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1The Government Savings Banks Act, 1873

( ACT NO. V OF 1873 )

[ 28th January, 1873 ]

PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be called the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873.
Local extent
It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
[Repealed]
2. [Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1873 (Act No. XII of 1873).]
Interpretation clause
3. In this Act–
 
 
"depositor" means a person by whom, or on whose behalf, money has been heretofore, or shall be hereafter, deposited in a Government Savings Bank, and "deposit" means money so deposited:
 
 
 
 
"Secretary" means, in the case of a Post Office Savings Bank, the Postmaster-General appointed for the area in which the Savings Bank is situate 2[* * *]:
 
 
 
 
"minor" means a person who is not deemed to have attained his majority under the Majority Act, 1875.
 
 
  • 1
    Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words "Bangladesh" and "Government" were substituted, for the words "Pakistan" and "Central Government" respectively by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
  • 2
    The words and comma "or if, that area is in India the Postmaster-General for such area in Pakistan as the Central Government may by general or special order specify in this behalf" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
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