Volume 11
THE CHITTAGONG HILL-TRACTS (PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION) REGULATION, 1953
A Regulation to apply the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, to the Chittagong Hill-tracts.
Date of Publication: [ 11th November, 1953 ]
Preamble
WHEREAS it is expedient to apply the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, to the Chittagong Hill-tracts; AND WHEREAS by sub-section (2) of section 92 of the Government of India Act, 1935, the [1][Government] is empowered to make regulations for the peace and good Government of any area in which is for the time being an excluded, or a partially excluded area; NOW, THEREFORE, the [2][Government], in exercise of the said powers and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, is pleased to make the following regulation, namely:-Sections/Articles
Short title
- This Regulation may be called THE CHITTAGONG HILL-TRACTS (PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION) REGULATION, 1953.
Application of Act II of 1947 to Chittagong Hill- tracts
- The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, shall apply to the Chittagong Hill-tracts.
Footnotes
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1.The word “Government” was replaced, for the word “Governor” by Article 9 of the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 48 of 1972). -
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2 The word “Government” was replaced, for the words “Governor of East Bengal” by Article 9 of the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 48 of 1972).
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