Volume 11
THE CHITTAGONG HILL-TRACTS (LABOUR LAWS) REGULATION, 1954
A Regulation to apply certain labour laws to the Chittagong Hill-tracts
Date of Publication: [ 6th August, 1954 ]
Preamble
WHEREAS it is expedient to apply to the Chittagong Hill-tracts certain enactments regulating labour, trade union and industrial disputes, payment of wages and compensation and employment of women and children in factories and industries; 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 and commencement
- (1) This Regulation may be called THE CHITTAGONG HILL-TRACTS (LABOUR LAWS) REGULATION, 1954.
Application of certain enactments to the Chittagong Hill- tracts
- The enactments specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall, subject to the amendments mentioned in the fourth column thereof, apply to the Chittagong Hill-tracts;
Footnotes
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1
The word “Government” was replaced for the words “Governor” by Article 9 of the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 48 of 1972). -
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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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