Overview of Laws
Course Name: Business Law and Corporate Governance
Course Code: BUS204
Section : 03
SUBMITTED TO : Azhar Uddin Bhuiyan
SUBMITTED BY : AYESHA ARUNDHATI KALIM
ID : 23304154
Submitted On :
Adaptation of Laws and Legal Documents Act, 1994
Subject Matter :
The basic role of this law is to adjust existing regulations and legal documents to oblige the
repeal of the Local Government (Upazila Parishad and Upazila Administration
Reorganisation) Ordinance, 1982.
Brief Description :
The act mentions the need to adjust existing laws and authoritative records that referred to the
now-repealed Upazila Parishad and Upazila Administration Reorganisation Ordinance. Key
features of this law includes :
● Substitution of Terms : The core arrangement of this Act is the replacement of
terms. Wherever the term "Upazila" shows up in English or Bengali language laws or
legal documents, it is to be perused as "thana". This replacement is important to
guarantee the continued validity and applicability of these regulations considering the
administrative changes brought by the repeal of the 1982 Ordinance.
● Effective Date: The act came into effect on November 23, 1991.
● Power to Resolve Difficulties: The act enables the government the authority to issue
orders to determine any difficulties or ambiguities that might emerge during the
execution of the act.
Specified Shrines (Management and Administration) Repeal Act, 1994
Subject Matter :
The main role of this Act is to repeal and abolish the Specified Shrines (Management and
Administration) Act, 1990.
Brief Description :
The Specified Shrines (Management and Administration) Repeal Act, 1994, is a clear
visualization of legislation that totally eliminates the past laws overseeing the management
and administration of specified shrines. This demonstrates a tremendous change in the
government's policy with respect to the administration of these religious places.
● Repeal of the 1990 Act: The act totally denies the Specified Shrines (Management
and Administration) Act, 1990. This means that all the provisions, regulations, and
authorities established under the 1990 Act are no longer in force i.e. not applicable
anymore.
● Effective Date: The act came into force on June 13, 1994.
Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 1994
Subject Matter :
The basic role of this Act is to give additional funds from the Consolidated funds for the
fulfillment of certain activities in the financial year finishing on June 30, 1994.
Brief Description :
The Appropriation (Supplementary) Act, 1994,is a monetary regulation intended to
address any extra funding prerequisites that emerged during the financial year 1993-1994. It
guarantees that the government has the necessary resources to finish progressing projects and
programs within the specified time span.
● Additional Funds: The Act approves the withdrawal of an extra 4,566,98,42,000
Taka from the Consolidated Fund.
● Purpose of Funds: The funds allocated are reserved for specific purposes illustrated
in the timetable appended to the Act. These purposes might include government
projects, programs, or services that require extra subsidizing to be finished within the
predefined monetary year.
● Time-Bound Allocation: The allocation of these assets is restricted to the financial
year finishing on June 30, 1994, and any unspent sum is probably going to pass
toward the finish of that financial year.
Suppression of Terrorist Activities (Special Provisions) Act, 1994
Subject Matter :
The main role of this Act is to give a legal system to the for the continued investigation,
prosecution, and disposal of cases and proceedings under the Suppression of Terrorist
Activities Act, 1992, even after the expiration of the 1992 Act.
Brief Description :
The 1994 Act was ordered to ensure that cases connected with terrorist militant exercises,
which were started under the 1992 Act, would not unexpectedly end because of the
termination of the 1992 Act.
● Continuity of Legal Processes: The 1994 act guarantees the continuation of all
judicial procedures started under the 1992 act , whether or not they involve finished
investigations , pending cases, or progressing cases. This incorporates the continued
functioning of special tribunals established under the 1992 Act until they are officially
dissolved by the government.
● New Investigations: For cases where investigations were not finished before the
expiration of the 1992 Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 will apply, and
these cases will be attempted in the appropriate courts or councils.
● Repeal of Ordinance: The Suppression of Terrorist Activities (Special
Provisions) Ordinance, 1994 is repealed , however the actions initiated under the
Ordinance are considered to have been taken under this act.
Specification Act, 1994
Subject Matter:
Assignment of Assets for Government Consumption. This regulation explicitly manages the
designation of a specific measure of cash from the merged asset of Bangladesh to meet the
public authority's consumption for the monetary year finishing on June 30, 1995.
Brief Description :
● Purpose:The basic role of this act is to approve the public authority to pull out a
particular sum (28,793,89,05,000 Taka) from the merged asset to meet the costs for
different government exercises during the monetary year 1994-1995.
● Scope: The law subtleties the particular exercises for which these assets can be
utilized. A timetable joined to the demonstration probably records these exercises and
the comparing distributed sums.
● Timeframe: The arrangements of this regulation are relevant just for the monetary
year finishing on June 30, 1995.