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In forceACT NO. III OF 1938 · 5th May, 1938

The Famine Insurance Fund Act, 1937 (Bengal Act)

দুর্ভিক্ষ বীমা তহবিল আইন, ১৯৩৭ (বঙ্গ আইন)

An Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance in Bangladesh of a Fund called the Bangladesh Famine Insurance Fund for expenditure upon relief of, and insurance against, famine and distress caused by serious drought, flood, earthquake or other natural calamities.♣

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Contents

  1. PreamblePreamble
  2. Section 1Short title
  3. Section 2Definition
  4. Section 3Establishment of the Bangladesh Famine Insurance Fund
  5. Section 4Initial contribution to the Famine Insurance Fund by Government
  6. Section 5Purposes for which the Fund may be utilised
  7. Section 6Investment and re-investment of amount not required.
  8. Section 7Accounts of the Fund and making up of the deficiency in the Fund
  9. Section 8Contributions under the Act to be charged upon the revenues of Government
  10. Section 9Power of Government to make rules