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  "act_year": "1963",
  "publication_date": "19/07/2025",
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    {
      "section_content": "1.  (1) This Ordinance may be called the1[* * *] Services (Temporary Powers) Ordinance, 1963.(2) It extends to the whole of2[Bangladesh].(3)\tIt shall come into force at once."
    },
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      "section_content": "2. Whenever the Government is satisfied that, in the interest of public order or for the maintenance of services or supplies essential to the life of the community, it is necessary to prohibit any strike by any employee of the Government or3[of any body or establishment], the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, prohibit any strike for a period of three months from the date of the notification."
    },
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      "section_content": "3. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in4[the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 (Ord. No. XXIII of 1969)], or in any other law for the time being in force, any strike, preparation, propagation or organisation for strike or cessation of work or abandonment of work5[by any employee] during the period specified in section 2 shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine of Taka one thousand or with both.(2) Any person who abets, instigates or incites others to take part in, or otherwise acts in furtherance of, a strike, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine of Taka one thousand or with both."
    },
    {
      "section_content": "4. (1) No Magistrate other than a Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence under this Ordinance.(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1898, an offence under this Ordinance shall be cognizable.(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1898, a Magistrate trying an offence under this Ordinance, shall have power to try such offence summarily and in trying such offences such Magistrates shall follow the procedure laid down in theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1898."
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    {
      "section_content": "5. [Cognizance of offences.- Omitted by section 2 of the East Pakistan Services (Temporary Powers) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. XXII of 1970).]"
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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)"
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    {
      "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 No. VIII of 1973)"
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      "footnote_text": "3The words “of any body or establishment” were substituted for the words “of a local authority” by section 4 of theEssential Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 1974(Act No. XXXVI of 1974)"
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      "footnote_text": "4The words, comma, brackets and figures “the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 (XXIII of 1969)” were substituted for the words “the East Pakistan Trade Unions Act, 1965, or the East Pakistan Labour Disputes Act, 1965” by section 4 of theEssential Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 1974(Act No. XXXVI of 1974)"
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      "footnote_text": "5The words “by any employee” were substituted for the words “in offices by any employee of the Government or of a local authority” by section 4 of theEssential Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 1974(Act No. XXXVI of 1974)"
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    "copyright_text": "Copyright©2019, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs DivisionMinistry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs"
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