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The United Nations (Declaration of Death of Missing Persons) Act, 1956

( ACT NO. VII OF 1956 )

[ 11th April, 1956 ]

An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Declaration of Death of Missing Persons. 1♣

 
 
 
WHEREAS it is expedient to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Declaration of Death of Missing Persons;
 
 
 
 
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
 
 
 

Short title and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be called the United Nations (Declaration of Death of Missing Persons) Act, 1956.
 
 
 
 
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Bangladesh and shall come into force at once.
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    Throughout this Act, the words “Bangladesh” and “Government” were substituted for the words “Pakistan” and “Central Government” 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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