[Published in Bangladesh Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 24th June, 1987]

                              Act No.23 of 1987

An Act made further to amend certain Local Government Laws

Whereas it is expedient further to amend certain Local Government Acts, for the purposes
hereinafter appearing;

Now, therefore, it is hereby enacted as follows:-

1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Local Gopvernment Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987.

2. Amendment of section 10 of Ord.XXVI of 1977.- In section 10 (2) of the Pourashava
Ordinance, 1977 (XXVI of 1977), for the full-stop at the end of clause (f) a semi-colon shall be
substituted and the following clause and Explanation shall be inserted thereafter, namely:-

     "(g) he or she has defaulted in repaying any loan taken by him or her from any
     specified bank within the time allowed by the bank therefore.

     Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (g), "specified bank" means the Sonali
     Bank, the Agrani Bank and the Janata Bank, constituted under the Bangladesh
     Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. No.26 of 1972), the Shilpa Rin
     Sangstha established under the Shilpa Rin Sangstha Order, 1972 (P.O. No.128 of
     1972), the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank established under the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
     Order, 1972 (P.O. No.129 of 1972), the House Building Finance Corporation
     established under the House Building Finance Corporation Order, 1973 (P.O. No.7
     of 1973), the Krishi Bank established under the Krishi Bank Order, 1973 (P.O.
     No.27 of 1973), the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh established under the
     Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976 (XL of 1976), the Rajshahi
     Krishi Unnayan Bank Ordinance, 1986 (LVIII of 1986) and the Rupali Bank
     Limited.".

3. Amendment of section 11 of Ord.XXXV of 1982.- In section 11 (2) of the Chittagong
Municipal Corpoaration Ordinance, 1982 (XXXV of 1982), for the full-stop at the end of clause
(f) a semi-colon shall be substituted and the following new clause and Explanation shall be
inserted, namely:-

     "(g) he or she has defaulted in repaying any loan taken by him or her from any
     specified bank within the time allowed by the bank therefore.

     Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (g), "specified bank" means the Sonali
     Bank, the Agrani Bank and the Janata Bank, constituted under the Bangladesh
     Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. No.26 of 1972), the Shilpa Rin
     Sangstha established under the Shilpa Rin Sangstha Order, 1972 (P.O. No.128 of
     1972), the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank established under the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
     Order, 1972 (P.O. No.129 of 1972), the House Building Finance Corporation
     established under the House Building Finance Corporation Order, 1973 (P.O. No.7
     of 1973), the Krishi Bank established under the Krishi Bank Order, 1973 (P.O.
     No.27 of 1973), the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh established under the
     Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976 (XL of 1976), the Rajshahi
     Krishi Unnayan Bank Ordinance, 1986 (LVIII of 1986) and the Rupali Bank
     Limited.".

4. Amendment of Ord.LIX of 1982.- In section 6(2) of the Local Government (Upazila
Parishad and Upazila Administration Reorganisation) Ordinance, 1982 (LIX of 1982), for the
full-stop at the end of clause (f) a semi-colon shall be substituted and the following new clause and
Explanation shall be inserted thereafter, namely:-

     "(g) he or she has defaulted in repaying any loan taken by him or her from any
     specified bank within the time allowed by the bank therefore.

     Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (g), "specified bank" means the Sonali
     Bank, the Agrani Bank and the Janata Bank, constituted under the Bangladesh
     Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. No.26 of 1972), the Shilpa Rin
     Sangstha established under the Shilpa Rin Sangstha Order, 1972 (P.O. No.128 of
     1972), the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank established under the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
     Order, 1972 (P.O. No.129 of 1972), the House Building Finance Corporation
     established under the House Building Finance Corporation Order, 1973 (P.O. No.7
     of 1973), the Krishi Bank established under the Krishi Bank Order, 1973 (P.O.
     No.27 of 1973), the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh established under the
     Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976 (XL of 1976), the Rajshahi
     Krishi Unnayan Bank Ordinance, 1986 (LVIII of 1986) and the Rupali Bank
     Limited.".

5. Amendment of section 11 of Ord.XL of 1983.- In section 11(2) of the Dhaka Municipal
Corporation Ordinance, 1983 (XL of 1983), for the full-stop at the end of clause (f) a semi-colon
shall be substituted and the following new clause and Explanation shall be inserted thereafter,
namely:-

     "(g) he or she has defaulted in repaying any loan taken by him or her from any
     specified bank within the time allowed by the bank therefore.

     Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (g), "specified bank" means the Sonali
     Bank, the Agrani Bank and the Janata Bank, constituted under the Bangladesh
     Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. No.26 of 1972), the Shilpa Rin
     Sangstha established under the Shilpa Rin Sangstha Order, 1972 (P.O. No.128 of
     1972), the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank established under the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
     Order, 1972 (P.O. No.129 of 1972), the House Building Finance Corporation
     established under the House Building Finance Corporation Order, 1973 (P.O. No.7
     of 1973), the Krishi Bank established under the Krishi Bank Order, 1973 (P.O.
     No.27 of 1973), the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh established under the
     Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976 (XL of 1976), the Rajshahi
     Krishi Unnayan Bank Ordinance, 1986 (LVIII of 1986) and the Rupali Bank
     Limited.".

6. Amendment of section 7 of Ord.LI of 1983.- In section 7(2) of the Local Government
(Union Parishads) Ordinance, 1983 (LI of 1983), for the full-stop at the end of clause (f) a
semi-colon shall be substituted and the following new clause and Explanation shall be inserted,
namely:-

     "(g) he or she has defaulted in repaying any loan taken by him or her from any
     specified bank within the time allowed by the bank therefore.

     Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (g), "specified bank" means the Sonali
     Bank, the Agrani Bank and the Janata Bank, constituted under the Bangladesh
     Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. No.26 of 1972), the Shilpa Rin
     Sangstha established under the Shilpa Rin Sangstha Order, 1972 (P.O. No.128 of
     1972), the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank established under the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
     Order, 1972 (P.O. No.129 of 1972), the House Building Finance Corporation
     established under the House Building Finance Corporation Order, 1973 (P.O. No.7
     of 1973), the Krishi Bank established under the Krishi Bank Order, 1973 (P.O.
     No.27 of 1973), the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh established under the
     Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976 (XL of 1976), the Rajshahi
     Krishi Unnayan Bank Ordinance, 1986 (LVIII of 1986) and the Rupali Bank
     Limited.".

7. Amendment of Ord.LXXII of 1984.- In the Khulna Municipal Corporation Ordinance, 1984
(LXXII of 1984),-
(a) in section 5, for the word "one" the word "two" shall be substituted, and
(b) in section 11(2), for the full-stop at the end of clause (f) a semi-colon shall be substituted and
the following new clause and Explanation shall be inserted thereafter, namely:-

     "(g) he or she has defaulted in repaying any loan taken by him or her from any
     specified bank within the time allowed by the bank therefore.

     Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (g), "specified bank" means the Sonali
     Bank, the Agrani Bank and the Janata Bank, constituted under the Bangladesh
     Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972 (P.O. No.26 of 1972), the Shilpa Rin
     Sangstha established under the Shilpa Rin Sangstha Order, 1972 (P.O. No.128 of
     1972), the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank established under the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
     Order, 1972 (P.O. No.129 of 1972), the House Building Finance Corporation
     established under the House Building Finance Corporation Order, 1973 (P.O. No.7
     of 1973), the Krishi Bank established under the Krishi Bank Order, 1973 (P.O.
     No.27 of 1973), the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh established under the
     Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976 (XL of 1976), the Rajshahi
     Krishi Unnayan Bank Ordinance, 1986 (LVIII of 1986) and the Rupali Bank
     Limited.".