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The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Article 26Laws inconsistent with fundamental rights to be void

In forcePart III FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
  • Not in the index: Appendix (some pages are scanned images, not read: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21])

Part III FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

art. 26

26. Laws inconsistent with fundamental rights to be void (1) All existing law inconsistent with the provisions of this Part shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, become void on the commencement of this Constitution. (2) The State shall not make any law inconsistent with any provisions of this Part, and any law so made shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void. [(3) Nothing in this article shall apply to any amendment of this Constitution made under article 142.]

  1. 22. Clause (3) was added by section 2 of the Constitution (Second Amendment) Act, 1973 (Act No. XXIV of 1973)

End of art. 26. Not in the index for this Act: Appendix (some pages are scanned images, not read: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]).

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