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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 XIII

Title: Water-supply, Drainage and Lighting

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....building or land in the cantonment with any water for any purpose, other than a domestic purpose, on such terms and conditions, consistent with this Act and the rules and bye-laws made thereunder, as may be agreed upon between the 1 [Board] and such owner, lessee or occupier. (2) The 1 [Board] may withdraw such supply or curtail the quantity thereof at any time if it should appear necessary to do so for the purpose of maintaining sufficient supply of water for domestic use by inhabitants of the cantonment. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". Section 223 - Board not liable for failure of supply Notwithstanding any obligation imposed on 1 [Boards] under this Act, a 2 [Board] shall not be liable to any forfeiture, penalty or damages for failure to supply water or for curtailing the quantity thereof if the failure or curtailment, as the case may be, arises from accident or from drought or other unavoidable cause unless, in the case of an agreement for the supply of water under section 222, the 2 [Board] has made express provision for forfeiture, penalty or damages in the event of such failure or curtailment. .....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 224

Title: Conditions of Universal Application

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....the Executive Officer in writing in this behalf], to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause a waste of water; (d) the expense of cutting off the connection or of turning off the water in any case referred to in clause (c) shall be paid by the owner or occupier of the building or land; (e) no action taken under or in pursuance of clause (c) shall relieve any person from any penalty or liability which he may otherwise have incurred. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". 2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 129, for "as the Board may appoint" (w.e.f. 1-10-1983). 3. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 129, for "authorized by it" (w.e.f. 1-10-1983). 4. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 129, for "by the Executive Officer" (w.e.f. 1-10-1983).

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 Section 102

Title: Irrecoverable Debts

State: Central

Year: 1924

A1[Board] may write off any sum due on account of any tax2[or rate] or of the costs of recovering any tax2[or rate] if such sum is, in its opinion, irrecoverable; 2[Provided that, where the sum written off in favour of any one person exceeds two hundred and fifty rupees], the sanction of the Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, shall be first obtained. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69 for "Cantonment Authority". 2. Inserted by Act 24 of 1936, section 34.

Cantonments Act, 1924 Schedule V

Title: Appeals from Orders

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....of notice. between any source of public water- supply and any building or land to which water is supplied. 17 238 Notice directing disorderly person to District Magistrate Thirty days from service of notice).] remove from cantonment and prohibiting him form re-entering it without permission. _____________________________ 1.Substitutedby Act 15 of 1983, section 168, for Schedule V (w.e.f. 1-10-1983).

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 Section 125

Title: Discharging Fire-works, Fire-arms, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1924

Whoever in a cantonment discharges any fire-arm or lets off fire-works or fire-balloons,1[or detonates or engages in any game or carries on works such as quarries, blasts, timber cutting or building operation in such manner as to cause] or to be likely to cause danger to persons passing by or dwelling or working in the neighbourhood or risk of injury to property shall be liable to fine which may extend to2[two hundred and fifty rupees]. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 81, for certain words w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 81, for "fifty rupees" w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

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 Section 134

Title: Filling Up of Tank, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1924

(1) Where any well, tank, cistern, reservoir, receptacle or other place in the cantonment where water is stored or accumulates, whether within any private enclosure or not, is in such a condition as to create a nuisance or, in the opinion of the Health Officer, or the Assistant Health Officer, is or is likely to be a breeding place for mosquitoes, the1[Board] may, by notice in writing, require the owner, lessee or occupier thereof within such period as may be specified in the notice, to fill up or cover the well, cistern, reservoir or receptacle, or to fill up the tank, or to drain off or remove the water, as the case may be. (2) The1[Board] may, if it thinks fit, with the previous sanction of the2[Officer Commanding-in-Chief, of the Command3[or the Director],]meet the whole or any portion of the expenses incurred in complying with a requisition under sub-section( 1). ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". 2. Substituted by Act 35 of 1926, section 2, for "Officer Commanding the District". 3. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 87 w.e.f. 1-10-1983.