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Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter VII

Title: Contracts

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....shall be competent to enter into and perform any contract necessary for the purposes of this Act. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". Section 113 - Sanction (1) Every contract-- (a) for which budget provision does not exist, or (b) which involves a value or amount exceeding1[one thousand rupees], shall require the sanction of the2[Board]. (2) Every contract other than a contract such as is referred to in sub-section (1) shall be sanctioned by the2[Board] or by the Executive Officer on behalf of the2[Board]. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 72, for "two hundred rupees" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 2. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". Section 114 - Execution of contract (1) Every contract made by or on behalf or a1[Board],, the value or amount of which exceeds2[five hundred rupees], shall be in writing, and every such contract shall,3[* * *] be signed by two members, of whom the President or the Vice-President shall be one, and be countersigned by the Executive Officer and be sealed with the common seal of the Board:4[* * *]. .....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 114

Title: Execution of Contract

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....of the Board any contract the value or amount of which does not exceed6[two thousand and five hundred rupees], (2) Where an Executive Officer executes a contract on behalf of a Board, under subsection (1), he shall submit a report of his action and of the reasons therefor to the Board at its next meeting. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority". 2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 73, for "one hundred rupees" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 3. The words "where there is a Board" rep. by Act 24 of 1936, section 36. 4. The words "or, where there is no Board, be signed by the Officer Commanding the station and be sealed with the official seal of the Cantonment Authority" rep. by Act 24 of 1936, section 36. 5. The words "where there is a Board" rep. by Act 24 of 1936, section 36. 6. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 73, for "five hundred rupees" 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.....