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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 46

Power of Central Government to Require Production of Documents

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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 46 is part of Cantonments Act, 1924 - Power of Central Government to Require Production of Documents. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Central Government1[or such officer or authority as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf]2[* * *] may at any time require a3[Board]-

(a) to produce any record, correspondence, plan or other document in its possession or under its control;

(b) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement, account or statistics relating to its proceedings, duties or works;

(c) to furnish or obtain and furnish any report.

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1. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 31 w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

2. The words "or the L.G." rep. by the A.O. 1937.

3. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority".

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What does Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 46 provide?

Section Section 46 of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (Power of Central Government to Require Production of Documents) is reproduced on this page as part of the Cantonments Act, 1924. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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