance XIII of 1959).

   Legislation

   Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

   use rights

   farmland

   This Ordinance rules that land that has not been cultivated for at least two years shall be reclaimed by the Collector for a period not longer than one year from the initial declaration of acquisition, who can lease it to anybody for cultivating crops (food crops as per art. 2, clause ii). If the owner of the reclaimed land wants it back, he must notify his decision to the Collector no later than three months before the one-year expiration date, including the deposit of 50 TK/acre.

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   Tanks Improvement Act, 1939 (Bengal Act No. XV of 1939).

   An Act to provide for the improvement of tanks in Bangladesh for purposes of irrigation.

   Legislation

   Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

   agricultural land management

   compensation

   farmland

   land law

   In order to improve the condition of reservoirs of water the Collector, as defined in section 2, may serve a notice on the person having control over a tank which has fallen into disrepair or disuse requiring such person to carry out improvements of the tank as the Collector considers necessary (sect. 3). If improvements are not carried out to the satisfaction of the Collector he may declare the tank to be a derelict tank.