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The Building Construction Act, 1952 (East Bengal Act)

( ACT NO. II OF 1953 )

[ 21st March, 1953 ]

An Act to provide for the prevention of haphazard construction of buildings and excavation of tanks which are likely to interfere with the planning of certain areas in Bangladesh. 1[2[

 
 
 

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the prevention of haphazard construction of buildings and excavation of tanks and cutting of hills which are likely to interfere with the planning of certain areas in Bangladesh;

 
 
 
 

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

 
 
 

Short title, extent and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be called the 3[* * *] Building Construction Act, 1952.
 
 
 
 
(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
 
 
 
 
(3) It shall come into force,-
 
 
 
 
(a) in the areas to which notification No. 2306 L.S.-G., dated the 26th July, 1951, relates, on and from the date on which the East Bengal Building Construction Ordinance, 1951, as enacted and continued in operation by the East Bengal Expiring Laws Act, 1951, ceases to operate; and
 
 
 
 
(b) in other areas, on and from such dates as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct.
 
 
(4) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, withdraw the operation of this Act from any area.
  • 1
    Throughout this Act, the word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the words “East Pakistan” by Article 5 of the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 48 of 1972).
  • 2
    Throughout this Act, the word “Government” was substituted for the words “Provincial Government” by section 2 of the Building Construction (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XII of 1987)
  • 3
    The words “East Bengal” were omitted by Article 6 of the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 48 of 1972)
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