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The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Act, 1980

( ACT NO. XXXVI OF 1980 )

[ 26th December, 1980 ]

Board of Governors
1[5. (1) There shall be a Board of Governors of the Authority which 2[shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), consist] of the following members, namely:-
 
 
 
 
(a) Chairman;
 
 
 
 
(b) Minister-in-charge of the Ministries or Divisions dealing with industries, commerce, finance, planning, foreign affairs, energy and ports and shipping, ex-officio;
 
 
 
 
(c) Governor, Bangladesh Bank, ex-officio;
 
 
 
 
(d) Secretaries of the Ministries or Divisions dealing with industries, commerce, finance, planning, foreign affairs, energy, ports and shipping and internal resources, ex-officio;
 
 
 
 
(e) Chairman of the Executive Board, who shall also be the Secretary of the Board, ex-officio;
 
 
 
 
(2) The 3[Prime Minister], or a member, who is a Minister, nominated by the 4[Prime Minister], shall be the Chairman of the Board.
 
 
5[(3) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, include in the Board any person or exclude from the Board any member with approval of the Prime Minister.]
  • 1
    Sections 5, 5A, 5B and 6 were substituted for previous sections 5 and 6, by section 5 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance No. LII of 1986)
  • 2
    The words, commas, brackets and figure “shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), consist” were substituted for the words “shall consist” by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act No. XXII of 1994)
  • 3
    The words “Prime Minister” were substituted for the word “President” by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1992 (Act No. XXX of 1992)
  • 4
    The words “Prime Minister” were substituted for the word “President” by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1992 (Act No. XXX of 1992)
  • 5
    Sub-section (3) was added by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act No. XXII of 1994)
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