Section Text
1[43A. Committees for civil areas
(1) Every Board constituted under section 13 in a Class I Cantonment or Class II Cantonment shall appoint a committee consisting of the elected members of the Board, the Health Officer and the Executive Engineer for the administration of such areas in the cantonment as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be [civil areas], and may delegate its powers and duties to such committee in the manner provided in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 44.
(2) The Vice-President of the Board shall be the Chairman of the committee appointed under sub-section (1).]
2[(3) The powers, duties and functions of the Board under section 126, section 127, sub-section (1) of section 134, section 137, section 139, section 142, section 144, section 189 and section 195 shall be exercised or discharged in respect of a civil area by the civil area committee:
Provided that if the Health Officer dissents from any decision arrived at by the committee under sub-section (1) of section 134, section 137, section 139, section 142, section 144 on health grounds, the matter may be referred to the Board by the President for decision.]
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1. Inserted by Act 24 of 1936, section 17.
2. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 28 w.e.f. 1-10-1983.