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The National Guard Act, 1950

Section 11Liability to serve and perform military service

In force

s. 11

11. Liability to serve and perform military service (1) Every person enrolled shall, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, be bound to serve in any unit, of the Bangladesh National Guard to which he has been appointed or transferred or is for the time being attached, and shall be subject to all rules and regulations that may be made under this Act relating to such unit. (2) Every person enrolled shall be liable to perform military service- (a) when called out with any portion of the Bangladesh National Guard by an order of the senior officer of the Bangladesh Army present, either to act in support of the civil power or to provide guards which, in the opinion of such officer, are essential; or (b) when the unit to which he belongs has been embodied to support or supplement the Bangladesh Army in the event of an emergency by an order directing such embodiment issued by the Government. (3) No person enrolled shall be required to perform military service beyond the limits of Bangladesh save under a general or special order of the Government [* * *].

  1. 12. The words and commas “and save, in the case of a person who is a subject of an Acceding State, with the consent of the Ruler” were omitted by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

End of s. 11.

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