The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette and optionally in addition to that by notification in electronic Gazette, introduce a system to produce National Identity Card of any citizen and to submit a copy thereof in receiving any services or civil facilities mentioned in such notification. Provided that such notification shall not be published or system shall not be introduced until the activities of issuance of National Identity Card to the citizens are completed generally throughout Bangladesh. No Citizen shall be made bound to show his or her National Identity Card, or to submit a copy thereof until the notification under sub-section (1) is published, and he or she shall not be deprived of receiving any service or civil facilities due to not having the National Identity Card.