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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 264

Improper use of land

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Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 264 is part of Cantonments Act, 2006 - Improper use of land. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) If, in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer, the working of a quarry in the cantonment, or the removal of stone, earth or other material from the soil in any place in the cantonment, is dangerous to persons residing in or frequenting the neighbourhood or such quarry or place, or creates, or is likely to create, a nuisance, the Chief Executive Officer may, by notice in writing, prohibit the owner, lessee or occupier of such quarry or place or the person responsible for such working or removal, from continuing or permitting the working of such quarry or the moving of such material, or require him to take such steps in the matter as he may direct for the purpose of preventing danger or abating the nuisance arising or likely to arise therefrom.

(2) If, in any case referred to in sub-sec. (1), the Chief Executive Officer is of opinion that such a course is necessary in order to prevent imminent danger, he may, by order in writing, require a proper hoarding or fence to be put up for the protection of passers-by. CHAPTER 11: MARKETS, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS:

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Section Section 264 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (Improper use of land) is reproduced on this page as part of the Cantonments Act, 2006. 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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