Section 1Short title, extent and commencement

s. 1

1. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Ordinance may be called the Culturable Waste Land (Utilization) Ordinance, 1959. [(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh but shall not apply to any urban area within the meaning of the Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XXVI of 1977)]. (3) It shall come into force at once.

1. 1. Sub-section (2) was substituted by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)