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The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943

( ACT NO. XXIII OF 1943 )

An Act to impose on employers a liability to pay compensation to workmen sustaining war injuries and to provide for the insurance of employers against such liability.1

 
 
 
WHEREAS it is expedient to impose on employers a liability to pay compensation to workmen sustaining war injuries and to provide for the insurance of employers against such liability;
 
 
 
 
It is hereby as follows:-
 
 
 
 
 

Short title, extent and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be called the War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943.
 
 
 
 
(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
 
 
 
 
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

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    Throughout this Act, the words “Bangladesh”, “Government” and “Taka” were substituted for the words “Pakistan”, “Central Government” and “rupees” respectively by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
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