JS-07 JS passes Cantonment Bill, 2018

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JS passes Cantonment Bill, 2018

SANGSAD BHABAN, July 4, 2018 (BSS) – The Jatiya Sangsad today passed the “Cantonment Bill, 2018” in an amended form as
recommended by the parliamentary standing committee for incorporating tougher punishment for delaying the construction of
buildings and breaking traffic rules in the cantonment areas.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq moved the bill with Deputy Speaker M fazley Rabbi Miah presiding
over the House proceeding. Later the House passed the bill with voice votes.

According to the object of the proposed bill, it was made reorganising and amending the existing Cantonment Act of 1924 to
make it more time-befitting.

The minister said the existing law is a very old one having 292 sections while the proposed law contained 219 sections within
16 chapters dropping the unnecessary ones and incorporating some new sections.

In the proposed bill, the amount of various fees and fine on 43 different subjects including exceeding the completion period in
construction of building, violation of traffic law, begging with distorted organs, carrying arms and exploding firecrackers, in the
areas under Cantonment Board have been substantially increased from the about 90-year-old law.

The proposed bill has a provision of up to Taka 20,000 as fine for delaying the construction works of any building for more than
three times, while the amount would be up to Taka 50,000 for delaying the construction works for more than five times
instead of Taka 100 fine in the existing law.

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