Section 6Application of certain of the foregoing provisions of this Act to importation of pieces of metal for use as money

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6. Application of certain of the foregoing provisions of this Act to importation of pieces of metal for use as money If at any time the Government sees fit, by notification under [section 16 of the Customs Act, 1969], to prohibit or restrict the bringing by sea or by land into Bangladesh of any such pieces of metal as are mentioned in section 3, it may by the notification direct that any person contravening the prohibition or restriction shall be liable to the punishment to which he would be liable if he were convicted under this Act of making such pieces in Bangladesh instead of to the penalty mentioned in [section 156 of the Customs Act, 1969], and that the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5, or of either sub-section, in relation to the offence of making such pieces shall, notwithstanding anything in the [Customs Act, 1969], apply, so far as they can be made applicable, to the offence of contravening the prohibition or restriction notified under [section 16] of that Act.

1. 5. The words, figures and comma “section 16 of the Customs Act, 1969” were substituted, for the words, figures and comma “Section 19 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
2. 6. The words, figures and comma “section 156 of the Customs Act, 1969” were substituted, for the words, comma and figure “section 167 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
3. 7. The words, comma and figure “Customs Act, 1969” were substituted, for the words, comma and figure “Sea Customs Act, 1878” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
4. 8. The word and figure “section 16” were substituted, for the word and figure “section 19” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).