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The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Act, 1980

Section 5Board of Governors

In force

s. 5

5. Board of Governors [(1) There shall be a Board of Governors of the Authority which [shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), consist] of the following members, namely:- (a) Chairman; (b) Minister-in-charge of the Ministries or Divisions dealing with industries, commerce, finance, planning, foreign affairs, energy and ports and shipping, ex-officio; (c) Governor, Bangladesh Bank, ex-officio; (d) Secretaries of the Ministries or Divisions dealing with industries, commerce, finance, planning, foreign affairs, energy, ports and shipping and internal resources, ex-officio; (e) Chairman of the Executive Board, who shall also be the Secretary of the Board, ex-officio; (2) The [Prime Minister], or a member, who is a Minister, nominated by the [Prime Minister], shall be the Chairman of the Board. [(3) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, include in the Board any person or exclude from the Board any member with approval of the Prime Minister.]

  1. 5. Sections 5, 5A, 5B and 6 were substituted for previous sections 5 and 6, by section 5 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance No. LII of 1986)
  2. 6. The words, commas, brackets and figure “shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), consist” were substituted for the words “shall consist” by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act No. XXII of 1994)
  3. 7. The words “Prime Minister” were substituted for the word “President” by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1992 (Act No. XXX of 1992)
  4. 8. The words “Prime Minister” were substituted for the word “President” by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1992 (Act No. XXX of 1992)
  5. 9. Sub-section (3) was added by section 2 of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act No. XXII of 1994)

End of s. 5.

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