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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 251

Duties of Police Officers

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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 251 is part of Cantonments Act, 1924 - Duties of Police Officers. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

It shall be the duty of all police officers to give immediate information to the1[Board] of the2[commission of, or attempt to commit, any offence] against the provisions of this Act or of any rule or bye-law made thereunder, and to assist all cantonment officers and servants in the exercise of their lawful authority.

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

2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 143, for "Commission of any offence" (w.e.f. 1-10-1983).

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What does Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 251 provide?

Section Section 251 of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (Duties of Police Officers) 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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