The Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance, 1961 (East Pakistan Ordinance)

( Ordinance NO. XXXIII OF 1961 )

[ 21st September, 1961 ]

An Ordinance to re organise Intermediate and Secondary Education in Bangladesh. ¹♣

WHEREAS it has become necessary and expedient to re organise Intermediate and Secondary Education in Bangladesh in the manner hereinafter appearing;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day of October, 1958, and having received the previous instructions from the President, the Governor, in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, 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[* * *] Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance, 1961.

(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

¹
Throughout this Ordinance, the words “Bangladesh” and “Government” were substituted for the words “East Pakistan” and “Controlling Authority” or “Provincial Government” respectively by section 2 of the Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XVII of 1977)
²
The words “East Pakistan” were omitted by section 3 of the Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XVII of 1977)

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