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The White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913

( ACT NO. V OF 1913 )

[ 7th March, 1913 ]

An Act to prohibit the importation, manufacture and sale of matches made with white phosphorus.

 
WHEREAS it is expedient to prohibit the importation, manufacture and sale of matches made with white phosphorus; It is hereby enacted as follows:-
 
 
 

Short title, extent and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be called the White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913.
 
 
(2) It extends to the whole of 1[Bangladesh].
 
 
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1913, with the exception of section 6, which shall come into force on the first day of July, 1914.
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