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| "act_title": "The Bangladesh (Whips) Order, 1972 (President's Order)", | |
| "act_no": "64", | |
| "act_year": "1972", | |
| "publication_date": "19/07/2025", | |
| "sections": [ | |
| { | |
| "section_content": "1. (1) This Order may be called the Bangladesh (Whips) Order, 1972.2[(2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the eleventh day of April, 1972.]" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "section_content": "2. In this Order, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-3[* * * ](b) \t“Government” means the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh;(c) \t“prescribed” means prescribed by rules." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "section_content": "3. (1) There shall be a Chief Whip and4[5[Six Whips] who shall be appointed by the President from among the members of Parliament.]6[(2) The Chief Whip and the Whips shall hold office during the pleasure of the President].(3) The Chief Whip or a Whip shall cease to hold office if he ceases to be a member of7[Parliament].(4) The Chief Whip or a Whip may, at any time, resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the8[President]." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "section_content": "4. (1) The Chief Whip shall be entitled to such salary, allowances and other privileges as may be admissible to a9[Minister]10[:Provided that the Chief Whip shall be entitled to an additional Peon to be appointed at the choice of the Chief Whip at a consolidated pay to be fixed by the Government from time to time, who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Chief Whip and so long as the Chief Whip holds his office.](2) A Whip shall be entitled to such salary, allowances and other privileges as may be prescribed." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "section_content": "5. (1) The Chief Whip shall be responsible for-(a) \tkeeping members of11[Parliament] supplied with information about the business of12[Parliament];(b) \tsecuring the attendance of members at the sessions of13[Parliament];(c)\tarranging the business of each sitting of14[Parliament]; and(d) \tperforming such other functions as may be assigned to him by the Government or as may be prescribed.(2) A Whip shall perform such functions as may be assigned to him by the Chief Whip or the Government or as may be prescribed." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "section_content": "6. [Omitted by section 4 of theBangladesh Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975(Act No. XIII of 1975). ]" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "section_content": "7. The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Order." | |
| } | |
| ], | |
| "footnotes": [ | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "1The words “Six Whips” were substituted for the words “four Whips” by section 2 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. LVIII of 2001)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "2Clause (2) was substituted by Article 2 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 82 of 1972)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "3Clause (a) was omitted by section 3 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "4The words “four Whips who shall be appointed by the President from among the members of Parliament” were substituted for the words “two Whips who shall be appointed by the Government from amongst the members of the Assembly” by section 4 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "5The words “Six Whips” were substituted for the words “Five Whips” by section 3 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. LVIII of 2001)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "6Clause (2) was substituted by section 4 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "7The word “Parliament” was substituted for the words “the Assembly” by section 4 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "8The word “President” was substituted for the words “Prime Minister” by section 4 of theBangladesh Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975(Act No. XIII of 1975)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "9The word “Minister” was substituted for the words “Minister of State” by section 5 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "10The colon (:) was substituted for the full-stop (.) and the proviso was inserted by section 2 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Act No. XXIII of 1997)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "11The word “Parliament” was substituted for the words “the Assembly” by section 6 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "12The word “Parliament” was substituted for the words “the Assembly” by section 6 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "13The word “Parliament” was substituted for the words “the Assembly” by section 6 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "footnote_text": "14The word “Parliament” was substituted for the words “the Assembly” by section 6 of the Bangladesh (Whips) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXII of 1979)" | |
| } | |
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| "copyright_text": "Copyright©2019, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs DivisionMinistry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs" | |
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