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Battalion Ansars Act, 1995

Act No.4 of 1995

An Act made to constitute the Battalion Ansars

Whereas it is expedient to constitute the Battalion Ansars;

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

1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Battalion Ansars Act, 1995.

2. Definitions.- Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, in this Act-

a) "Ansars Force" means the Ansars Force constituted under the Ansars Force Act, 1995 (Act No.3 of 1995);
b) "regulation" means any regulation made under this Act;
c) "rule" means any rule made under this Act;
d) "Director General" means the Director General of the Ansars Force;
e) "organization" means the Ansars Battalion constituted under this Act.

4. Supervision and management.- The Battalion Ansars shall be under the permanent supervision of the Government and shall be managed by the Director General of the Ansars Force in accordance with this Act and the rules and, subject to their not being inconsistent with this Act and the rules, such orders and directions as the Government may pass from time to time.

5. Officers, employees, etc..- All officers and employees to be deemed to be officers and employees of the Ansars Force shall also be deemed to be officers and employees of the Battalion Ansars.

6. Enrollment of battalion ansars.- (1) The battalion ansars shall be enrolled in such manner as may be prescribed and their allowance, apparel, training etc. shall be determined by regulations.
This section seems to be incomplete (remark of the translator)

7. Ranks of the Battalion Ansars, etc..- (1) The Battalion Ansars shall have all or any of the following ranks, namely:-

a) battalion commander;
b) battalion deputy commander;
c) company commander;
d) battalion quarter master;
e) company deputy commander;
f) platoon commander;
g) assistant platoon commander;
h) havildar;
i) corporal;
j) lance-corporal;
k) battalion ansar.

8. Functions of the Battalion Ansars, etc..- (1) The functions of the Battalion Ansars shall be-

a) to render assistance to the Government or any authority under the Government in any public security measures;
b) to take part in any public welfare measures directed by the Government for the purpose of improving the financial and social situation of the country;
c) to take part in any measures directed by the Government for the purpose of countering any calamity of the country;
d) to perform such other actions as may be prescribed.

a) the Army;
b) the Navy;
c) the Air Force;
d) the Bangladesh Rifles;
e) the Police Force.

10. Obligation to comply with orders.- Every member of the Battalion Ansars shall be bound to comply with any legal order enforced on him by any appropriate authority.

11. Offences and punishment.- (1) If any person holding any of the ranks mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 7-

a) is illoyal towards the organization or takes part, or instigates to take part, in any conspiracy involving illoyality towards the organization;
b) is informed about the illoyality of any member of the organization towards the organization and does not take all measures available to him to suppress such illoyality;

a) is disobedient to, or displays insolence towards, any officer superior to him;
b) intentionally fails or neglects to perform any work, though being ordered so to do by any officer superior to him;
c) connives at any behaviour of any member inferior to him which impairs the discipline of the organization;
d) intentionally or carelessly damages or looses or otherwise misappropriates apparels, equipments, implements or any other articles given into his custody;
e) hurts himself or any other member of the organization for the purpose of disabling himself or such person for the organization;
f) runs away, or tries to run away, from the organization;
g) purposely spreads fear of untrue calamities;

12. Trial of offences.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other,-

a) the trial of any offence under sub-section (1) of section 11 shall be instituted only before a special court constituted under this Act;
b) the trial of any offence under sub-section (2) of section 11 shall be instituted before a special court or a court of summary jurisduction constituted under this Act.

13. Constitution of courts, etc..- (1) The Director General may, if necessary, constitute special courts or courts of summary jurisduction in any part of Bangladesh.
(2) A special court shall consist of one Chairman, who shall be a director of the Ansars Directory, and no less than two members, who shall be other officers of the same Directory.
(3) The court of summary jurisduction shall consist of one Chairman, who shall be a co-director of the Ansars Directory, and no less than two members, who shall be other officers of the same Directory.

14. Rules of procedure of the courts.- Special courts and courts of summary jurisdiction shall discharge their duties in such manner as may be prescibed by regulations.

15. Disciplinary measures.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other Act, if any person holding any of the ranks mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 7-

i) shows his unwillingness, or neglects, to discharge the duties conferred on him;
ii) is guilty of any breach of discipline or misbehaves;
iii) is corrupt;

a) dismissal;
b) removal from office;
c) degradation;
d) promotion stop for no more than two years;
e) forfeiture of seniority for no more than one year;
f) confiscation of wages or allowances of no more than hundred days;
g) a fine equal to the wages of no more than fifteen days;
h) detachment in the quarter guard for no more than hundred days;
i) additional work for no more than three days;
j) severe reprimand;
k) reprimand.

16. Appeal.- Any order imposing any punishment on any member of the Battalion Ansars under section 15 may, within thirty days from the date on which the order has been issued, be appealed against to the Director General and the order imposing a punishment shall be final subject to the decision of the appeal.

17. Arrest of members of the Battalion Ansars. If any member of the Battalion Ansars deserts the Battalion Ansars, the Battalion Commander shall request in writing the officer in charge of the police station within the area of jurisdiction of which the permanent or actual residence of the deserting ansar is situated to arrest and surrender him to the Battalion and the officer in charge of the police station shall consider such request as a warrant issued by a magistrate and surrender the deserting battalion ansar to the Battalion.

18. Delegation of powers.- The Director General may, if necessary, by order in writing, delegate any of his powers or duties under this Act to any officer inferior to him.

19. Power to make rules.- The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

20. Power to make regulations.- The Director General may, on prior consent from the Government and by publication in the official Gazette, make such regulations as are not inconsistent with this Act or any rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

21. Repeals and savings.- (1) All the orders of the existing Government relating to the constitution of the Battalion Ansars, hereinafter referred to as the said orders, are herewith cancelled.
(2) All the properties, both movable and immovable, funds, obligations and documents of the Battalion Ansars constituted by the said orders shall be properties, funds, obligations and documents of the Battalion Ansars constituted under this Act.
(3) All battalian ansars enrolled as battalian ansars under the said orders immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be battalian ansars enrolled under this Act.
(4) All measures taken under the said orders shall, subject to their not being inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remain in force until being repealed or amended.
(5) All orders or directions issued by the Director General in respect of the Battalion Ansars immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, subject to their not being inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remain in force until being repealed or amended.
 
 

Whereas the ....................... special court/court of summary jurisdiction has convicted and punished with a term of imprisonment of .......................Mr. ......... of the Battalion................ holding the rank of ............... with the permanent address/actual address ............; and whereas it is expedient to surrender the said Mr. ........... so that he may serve his sentence, therefore the said Mr. ..... has been herewith surrendered to me for the purpose mentioned above.