Act Info:Preamble1 - THE CANTONMENTS (HOUSE-ACCOMMODATION) ACT, 1923
Chapter I
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II
Section3 - Cantonments or parts of cantonments in which Act to be operative
Section4 - Saving of written instruments
Chapter III
Section5 - Liability of houses to appropriation
Section6 - Conditions on which houses may be appropriated
Section7 - Procedure for taking house on lease
Section8 - Procedure to be observed before taking a house on lease
Section9 - Sanction to be obtained before a house is occupied as a hospital, etc.
Section10 - Houses not to be appropriated in certain cases
Section11 - Time to be allowed for giving possession of house
Section12 - Surrender of house when to be enforced
Section13 - Option in certain cases for owner on whom notice is issued under section 7 to call upon the Government to purchase
Section14 - Provision where house is held on long lease by a tenant
Section15 - Power for owner to refer to Civil Court on question of rent
Section16 - Power for owner to refer to Civil Court on question of repairs
Section17 - Power to have repairs executed and recover cost
Section18 - Notice to be given of devolution of interest in house in cantonment
ChapterIV - PROCEDURE IN REFERENCES
Section19 - Jurisdiction in references
Section20 - Procedure and powers of the Court
Section21 - Restriction of scope of inquiry
Chapter V
Section29 - Appeal to High Court
Section30 - Appeal to Officer Commanding the District
Section31 - Petition of appeal
Section32 - Order in appeal final
Section33 - Suspension of action pending appeal
Chapter VI
Section34 - Service of notice and requisitions
Section34A - Computation of periods of limitations
Section35 - Power for Central Government to make rules
Section36 - Further provisions respecting rules
Section37 - Inapplicability of section 556 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 to trials of offences
Section38 - Protection to persons acting under Act
Section39 - Repealed
Schedule1 - SCHEDULE I