Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 3

(1) The¹[Central Government]²[* * *] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any place or places in which any part of³[the Forces] is quartered or which, being in the vicinity of any such place or places, is or are required for the service of such forces to be a cantonment for the purpose of this Act and of all other enactments for the time being in force, and⁴[* * *] may, by a like notification, declare that any cantonment shall cease to be a cantonment.

(2) The¹[Central Government]²[***] may, by a like notification, define the limits of any cantonment for the aforesaid purposes.

⁵[(3) When any place is declared a cantonment for the first time, the Central Government may, until a Board is constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act, by order make any provision which appears necessary to it either for the administration of the cantonment or for the constitution of the Board.]

⁶[(4) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that in any place declared a cantonment under sub-section (1) the provisions of any enactment relating to self-government other than this Act shall have effect only to such extent or subject to such modifications, or that any authority constituted under any such enactment shall exercise authority only to such extent, as may be specified in the notification.]

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1. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G.".

2. The words "with the previous sanction of the G.G. in C." rep. by the A.O. 1937.

3. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 3, for "the Indian Army or the Indian Air Force" w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

4. The words "with the like saction," rep. by the A.O. 1937.

5. Inserted by Act 24 of 1936, section 3.

6. Inserted by Act 8 of 1944, section 2.