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29/03/2024
Laws of Bangladesh

The Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act, 1933

( ACT NO. VI OF 1933 )

1♣An Act for the suppression of brothels and immoral traffic in Bangladesh.

 
WHEREAS it is expedient to make better provision for the suppression of brothels and of traffic in women and girls for immoral purposes;
 
 
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It is hereby enacted as follows:-
 
 
 

Short title, commencement and extent
1. (1) This Act may be called the 2[* * *] Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act, 1933.
 
 
(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
 
 
(3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act, in whole or in part, shall come into force in such areas and on such dates as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify and for this purpose different dates may be specified for different provisions of this Act and for different areas.

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