THE ACTING JUDGES ACT, 1867

( ACT NO. XVI Of 1867 )

[ 1st March, 1867 ]

An Act to authorize the making of acting appointments to certain Judicial Offices.

Preamble

WHEREAS the 1[President], is empowered by divers enactments to appoint the Judges of certain Courts in 2[Bangladesh]: And whereas it has been doubted whether he [* * *] is empowered to appoint persons to act temporarily as such Judges, and it is expedient to remove such douIt;It is hereby enacted follows:-

Power to appoint acting Judges1. In every case in which the 3[President], has power under any Act or Regulation to appoint a Judge of any Court,

such power shall be taken to include the power to appoint any person capable of being appointed a permanent Judge of such Court, to act as Judge of the same Court for such time as the 4[President], shall direct. Every person so appointed to act temporarily as a Judge of any such Court shall have the powers and perform the duties which he would have had and been liable to perform in case he had been duly appointed a permanent Judge of the same Court.

Certain enact-ments to be construed as if they contained a clause like section 1 of this Act2. Every such Act and Regulation shall be construed as if it contained a special clause to the purport or effect of the first section of this Act.

1 The word “Bangladesh” was substituted, for the word “Pakistan” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

2 The words “or it” were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

3 The word “President” was substituted, for the words “Central Government or the Provincial Government as the case may be” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

4 The word “President” was substituted, for the words “Central Government or the Provincial Government as the case may be” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).