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In forceACT NO. III OF 1944 · 29th June, 1944

The Orphanages and Widows' Homes Act, 1944 (Bengal Act)

১৯৪৪ সালের এতিমখানা ও বিধবা নিবাস আইন (বঙ্গীয় আইন)

An Act to provide for the better control and supervision of orphanages, widows’ homes and marriage bureaux, in Bangladesh.♣

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Contents

  1. PreamblePreamble
  2. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. Section 2Definitions
  4. Section 33. Act not to apply to certain institutions
  5. Section 4Prohibition to open or to carry on an orphanage, a widows’ home or a marriage bureau without a licence
  6. Section 5Licence to open or to carry on an orphanage, a widows’ home or a marriage bureau
  7. Section 6Suspension or cancellation of licence
  8. Section 7Inspection of the institution
  9. Section 8Penalty
  10. Section 9Prosecution
  11. Section 10Jurisdiction
  12. Section 11Power to make rules