The Pure Food Ordinance, 1959 (East Pakistan Ordinance)

( Ordinance NO. LXVIII OF 1959 )

[ 14th October, 1959 ]

¹♣An Ordinance to provide for the better control of the manufacture and sale of food for human consumption.

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the better control of the manufacture and sale of food for human consumption;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of East Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance, namely:-

Chapter I

PRELIMINARY

Short title, extent and commencement

1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the ²[* * *] Pure Food Ordinance, 1959.

(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

¹
Throughout this Ordinance, the words “Government”, “Bangladesh” and “taka” were substituted for the words “Provincial Government”, “East Pakistan” and “rupees” respectively by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
²
The words “East Pakistan” were omitted by Article 6 of the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 48 of 1972)

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