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{
"act_title": "The Finance (Third) Ordinance, 1958 (East Pakistan Ordinance)",
"act_no": "LXXXII",
"act_year": "1958",
"publication_date": "19/07/2025",
"sections": [
{
"section_content": "1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the1[* * *] Finance (Third) Ordinance, 1958.(2) It extends to the whole of2[Bangladesh]."
},
{
"section_content": "2. (1) There shall be levied and collected by the Government a development and relief tax from every tenant at the rate of four annas on each taka of rent payable by him in respect of the land comprised in his tenancy with effect from the 1st day of Baishakh, 1365 :Provided that when such land is held free of rent, such development and relief tax shall be levied and collected at the rate of four annas on each taka of rent that would be assessable on such land on the principles laid down in section 26 of the3[* * *] State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950.(2) The development and relief tax levied under sub-section (1) shall be realised in the manner in which rent is realised by the Government."
},
{
"section_content": "3. [Levy of additional stamp duty and manner of realization.- Omitted by section 10 of theFinance Act, 1980(Act No. XXIII of 1980).]"
},
{
"section_content": "4. [Repeal of section 2 of E.P. Act XII of 1958.- Repealed by section 3 and the Third Schedule of the Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1966 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. XIII of 1966).]"
}
],
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{
"footnote_text": "1The words “East Pakistan” were omitted by Article 6 of theBangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972(President’s Order No. 48 of 1972)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "2The word “ Bangladesh” was substituted for the words “East Pakistan” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act VIII of 1973)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "3The words “East Bengal” were omitted by Article 6 of the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Bangladesh Laws) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 48 of 1972)"
}
],
"copyright_info": {
"copyright_text": "Copyright©2019, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs DivisionMinistry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs"
},
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"position_head_govt": "President of Pakistan",
"head_govt_name": "General Ayub Khan",
"head_govt_designation": "President of Pakistan (Military regime)",
"how_got_power": "Military coup",
"period_years": "1958-1969",
"years_in_power": 11
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"period_name": "East Pakistan Period",
"year_range": "1947-1971",
"act_year": 1958
},
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"Government of India Act 1935 (adapted)",
"Pakistan Constitution 1956",
"Pakistan Constitution 1962"
],
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"District Courts",
"Federal Court/Supreme Court of Pakistan"
],
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},
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"structure": "Provincial government under federal system",
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"Thanas"
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},
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"revenue_system": "Direct government land revenue",
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},
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"Zamindari abolition (1951)",
"Language movement legal issues (1952)",
"Military rule periods (1958-1971)",
"Constitutional crises and martial law",
"Bengali autonomy demands and legal frameworks"
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}