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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 63A

Title: Power of Central Government to Issue Directions to the Board

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....take into consideration any objection which the Board or any inhabitant of the cantonment area may make against the imposition or enhancement of such tax; (c) it shall not be lawful for the board to modify or abolish such tax when imposed or enhanced without the sanction of the Central Government. (2) The Central Government may, at any time, cancel or modify any direction issued by it under sub-section (1) with effect from such date as may be specified in the direction and on and from the date so specified the imposition or enhancement of such tax, shall cease or be modified accordingly.] ___________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 41 w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 50

Title: Power to Provide for Enforcement of Direction Under Section 49

State: Central

Year: 1924

If, within the period fixed by a direction made under section 49, any action the taking of which has been directed under that section has not been duly taken, the1[Central Government or the Officer Commanding-in-chief, the Command, as the case may be,] may make arrangements for the taking of such action, and may direct that all expenses connected therewith shall be defrayed out of the cantonment fund. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 35 of 1926, section 6, for "Officer Commanding the District".

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 263

Title: No Person to Be Nominated Who Has Direct Interest or Whose Services Are Not Immediately Available

State: Central

Year: 1924

(1) No person who has a direct interest in the matter under reference, or whose services are not immediately available for the purposes of the Committee, shall be nominated a member of a Committee of Arbitration. (2) If, in the opinion of the District Magistrate, any person who has been nominated has a direct interest in the matter under reference, or is otherwise disqualified for nomination, or if the services of any such person are not immediately available as aforesaid, and if the1[Board] or other person by whom any such person was nominated fails to nominate another member within seven days from the date on which it or he may be called upon to do so by the District Magistrate, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a failure to make a nomination within the meaning of section 262. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 138, for "authorised by the Health Officer" (W.e.f. 1-10-1983).

Cantonments Act, 1924 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....administration of cantonments the spirit of the reformed scheme of Government, recommended a complete revision and an algamation of the Cantonments Act(Act 15 of 1910) and the Cantonment Code, 1912, in order to bring into conformity with ordinary municipal law the system under which military cantonments are administered. The recommendations of the committee have now been examined by the Government of India and the conclusions arrived at are embodied in the BiH. The main features of the Rill are as follows:- (a) It is proposed to lake power to municipalize the government of those cantonments which contain a substantial civil population having no essential connection with or dependence upon the military administration. In other cantonments where these circumstances do not fully exist the administration of contanment. Affairs will be vested in the hands of the commanding officer of the cantonment, who for the purpose of the Act, will be constituted a corporation sole. The general effect will be that the Government authority will cease to be the purely executive .agency as at present. In the larger cantonments the existing cantonment committee will be replaced by a cantonment Board.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter V

Title: Taxation

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....of such application]. ___________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". 2. Inserted by Act 7 of 1931, section 4. 3. Inserted by Act 24 of 1936, section 29. 4. Substituted by Act 26 of 1927, section 9, for "the tax payable thereon". 5 Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 48 w.e.f. 1-10-1983. Section 76 - Remission of tax In a cantonment1[* * *] when any building or land has remained vacant and unproductive of rent for2[sixty] or more consecutive days3[* * *] the4[Board] shall remit or refund, as the case may be,5[one-half of such portion of any tax] assessed on the annual value thereof6[* * *] as maybe proportionate to the number of days during which the said building or land has remained vacant and unproductive of rent: 7[Provided that in any cantonment which the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, has declared to be a hill cantonment and in respect of which the Central Government by the same or a like notification has declared a portion of the year to be the season for the cantonment, when any building or land is leased for occupation through the season only, but the rent charged is.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter X

Title: Sanitation and the Prevention and Treatment of Disease

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....and urinals to be kept clean and in proper order: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply in the case of a factory to which the2[Factories Act, 194 (63 of 1948)], applies. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 89, for "Board" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 89, for "Indian Factories Act, 1911" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. Section 137 - Private latrines A1[Board] may, by notice in writing,-- (a) require the owner or other person having the control of any private latrine, or, urinal in the cantonment not to put the same to public use; or (b) where any plan for the construction of private latrines or urinals has been approved by the1[Board], and copies thereof may be obtained free of charge on application-- (i) require any person repairing or constructing any private latrine or urinal not to allow the same to be used until it has been inspected by or under the direction of the Health Officer and approved by him as conforming with such plan; or (ii) require any person having control of any private latrine or urinal to re-build or alter the same in accordance with such plan; or (c) require the owner.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter IX

Title: Public Safety and Suppression of Nuisances

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....removed by any officer or servant of the 12 [Board] or by any police officer to a pound 13 [* * *]. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 76, for "carts" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 2. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69 for "Cantonment Authority". 3. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 76, for "Board" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 4. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 76, for "cart" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 5. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". 6. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 76 w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 7. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 76, for certain words w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 8. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 76 w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 9. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 76, for "fifty rupees" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 10. Inserted by Act 2 of 1954, section 16. 11. Substituted by Act 2 of 1954, section 76, for "twenty rupees" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 12. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". 13. The words "as if the animal had been found straying" omitted by Act 2 of 1954, section 16. Section 119 - Registration and control of dogs Dogs (1) A1[Board] may make.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter XI

Title: Control over Buildings, Streets, Boundaries, Trees, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....until the information required under sub-section (1) and any further information and plans which may be required under bye-laws made under this Act have been furnished to the satisfaction of the1[Board or the Executive Officer, as the case may be,] along with the notice. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 102, for "Board" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. Section 180A - Powers of Board under certain sections exercisable by Executive Officer 1[180A. Powers of Board under certain sections exercisable by Executive Officer The powers, duties and functions of the Board under section 181, sub-section (1) of section 182, section 183, section 183 A and section 185 [excluding the provisions to sub­section (1) and the proviso to sub-section (2) of the said section 185] shall be exercised or discharged in a civil area by the Executive Officer.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 103 w.e.f. 1-10-1983. Section 181 - Power of Board to sanction or refuse (1)The 1 [Board] may either refuse to sanction the erection orre-erection, as the case may be, of the building, or may sanction it eitherabsolutely or subject to such.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 52

Title: Power of Officer Commanding-in-chief, the Command, on Reference Under Section 51 or Otherwise

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....sub-section (2) of section 51 be considered or reconsidered by the3[Board]; or (b) direct the suspension, for such period as may be stated in the order, of action on any decision of a3[Board], other than a decision which has been referred to him under sub-section (1) of section 51, and thereafter cancel the suspension or4[after giving the Board a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such direction should not be made], direct that the decision shall not be carried into effect or that it shall be carried into effect with such modifications as he may specify. (2) When any decision of a Board has been referred to him under sub-section (1) of section 51, the Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, may, by order in writing,-- (a) cancel the order given by the President directing the suspension of action; or (b) extend the duration of the order for such period as he thinks fit; or 5[(c) after giving the Board a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such direction should not be made, direct that thedecision shall not be carried into effect or that it shall be carried into effect by the Board with such modifications as he may specify.] ________________________ .....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter XIV

Title: Removal and Exclusion from Cantonments and Suppression of Sexual Immorality

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....in the order. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 7 of 1925, section 10, for "Commanding Officer of a cantonment". 2. Inserted by Act 2 of 1954, section 20. 3. Substituted by Act 7 of 1925, section 14, for "Commanding Officer of the Cantonment". 4. Substituted by Act 2 of 1954, section 20, for "he may". Section 236 - Penalty for loitering and importuning for purposes of prostitution (1) Whoever in a cantonment loiters for the purpose of prostitution or importunes any person to the commission of sexual immorality, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to1[five hundred rupees]. (2) No prosecution for an offence under this section shall be instituted except on the complaint of the person importuned, or of a military officer in whose presence the offence was committed, or of a member of the Military2[, Naval] or Air Force Police, being employed in the cantonment and authorised in this behalf by the3[Officer Commanding the station], in whose presence the offence was committed, or of a police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector4[or a sergeant] who is employed in the cantonment and.....