12. Special provision regarding fines
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, it should be lawful for any Magistrate of the First Class specially empowered by the [Government] in this behalf to pass a sentence of fine exceeding one thousand [taka] on any person convicted of contravening an order made under section 3.
16. The word “Government” was substituted for the words “Provincial Government” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
17. The word “taka” was substituted for the word “rupees” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)