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BGD-1958-R-87961
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Inland Water Transport Authority Ordinance (Ordinance No. LXXV of 1958).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bangladesh
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1958-10-31
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Government may, by notification, establish an Authority to be known as the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, composed of members to be appointed by the Government. The Authority may carry out river conservancy works including regulation of river flow for navigational purposes, maintain hydro-graphic surveys, develop rivers, carry out dredging programmes, develop ports, develop rural water transport, etc. The Authority may enforce rules and regulations pertaining to inland waterways and navigation.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
BGD87961.pdf (PDF of Ordinance as amended to 1997)