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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    May, 1950
    Bangladesh

         An Act to provide for the acquisition for public purposes of waste land in Bangladesh

  2. Library Resource

    An Act to amend the law relating to the Transfer of Property by Act of Parties.

    Legislation
    Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

    The Act deals with the transfer of property from an individual to another by means of sale, mortgage (as per point a), lease, exchange (i.e exchanging the property of land with crops) or donation. In this last case, donation must be accepted by the person in the course of the donor’s lifetime. If the recipient dies before having accepted the donation, this shall be considered null.

  3. Library Resource

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

    Legislation
    Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

    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.

  4. Library Resource

    An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to acquisition and requisition of immovable property.

    Legislation
    Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

    The Ordinance provides for the acquisition and requisition of immovable property to be destined to public purposes in the public interest. Acquisition shall be communicated by means of a notice affixed in convenient locations in order to inform of the intent of acquiring that property. Requisition for a limited period of time may be exercised by the appointed Deputy Commissioner, following Government’s approval, while no approval shall be necessary in case of an emergency. No property shall be kept in requisition for a period longer than two years.

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    An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of a Development Board for the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

    Legislation
    Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

    This Ordinance provides for the establishment of the Chittagong Hills Development Board and defines its internal organization and its functions.The Ordinance further provides for: the establishment of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Fund; powers of entry for inspection purposes; rule and regulation making powers of the Government and the Board; etc.

  6. Library Resource

    An Ordinance to provide for the development, improvement and expansion of the city of Chittangong and certain areas in its vicinity and the constitution of an Authority therefore.

    Legislation
    Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

    This Ordinance provides for the establishment of the Chittagong Development Authority and defines its internal organization and its functions.The Authority shall, in two years time, prepare and submit to the Government a Master Plan for the Municipality stating how the land should be used, including waterworks. Following approval, development and improvement programs for those areas shall be submitted to the government, complete with time scheduling and budgeting. The land so allocated shall not be destined to uses other than those approved under the program.

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    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

    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.

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia

    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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