Martial Law Regime Ordinances
Some of them to remain in force
The cabinet yesterday approved in principle two proposals for keeping in force the necessary ordinances that were promulgated during the martial law regimes but were later nullified through the 15th amendment to the constitution.
“Although all the ordinances of the two martial law regimes became invalid with the nullification of the fifth and seventh amendments, many activities done under the ordinances are essential and need to get legal shape for continuation of the functioning of the republic,†Cabinet Secretary Muhammad Mosharaf Hossain Bhuiyan told reporters at the Secretariat.
He said the essential ordinances would get legal shape through promulgation of another ordinance.
The two amendments, repealed through the 15th amendment, legalised activities of the two martial law regimes between August 20, 1975 and April 9, 1979 and March 24, 1982 and November 10, 1986. A total of 91 ordinances were passed during the first regime and 81 in the second one.
Mosharraf said, “Since the two martial law regimes were declared illegal, all ordinances promulgated under the regimes also became illegal." But some important ordinances like that of land development and public interests should be given legal framework to avoid legal complications, he said.
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