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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 266

Prosecutions

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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 266 is part of Cantonments Act, 1924 - Prosecutions. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[(1)] Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no court shall proceed to the trial of any offence made punishable by or under this Act, other than an offence specified in Schedule IV, except on the complaint of, or upon information received from, the2[Board] concerned or a person authorised by the2[Board] by a general or special order in this behalf.

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1. Section 266 re-numbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 24 of 1936, section 63.

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

3. Omitted by the Act 15 of 1983, section 149 (w.e.f. 1-10-1983).

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