THE TOWN IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1953 (EAST BENGAL ACT), CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER VIII

SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

Status of members, etc.

Members, etc., deemed public servant110[159. Every member or every employee of the Kartripakkha shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860).]

Contributions towards leave allowances and pensions of Government servants

Contributions by Kartripakkha towards leave allowances and pensions of Government servants employed under this Act160. The Kartripakkha shall be liable to pay such contribution for the leave allowance and pension of any servant of the Government employed as 111[Chairman or other member or as an employee of the Katripakkha], by the conditions of his service under the Government to be paid by him or on his behalf.

[Omitted.]161. [Power to extend the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, to areas to which provisions of this Act have been extended.- Omitted by section 33 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Ordinance, 1963 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. VI of 1963).]

Publication of Notification

Publication of notification under section 1 (2) in draft for criticism162. (1) Before finally publishing any notification under sub-section (2) of section 1, the Government shall publish a draft of the same in the official Gazette.

(2) Any tax-payer or inhabitant of the area affected by such draft, may, if he objects to the draft, submit his objection in writing to the Government within six weeks from its publication, and the Government shall take such objection into consideration.

Facilities for movement of the Population

Power of the Kartripakkha for facilitating movement of the population163. With a view to facilitating the movement of the population in and around the City or Municipality, the Kartripakkha may from time to time,-

(1) subject to any conditions they may think fit to impose,-

(a) guarantee the payment, from the funds at their disposal, of such sums as they may think fit, by way of interest on capital expended on the construction, maintenance or working of means of locomotion; or

(b) making such payments as they may think fit from the said funds, by way of subsidy to persons undertaking to provide, maintain and work means of locomotion; or

(2) either singly or in combination, with any other person, construct, maintain and work any means of locomotion, under the provisions of any law applicable thereto, or

(3) construct, or widen, strengthen or otherwise improve, bridges:

Provided that no guarantee or subsidy shall be made under clause (1), and no means of locomotion shall be constructed, maintained or worked under clause (2), without the sanction of the Government.

Telegraph and Railways Acts

Savings164. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect the provisions of the Telegraph Act, 1885, or the Railways Act, 1890.

Legal Proceedings

Cognizance of Offences165. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, all offences against this Act or any 112[rule or regulation] made hereunder shall be cognizable by a Magistrate of the first class; and no such Magistrate shall be deemed to be incapable of taking cognizance of any such offence by reason only of being liable to pay any duty imposed by this Act or of his being benefited by the funds to the credit of which any fine imposed by him will be payable.

Limitation of time for prosecution166. No person shall be liable to punishment for any offence against this Act or any 113[rule or regulation] made hereunder unless complaint of such offence is made before a Magistrate of the first class within three months next after the commission of such offence.

Powers of Chairman as to institution, etc., of legal proceedings and obtaining legal advice167. The Chairman may, subject to the control of the Kartripakkha,-

(a) institute, defend or withdraw from, legal proceedings under this Act or any 114[rule or regulation] made hereunder;

(b) compound any offence against this Act or any 115[rule or regulation] made hereunder which, under any law for the time being in force, may lawfully be compounded;

(c) admit, compromise or withdraw any claim made under this Act or any 116[rule or regulation] made hereunder; and

(d) obtain such legal advice and assistance as he may from time to time think it necessary or expedient to obtain, or as he may be desired by the Kartripakkha to obtain, for any of the purposes referred to in the foregoing clauses of this section, or for securing the lawful exercise or discharge of any power or duty vested in or imposed upon the Kartripakkha or any employee of the Kartripakkha.

Indemnity to Kartripakkha, etc.168. No suit shall be maintainable against the Kartripakkha, or any 117[member], or any employee of the Kartripakkha, or any person acting under the direction of the Kartripakkha or of the Chairman or of any employee of the Kartripakkha, in respect of anything lawfully and in good faith and with due care and attention done under this Act or any 118[rule or regulation] made hereunder.

Notice of suit against Kartripakkha, etc.169. No suit shall be instituted against the Kartripakkha, or any 119[member], or any employee of the Kartripakkha, or any person acting under the direction of the Kartripakkha or of the Chairman or of any employee of the Kartripakkha, in respect of any act purporting to be done under this Act or any 120[rule or regulation] made hereunder, until the expiration of one month next after written notice has been delivered or left at the Kartripakkha’s office or the place of abode of such employee or person, stating the cause of action, the name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff, and the relief which he claims; and the plaint must contain a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left.

Police

Co-operation of the Police170. (1) The 121[Police Commissioner and Superintendent of Police and their] subordinates shall be bound to co-operate with the Chairman for carrying into effect and enforcing the provisions of this Act.

(2) It shall be the duty of every Police Officer who is subordinate to the The 122[Police Commissioner and Superintendent of Police]-

(i) to communicate without delay to the proper employee of the Kartripakkha any information which he receives of a design to commit or of the commission of any offence against this Act or any 123[rule or regulation] made hereunder, and

(ii) to assist the Chairman or any employee of the Kartripakkha reasonably demanding his aid for the lawful exercise of any power vesting in the Chairman or in such employee under this Act or any such 124[rule or regulation].

Arrest of offenders171. (1) Every Police Officer shall arrest any person who commits, within his view, any offence against this Act or any 125[rule or regulation] made hereunder, if the name and address of such person be unknown to him, and if such person, on demand declines to give his name and address, or gives a name or address which such officer has reason to belive to be false.

(2) No person so arrested shall be detained in custody after his true name and address are ascertained, or without the order of a Magistrate, for any longer time, not exceeding at the most twenty-four hours from the arrest, than is necessary for bringing him before a Magistrate.

(3) On the written application of the Chairman, any Police Officer above the rank of constable shall arrest any person who obstructs any employee of the Kartripakkha in the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Act or any 126[rule or regulation] made hereunder.

Evidence

Proof of consent, etc., of Kartripakkha or Chairman or employee of Kartripakkha172. Whenever, under this Act or any 127[rule or regulation] made hereunder, the doing or the omitting to do anything or the validity of anything depends upon the approval, sanction, consent, concurrence, declaration, opinion or satisfaction of-

(a) the Kartripakkha or the Chairman, or

(b) any employee of the Kartripakkha,

a written document, signed, in case (a) by the Chairman, and in case (b) by the said employee, purporting to convey or set forth such approval, sanction, consent, concurrence, declaration, opinion or satisfaction, shall be sufficient evidence of such approval, sanction, consent, concurrence, declaration, opinion or satisfaction.

[Omitted.]173. [Validation of Acts and Proceedings.- Omitted by section 60 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987).]

Compensation

General power of Kartripakkha to pay compensation174. In any case not otherwise expressly provided for in this Act, the Kartripakkha may pay reasonable compensation to any person who sustains damage by reason of the exercise of any of the powers vested, by this Act or any 128[rule or regulation] made or scheme sanctioned hereunder, in the Kartripakkha, or the Chairman or any employee of the Kartripakkha.

Compensation to be paid by offenders for damage caused by them175. (1) If, on account of any act or omission, any person has been convicted of any offence against this Act or any 129[rule or regulation] made hereunder, and, by reason of the same act or omission of the said person, damage has occurred to any property of the Kartripakkha, compensation shall be paid by the said person for the said damage, notwithstanding any punishment to which he may have been sentenced for the said offence.

(2) The amount of compensation payable by the said person shall be determined by the Magistrate while convicting him of the said offence.

(3) If the amount of any compensation due under this section be not paid, the same shall be recovered under a warrant from the said Magistrate as if it were a fine inflicted by him on the person liable therefor.

Public Notices and Advertisements

Publication of public notices176. Every public notice given under this Act or any 130[rule or regulation] made hereunder shall be in writing over the signature of the Chairman, and shall be widely made known in the locality to be affected thereby, by affixing copies thereof in conspicuous public places within the said locality, by publishing the same by beat of drum, by advertisement in local newspapers, and by any other means that the Chairman may think fit.

Publication of advertisements or notices in newspapers177. Whenever it is provided by this Act or any 131[rule or regulation] made hereunder that notice shall be given by advertisement in local newspapers, or that a notification or any information shall be published in local newspapers, such notice, notification or information shall be inserted, if practicable, in at least one English newspaper and one Vernacular newspaper.

Signature and service of notice or bills

Stamping signature on notices or bills178. Every notice or bill, which is required by this Act or by any 132[rule or regulation] made hereunder to bear the signature of the Chairman or of any other 133[member] or of any employee of the Kartripakkha, shall be deemed to be properly signed if it bears a fascimile of the signature of the Chairman or of such other 134[member] or of such employee, as the case may be, stamped thereupon.

Service of notice how to be effected179. When any notice, bill or other document is required by this Act or any 135[rule or regulation] made hereunder to be served upon or issued or presented to any person, such service, issue or presentation shall be effected-

(a) by giving or tendering such document to such person; or

(b) if such person is not found, by leaving such document at his last known place of abode in areas to which this Act extends or by giving or tendering the same to some adult male member or servant of his family; or

(c) if such person does not reside in areas to which this Act extends and his address elsewhere is known to the Chairman, by forwarding such document to him by registered post under cover bearing the said address; or

(d) if none of the means aforesaid be available, by causing a copy of such document to be affixed on some conspicuous part of the land (if any) to which the document relates.

Surveys

Power to make surveys, or contribute towards their cost180. The Kartripakkha may-

(a) cause a survey of any land to be made, whenever they consider that a survey is necessary or expedient for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act, or

(b) contribute towards the cost of any such survey made by any other local authority.

Power of entry

Power of entry181. (1) The Chairman or any person either generally or specially authorised by the Chairman in this behalf may, with or without assistants or workmen, enter into or upon any land, in order-

(a) to make any inspection, survey, measurement, valuation or inquiry,

(b) to take levels,

(c) to dig or bore into the sub-soil,

(d) to set out boundaries and intended lines of work,

(e) to mark such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks, and cutting trenches, or

(f) to do any other thing,

whenever it is necessary to do so for any of the purposes of this Act or any 136[rule or regulation] made or scheme sanctioned hereunder or any scheme which the Kartripakkha intend to frame hereunder:

Provided as follows:-

(a) no such entry shall be made between sunset and sunrise;

(b) no dwelling-house, and no public building or hut which is used as a dwelling-place, shall be so entered, unless with the consent of the occupier thereof, without giving the said occupier at least twenty-four hours’ previous written notice of the intention to make such entry;

(c) sufficient notice shall in every instance be given, even when any premises may otherwise be entered without notice, to enable the inmates of any apartment appropriated to females to remove to some part of the premises where their privacy need not be disturbed;

(d) due regard shall always be had, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose, for which the entry is made, to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the premises entered.

(2) Wherever the Chairman or a person authorised under sub-section (1) enters into or upon any land in pursuance of that sub-section, he shall at the time of such entry pay or tender payment for all necessary damage to be done as aforesaid; and, in case of dispute as to the sufficieny of the amount so paid or tendered, he shall at once refer the dispute to the Kartripakkha, whose decision shall be final.

Penalties

Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contract, etc., with the Kartripakkha182. If any 137[member], or any employee of the Kartripakkha, knowingly acquires, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any partner, employer or employee, otherwise than as such 138[member] or employee, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of, the Kartripakkha, 139[* * *], he shall be deemed to have committed the offence made punishable by section 168 of the 140[* * *] Penal Code.

Penalty for removing fence, etc., in street183. If any person, without lawful authority,-

(a) removes any fence or shoring-timber, or removes or extinguishes any light, set up under section 60, or

(b) infringes any order given, or removes any bar, chain or post fixed, under sub-section (2) of section 61,

he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 141[five hundred] taka.

Penalty for building within street alignment or building line184. If any person, without the permission of the Chairman required by sub-section (1) of section 72, erects, re-erects, or adds to any wall (exceeding ten feet in height) or building which falls within the street alignment or building line of a projected public street shown in any plan sanctioned by the Government under the said section, he shall be punishable-

(a) with fine which may extend, in the case of a masonry building or a wall, to 142[five thousand] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to 143[five hundred] taka, and

(b) with further fine which may extend, in the case of a masonry building or a wall, to 144[one thousand] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to 145[one hundred] taka for each day after the first during which the projection continues.

Penalty for failure to remove wall or building in respect of which agreement has been executed185. If the owner for the time being of any wall or building in respect of which an agreement has been executed as provided in sub-section (2) of section 72 fails-

(a) to remove such wall or building, or any specified portion thereof, when so required by notice issued under that sub-section , or

(b) within fifteen days from the receipt of such notice to authorise the Chairman, by permission in writing, to remove the said wall, building or portion,

he shall be punishable-

(i) with fine which may extend, in the case of a masonry wall or building, to 146[one thousand] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to 147[two hundred] taka; and

(ii) with a further fine, in the case of a masonry wall or building, to 148[one hundred] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to 149[fifty] taka, for each day after the first during which the failure continues.

Penalty for use of land in zone plan in contravention of section 74186. Whoever uses any land, included in a zone plan, in contravention of section 74, shall be punishable-

(i) with fine which may extend to 150[one thousand] taka, and

(ii) with a further fine which may extend to 151[one hundred] taka for each day after the first during which such contravention continues.

Removal of unauthorised construction187. (1) The Court, convicting any person under section 185 or section 186, shall order the removal of the unauthorised construction, if any, by such person within a time to be fixed by the Court.

(2) If such person fails to remove the unauthorised construction within the time fixed, it shall be lawful for the Kartripakkha] to cause such construction to be removed, and the cost of such removal shall be recoverable from that person as a public demand.

Penalty for failure to comply with requisition made by auditor188. If any person fails to comply with any requisition made under section 145, he shall be punishable-

(a) with fine which may extend to 152[one thousand] taka, or

(b) in case of a continuing failure, with fine which may extend to 153[five hundred] taka for each day after the first during which the failure continues.

Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark189. If any person-

(a) obstructs or molests any person with whom the Chairman has entered into a contract on behalf of the Kartripakkha, in the performance or execution by such person of his duty or of anything which he is empowered or required to do by virtue or in consequence of this Act or any 154[rule or regulation] made hereunder, or

(b) removes any mark set up for the purpose of indicating any level or direction necessary to the execution of works authorised by this Act or any 155[rule or regulation] made or scheme sanctioned hereunder,

he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 156[two thousand] taka, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months.

Recovery of expenses

Removal of wall or building and recovery of expenses190. When a written notice issued under sub-section (2) of section 72 for the removal of a wall or building, or any portion thereof, is not complied with by the owner thereof for the time being as provided in section 185, the Chairman may proceed to remove such wall, building or portion; and the expenses incurred in effecting such removal shall be recoverable by sale of the materials or other things removed.

Suspension or abolition, and re-imposition, of Municipal contributions.

Suspension or abolition and re-imposition of Municipal contributions191. (1) Whenever the Government considers that any payment required by section 103, or any portion of any such payment, is not required for the purposes of this Act, it may, by notification,-

(a) suspend, for any specified period, the making of such payment or any specified portion thereof, or

(b) abolish such payment, or any specified portion thereof, from a date to be specified in the notification.

(2) If at any time the Government considers that any payment, or any portion thereof, which has been suspended or abolished under sub-section (1) is required for the purposes of this Act, it may, by notification, cancel, such suspension or abolition wholly or in part, as it may think fit, from a date to be specified in the notification.

Control over, and Suspension of, the Kartripakkha

Control over the Kartripakkha157[191A. The Government shall exercise general control and supervision over the Kartripakkha as well as its Chairman and 158[other members] and may give direction to them, as may be necessary, for ensuring that their activities conform to the purpose of the Act; and the Kartripakkha, the Chairman and the 159[other members] shall exercise their powers and perform their functions in accordance with such direction.

[Omitted]

191B. [Supersession of the Board .- Omitted by section 70 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987).]

Dissolution of Kartripakkha

[Omitted]192. [Ultimate dissolution of Board and transfer of their assets and liabilities to the Municipality.- Omitted by section 70 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987).]

Dues to be recoverable under Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913193. Any sum due to the Kartripakkha under any provision of this Act or under any contract or deed of sale, lease or agreement, shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue under the 160[* * *] Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913.

1 Throughout this Act, unless otherwise provided, the words “Government” and “taka” or “Taka” were substituted for the words “Provincial Government” or “Central Government” or “Provincial or Central Government” or “Central or any Provincial Government” and “rupees” or “Rs.” respectively by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

2 The word “Kartripakkha” was substituted for the words “Board of Trustees” by section 3 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

3 The words “Dhaka City” were substituted for the words “Dacca Municipality” by section 4 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

4 The words “and Tongi Municipality” were inserted by section 4 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

5 The words “the said City and” were inserted by section 4 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

6 Clauses (a), (b) and (bb) were substituted by section 5 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987).

7 Clause (e) was substituted by section 5 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

8 Clauses (g), (h) and (hh) were substituted by section 5 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

9 Clauses (j) and (jj) were substituted for previous clause (j) by section 5 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

10 Clause (m) was omitted by section 5 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

11 Clauses (q), (r) and (s) were substituted for the formar clause (q) by section 5 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

12 The words, comma and semi-colon “Kartripakkha, to be called the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha; and such Kartripakkha” were substituted for the words, inverted comma and semi-colon “Board to be called; “The Dhaka Improvement Trust”; and such board” by section 6 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

13 Sections 4 and 5 were substituted for the former sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 by section 7 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

14 The words “rules and regulations” were substituted for the word “rules” by section 8 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

15 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

16 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

17 The words, figure, comma, brackets and letter “prescribed in section 20, clause (h)” were omitted by section 10 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

18 Sub-section (1A) was inserted by section 12 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Ordinance, 1965 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. III of 1965)

19 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 11 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

20 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 11 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

21 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 11 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

22 The proviso was substituted by section 12 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

23 Sub-section (1) was substituted by section 14 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987).

24 The words, comma, figures and brackets “Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (XXVI of 1977)” were substituted for the words, comma and figures “Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960” by section 15 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

25 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

26 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

27 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

28 Sections 51A, 51B and 51C were inserted by section 7 of the Town Imporvement Act, 1958 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. LXIX of 1958)

29 The words “City or Municipal” were substituted for the word “Municipal” by section 16 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

30 The words “City or Municipal” were substituted for the word “Municipal” by section 16 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

31 The words “City or Municipal” were substituted for the word “Municipal” by section 16 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

32 The words “City or Municipal” were substituted for the word “Municipal” by section 16 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

33 The words “City or Municipal” were substituted for the word “Municipal” by section 17 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

34 The words “City or Municipal” were substituted for the word “Municipal” by section 17 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

35 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad ” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

36 The words and commas “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava, Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee, or the District or Union Council” by section 18 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

37 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad ” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

38 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad ” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

39 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad ” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

40 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

41 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad ” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

42 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad ” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

43 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad ” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

44 The words, figures and comma “under the provision of section 7 of the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960” were omitted by section 20 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

45 The words, and comma “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava,” were substituted for the words “Chairman of Municipal Committee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

46 The words and comma “Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad” were substituted for the words “District or Union Council” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

47 The words, commas, figures and brackets “Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (XXVI of 1977), and the Dacca Municipal Corporation Act, 1974 (LVI of 1974),” were substituted for the words, comma and figures “Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960” by section 21 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

48 Sub-section (6) was substituted by section 21 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

49 Section 79 was substituted by section 22 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

50 Sections 93B and 93C were inserted by section 17 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Ordinance, 1965 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. III of 1965)

51 Sub-sections (2) and (3) were substituted by section 24 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

52 The words, figure and comma “or section 96, as the case may be” were omitted by section 26 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

53 The word “ten” was substituted for the word “five” by section 26 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

54 The word “ten” was substituted for the word “five” by section 27 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

55 Clauses (a), (b) and (c) were omitted by section 29 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

56 Section 103 was substituted by section 30 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

57 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

58 The words and commas “in the Ministry or Division dealing with finance and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of Bangladesh, hereinafter referred to as the Auditor-General, to be held by them as trustees” were substituted for the words and comma “of East Pakistan in the Finance Department and the Accountant-General of East Pakistan, to be held by them as Trustees” by section 31 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

59 The word “Auditor-General” was substituted for the words and comma “Accountant-General, East Pakistan” by section 33 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

60 The word “Auditor-General” was substituted for the word “Accountant-General” by section 33 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

61 The word “Auditor-General” was substituted for the word “Accountant-General” by section 33 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

62 The word “Auditor-General” was substituted for the words and comma “Accountant-General of East Pakistan” by section 34 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

63 The words ”Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 36 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

64 The words “the Corporation or Paurashava Fund to the Auditor-General” were substituted for the words “Municipal Funds to the said Accountant-General” by section 34 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

65 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 36 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

66 The word “Auditor-General” was substituted for the words and comma “Accountant-General, East Pakistan” by section 34 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

67 The words “direct the Corporation or Paurashava to increase the tax on the annual value of buildings and lands leviable by them” were substituted for the words, commas and figures “under section 36 of the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960, direct the Municipal Committee to increase the tax on the annual value of buildings and lands leviable under that Ordinance” by section 34 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

68 Section 120 was substituted by section 35 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

69 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 36 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

70 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

71 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 36 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

72 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of the Municipal Committee” by section 36 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

73 The comma and words “, or under an award of the Tribunal” were omitted by section 38 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

74 The words “Bangladesh Bank” were substituted for the words “State Bank of Pakistan” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

75 The words “Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha” were substituted for the words “Trustees for the Improvement of Dacca” by section 39 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

76 The words “Bangladesh Bank” were substituted for the words “State Bank of Pakistan” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

77 The word “Dhaka” was substituted for the word “Dacca” by section 40 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

78 The words “Bangladesh Bank” were substituted for the words “State Bank of Pakistan” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

79 Section 132 was substituted by section 41 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

80 The words “a person” were substituted for the words “the Chairman or any other Trustee or the Secretary” by section 42 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

81 Clause (a) was substituted for the previous clauses (a) and (b) by section 43 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

82 Clauses (e) and (f) were omitted by section 43 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

83 The word and figure “section 94” was substituted for the words, figures and comma “sections 92, 94 and 99” by section 44 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

84 The word “the” was substituted for the word “any” by section 44 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

85 The words “Corporation or Paurashava Funds” were substituted for the words “Municipal Funds” by section 45 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

86 The words, commas, figures and brackets “Dhaka Municipal Corporation Act, 1974 (LVI of 1974), and the Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (XXVI of 1977),” were substituted for the words, comma and figures “Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960” by section 46 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

87 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

88 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

89 The words “Mayor of the Corporation or Chairman of the Paurashava” were substituted for the words “Chairman of Municipal Committee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

90 Clauses (1) and (2) were omitted by section 47 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

91 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 48 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

92 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 48 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

93 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 48 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

94 Clauses (a), (b) and (c) were omitted by section 48 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

95 The word “regulation” was substituted for the word “rule” by section 48 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

96 The words “one thousand taka” were substituted for the words “five hundred rupees” by section 48 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

97 The words “one hundred taka” were substituted for the words “fifty rupees” by section 48 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

98 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 49 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

99 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 49 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

100 The word “regulations” was substituted for the word “rules” by section 49 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

101 The word, brackets and figures “or (in the case of rules made under section 33 or section 152)” were omitted by section 49 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

102 The words “one taka” were substituted for the words “two annas” by section 49 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

103 The word “regulation” was substituted for the word “rule” by section 50 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

104 The word “regulation” was substituted for the word “rule” by section 50 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

105 The words “or regulation” were inserted by section 51 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

106 The words “or regulation” were inserted by section 51 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

107 The words “or regulation” were inserted by section 51 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

108 The word “regulation” was substituted for the word “rule” by section 53 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

109 The word “regulation” was substituted for the word “rule” by section 53 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

110 Section 159 was substituted by section 54 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

111 The words “Chairman or other member or as an employee of the Katripakkha ” were substituted for the words and commas “Chairman or as an employee of the Board or as the President, Member or employee of the Tribunal as may be required” by section 55 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

112 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 57 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

113 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 57 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

114 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 57 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

115 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 57 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

116 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 57 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

117 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

118 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 57 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

119 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

120 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 57 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

121 The words “Police Commissioner and Superintendent of Police and their” were substituted for the words “Superintendent of Police and his” by section 58 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

122 The words “Police Commissioner and Superintendent of Police” were substituted for the words “Superintendent of Police” by section 58 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

123 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 58 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

124 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 58 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

125 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 59 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

126 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 59 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

127 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 59 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

128 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 61 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

129 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 61 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

130 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 61 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

131 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 61 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

132 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 61 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

133 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

134 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

135 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 61 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

136 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 61 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

137 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

138 The word “member” was substituted for the word “Trustee” by section 2 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

139 The words, comma, brackets and figures “not being a share or interest such as, under sub-section (2) of section 10, it is permissible for a Trustee to have without being thereby disqualified for being appointed a Trustee” were omitted by section 62 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

140 The word “Pakistan” was omitted by section 62 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

141 The words “five hundred” were substituted for the word “fifty” by section 63 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

142 The words “five thousand” were substituted for the words “five hundred” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

143 The words “five hundred” were substituted for the word “fifty” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

144 The words “one thousand” were substituted for the words “one hundred” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

145 The words “one hundred” were substituted for the word “ten” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

146 The words “one thousand” were substituted for the words “one hundred” by section 65 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

147 The words “two hundred” were substituted for the word “twenty” by section 65 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

148 The words “one hundred” were substituted for the word “ten” by section 65 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

149 The word “fifty” was substituted for the word “five” by section 65 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

150 The words “one thousand” were substituted for the words “one hundred” by section 66 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

151 The words “one hundred” were substituted for the word “ten” by section 66 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

152 The words “one thousand” were substituted for the words “one hundred” by section 67 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

153 The words “five hundred” were substituted for the word “fifty” by section 67 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

154 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 68 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

155 The words “rule or regulation” were substituted for the word “rule” by section 68 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

156 The words “two thousand” were substituted for the words “two hundred” by section 68 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

157 Sections 191A and 191B were inserted by section 18 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Ordinance, 1965 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. III of 1965)

158 The words “other members” were substituted for the word “Trustees” by section 69 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

159 The words “other members” were substituted for the word “Trustees” by section 69 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987

160 The word “Bengal” was omitted by section 71 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)