1. (1) This Act may be called the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Act, 1980.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
1[ 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context
(a) “Authority” means the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority established under section 3;
(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Authority;
(c) “Executive Board” means the Executive Board of the Authority;
(d) “Executive Chairman” means the Executive Chairman of the Board;
(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
(f) “zone” means a place or places to be specified by the Government under section 10 as an export processing zone for the purposes of setting up export oriented industries.]