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{
"act_title": "The Agricultural Development Corporation Ordinance, 1961 (East Pakistan Ordinance)",
"act_no": "XXXVII",
"act_year": "1961",
"publication_date": "19/07/2025",
"sections": [],
"footnotes": [
{
"footnote_text": "1Throughout this Ordinance, the words “Bangladesh”, “Government” and “Taka” were substituted for the words “East Pakistan”, “Provincial Government” and “rupees” respectively by section 2 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "2The word “Bengal” was omitted by section 4 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "3The commas and words “, either of its own motion or at the instance of the Central Government,” were omitted by section 5 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "4Clauses (a), (b) and (c) were substituted for the former clauses (a) and (b) by section 6 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "5The word “Government” was substituted for the words “Central or a Provincial Government” by section 6 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "6The word “Republic” was substituted for the word “State” by section 7 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "7Clause (dd) was inserted by section 2 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. XIV of 1969)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "8The words “East Bengal” were omitted by section 8 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "9The words, commas and figure “Governor of the district, the Thana Council and to the Union Parishad constituted under the Bangladesh Local Government (Union Parishad and Paurashava) Order, 1973,” were substituted for the words, commas and figure “Deputy Commissioners of the district, and to the District Council, the Thana Council and the Union Council constituted under the Basic Democracies Order, 1959,” by section 9 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "10The words and comma “Deputy Commissioner of the district, and to the Zilla Board and” were substituted for the words and comma “Governor of the district, the Thana Council and to” by section 4 of the Bangladesh Agricultural Inputs (Supply and Services) Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. XI of 1976)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "11The words “Supreme Court” were substituted for the words “High Court” by section 10 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "12The words “High Court Division” were substituted for the words “High Court” by section 11 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "13The words “High Court Division” were substituted for the words “High Court” by section 11 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "14The words “High Court Division” were substituted for the words “High Court” by section 11 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "15The words “High Court Division” were substituted for the words “High Court” by section 11 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "16The word “Government” was substituted for the words “Central Government” by section 12 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "17The proviso was omitted by section 13 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "18The words, commas and figures “Bangladesh Local Government (Union Parishad and Paurashava) Order, 1973, or under any other law for the time being in force” were substituted for the words, comma and figure “Basic Democracies Order, 1959” by section 14 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "19The word “Pakistan” was omitted by section 15 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "20The word “Republic” was substituted for the words “Central or Provincial Government” by section 16 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "21The words “the Government” were substituted for the words “such Government” by section 16 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "22The word “Bengal” was omitted by section 17 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "23The word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the word “Pakistan” by section 18 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
},
{
"footnote_text": "24The words, commas and figure “Bangladesh Chartered Accountants Order, 1973,” were substituted for the words, commas and figure “Chartered Accountants Ordinance, 1961,” by section 18 of the Agricultural Development Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance No. XL of 1975)"
}
],
"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_info": {
"period_name": "East Pakistan Period",
"year_range": "1947-1971",
"act_year": 1961
},
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"primary_laws": [
"Government of India Act 1935 (adapted)",
"Pakistan Constitution 1956",
"Pakistan Constitution 1962"
],
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"Dhaka High Court (1948)",
"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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"Districts",
"Thanas"
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},
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"military_police": "Pakistan Army and paramilitary forces",
"jurisdiction": "Provincial police under federal oversight"
},
"land_relations": {
"tenure_system": "East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act 1950",
"property_rights": "Abolition of zamindari system",
"revenue_system": "Direct government land revenue",
"peasant_status": "Farmers as direct tenants to state"
},
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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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}
}