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      "footnote_text": "1The words \"the High Court Division\" were substituted, for the words \"High Courts\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)."
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      "footnote_text": "2The word \"Bangladesh\" was substituted, for the word \"Pakistan\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "3The word \"Government\" was substituted, for the words \"Central Government\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "4The words \"High Court Division\" were substituted, for the words \"High Courts\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "5The words \"it as it has and exercises in respect of contempts of itself\" were substituted, for the words \"them as they have and exercise in respect of contempts of themselves\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "6The words \"The High Court Division shall not\" were substituted, for the words \"No High Court shall\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "7The words \"Penal Code\" were substituted, for the words \"Pakistan Penal Code\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "8The word \"Taka\" was substituted, for the word \"rupees\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "9The words \"the High Court Division shall not\" were substituted, for the words \"no High Court shall\" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of theBangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973(Act No. VIII of 1973)"
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