Preamble
WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for the regulation and control of the recruitment and conditions of service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces;It is hereby enacted as follows:-Sections/Articles
Short title, extent and commencement
- (1) This Act may be called the Armed Forces (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1948.(2) It extends to 2[the whole of Bangladesh].(3) It shall come into force at once.
Power to make rules for recruitment
- The recruitment to the Armed Forces of 3[Bangladesh] including the Army, the Navy and the Air Force shall be governed by rules framed by the Government.
Power to make rules for conditions of service
- The Government shall make Rules for the regulation and control of the conditions of service as respects pay, leave, pensions and general rights of the services mentioned in section 2.
[Omitted]
- [Saving as to sections 12 and 13 of the Independence Act.- Omitted by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).]
Footnotes
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1
Throughout this Act, the words “Bangladesh Armed Forces” and “Government” were substituted for the words “Pakistan Armed Forces” and “Central Government” 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 “the whole of Bangladesh” were substituted for the words “all the territories of Pakistan” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) -
3
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 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
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