THE CANTONMENTS ACT, 1924 [Act, No. 2 of 1924]1 [16th February, 1924] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of cantonments. whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of cantonments, it is hereby enacted as follows :-- ________________________ 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India 1923, Pt. V, p. 220 and for Report by the Select Committee, see Gazette of India, 1923, Pt. V, pg. 270. The Act came into force in Pondicherry on 1-10-1963, vide Reg. 7 of 1963, section 3 and Schedule I.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section[Rep. by the Cantonments (Amendment) Act, 1954 (2 of 1954), section 3.]
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionWhen, by a notification under section 4, any local area is included in a cantonment, such area shall thereupon become subject to this Act and to all other enactments for the time being in force throughout the cantonment and to all notifications, rules, regulations, bye-laws, orders and directions issued or made thereunder.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionCHAPTER III:1 [CANTONMENT BOARDS] __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 34 of 1939, section 2 and Schedule 1, for "BOARDS AND CANTONMENT BOARDS".
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section1[10. Cantonment Board and Executive Officer-- For every cantonment there shall be a Cantonment Board2[* * *].] __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 5, for original section. 2. The words "and an Executive Officer" omitted by Act 15 of 1983, section 4 w.e.f. 1-10-1983.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section1[11. Incorporation of Cantonment Board Every Board shall, by the name of the place by reference to which the cantonment is known, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire and hold property both movable and immovable and to contract and shall by the said name, sue and be sued.] __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 5, for original section.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section[Rep. by the Cantonments (Amendment) Act, 1983 (15 of 1983). section5 (w.e.f. 1-10-I983).]
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....4 [temporaryabsence from the station for a period not exceeding thirty consecutive days],he shall not vacate the office of President.] 5 [(2)Where the Officer Commanding the station is not a member of (heBoard,the military officer nominated in his place under clause (a) ofsub-section (3),sub-section (4)or sub-section (5) of section 13 shall be President of the Board. (3)In every Boardin which there is more than one elected member, there shall be aVice-President elected by the elected members only and from among theirnumber 6 [in accordance with such procedure as the CentralGovernment may by rule prescribe].] __________________________ 1.Substituted by Act 7 of 1925, section 14, for "Commanding Officer of thecantonment". 2.Inserted by Act 24 of 1936, section 7. 3.Inserted by Act 26 of 1927, section 3. 4.Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 13, for certain words w.e.f. 1-10-1983 5.Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 7, for the original sub-section. 6.Inserted by Act 15 of 1942, section 3.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section1[((1) The term of office of a Vice-president shall be2[five years] or the residue of his term of office as a member, whichever is less.] (2) A Vice-President may resign his office by notice in writing to the President and, on the resignation being accepted by the Board, the office shall become vacant. 3[(3) A Vice-President may be removed from his office, at a special meeting convened for the purpose on a requisition for the same by not less than one-half of the elected members of the Board holding office, by a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total number of elected members then holding office and attending and no member, other than an elected member, shall have the right to vote on the resolution.] __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 8, for the original sub-section. 2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 14, for "three years" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 3. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 14 w.e.f. 1-10-1983.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....any power, duty or function which he is by resolution of the Board expressly forbidden to delegate. (3) The exercise or discharge of any powers, duties or functions delegated by the President under this section shall be subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions, if any, as may be laid down by the President and to the control of, and to revision by, the President. (4) Every order made under sub-section (2) shall forthwith be communicated to the Board and to the 2 [Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command]. __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 15, for "exercise supervision and control over" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 2. Substituted by Act 35 of 1926, section 2, for "Officer Commanding the District".
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