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# The Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947

> An Act to enable duties in connection with vital services to be imposed in an emergency on the Armed Forces of Bangladesh. 1 ♣

**Status:** Active

**Date of Publication:** 20th March, 1947

**Act No:** XV OF 1947

WHEREAS it is expedient to enable duties in connection with vital services to be imposed in an emergency on the Armed Forces of Bangladesh; It is hereby enacted as follows:-

### Short title and extent

1\. (1) This Act may be called the [Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947](/laws/act-219 "Act 219") . (2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.

### Emergency duties of Armed Forces

2\. (1) The <sup><a id="fnref-2" href="#fn-2">2</a></sup> \[Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any specified service to be a service of vital importance to the community: Provided that such notification shall remain in force for one month in the first instance, but may be extended, from time to time, by a like notification. (2) Upon a declaration being made under sub-section (1) and until it is rescinded, it shall be the duty of every person subject to the <sup><a id="fnref-3" href="#fn-3">3</a></sup> \[ [Army Act, 1952](/laws/act-248 "Act 248") , or the [Air Force Act, 1953](/laws/act-256 "Act 256") , or the [Navy Ordinance, 1961](/laws/act-310 "Act 310") ], to obey any command given by any superior officer in relation to employment upon or in connection with the service specified in the declaration; and every such command shall be deemed to be a lawful command within the meaning and for the purposes of the said Acts or Ordinance.

### Repealed

3\. \[Validation of certain past commands.- Repealed by section 3 and Second Schedule of the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (Act No. XXVI of 1951).]

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### Footnotes

<a id="fn-1" />**1.** Throughout this Act, the word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the word “Pakistan” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the [Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973](/laws/act-430 "Act 430") (Act No. VIII of 1973)

<a id="fn-2" />**2.** The word “Government” was substituted for the words “Central Government” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the [Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973](/laws/act-430 "Act 430") (Act No. VIII of 1973)

<a id="fn-3" />**3.** The words, commas and figure “ [Army Act, 1952](/laws/act-248 "Act 248") , or the [Air Force Act, 1953](/laws/act-256 "Act 256") , or the [Navy Ordinance, 1961](/laws/act-310 "Act 310") ” were substituted for the words, commas and figure “Indian Army Act, 1911 or the Pakistan [Army Act, 1952](/laws/act-248 "Act 248") , or the Indian Air Force Act, 1932 or the Pakistan [Air Force Act, 1953](/laws/act-256 "Act 256") , or the Pakistan [Navy Ordinance, 1961](/laws/act-310 "Act 310") ” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the [Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973](/laws/act-430 "Act 430") (Act No. VIII of 1973)

<Note>
  Click [here](http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-details-219.html) to see the original act on the Bangladesh Legal Database.
</Note>