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BGD-1952-L-87956
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Building Construction Act, 1952 (E.B. Act II of 1953).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bangladesh
Subjects (Classification)
Construction workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1952-03-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Act provides for rules to comply with, in particular, when excavating or re-excavating a tank in a certain area of the Country. The term "tank" includes ditch, drain, well and channel as per clause f, Section 2. Excavation or re-excavation of a tank must be sanctioned by an Authorized Officer, and restrictions apply to cutting or razing hills (Section 3C and 3D) especially if there is danger of siltation or obstructing any drain, river or stream as per clause b of Section 3C.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
BGD87956.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 2006)