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The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Ordinance, 1985

( Ordinance NO. XXXVII OF 1985 )

[ 25th July, 1985 ]

Power to prohibit the sale 1[, distribution, etc.] of certain articles
24. (1) The Government may, in consultation with the Institution, by notification in the official Gazette, prohibit with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, the sale 2[, distribution and commercial advertisement] of any article specified therein which does not conform to the Bangladesh Standard established by the Institution in relation to that article:
 
 
Provided that the date specified in the notification shall be a date not earlier than two months from the date of publication of the notification.
 
 
 
 
(2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, require any article which conforms to a particular Bangladesh Standard to be marked with the Standard Mark.
  • 1
    The words and commas “, distribution, etc.” were substituted for the words “and distribution” by section 6 of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institutes (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Act No. XXVII of 2003).
  • 2
    The comma and words “, distribution and commercial advertisement” were substituted for the words “and distribution” by section 6 of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institutes (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Act No. XXVII of 2003).
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