The Cantonments Act, 2006
Central Act · Act 41 of 2006360 provisions8 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of cantonments with a view to impart greater democratisation, improvement of their financial base to make provisions for developmental activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 41 of 2006 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Defence |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 360 |
| Subjects | defence |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Definition of cantonments.1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Alteration of limits of cantonments.
- Section 5 The effect of including area in cantonment.
- Section 6 Disposal of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund when area ceases to be a cantonment.
- Section 7 Disposal of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund when area ceases to be included in a cantonment.
- Section 8 Application of funds and property transferred under sections 6 and 7.
- Section 9 Limitation of operation of Act.
- Section 10 Cantonment Board.
- Section 11 Incorporation of Cantonment Board.
- Section 12 Constitution of Cantonment of Boards.
- Section 13 Power to vary constitution of Boards in special circumstances.
- Section 14 Term of office of members.
- Section 15 Filling of vacancies.
- Section 16 Vacancies in special cases.1 citing judgment
- Section 17 Oath or affirmation.
- Section 18 Resignation.
- Section 19 President and Vice-President.
- Section 20 Term of office of Vice-President.
- Section 21 Duties of President.
- Section 22 Duties of Vice-President.
- Section 23 Allowances to Vice-President and members.
- Section 24 Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.
- Section 25 Duties of Chief Executive Officer.1 citing judgment
- Section 26 Special power of Chief Executive Officer.
- Section 27 Electoral rolls.
- Section 28 Qualification of electors.
- Section 29 Qualification for being a member of the Board.
- Section 30 Interpretation.
- Section 31 Power to make rules regulating elections.
- Section 32 Member not to vote on matter in which he is interested.
- Section 33 Liability of members.
- Section 34 Removal of members.
- Section 35 Consequences of removal.
- Section 36 Member of the Board to be deemed a public servant.
- Section 37 Disqualification of person as an employee of Board.
- Section 38 Cantonment employee to be deemed a public servant.
- Section 39 Meetings.
- Section 40 Business to be transcted.1 citing judgment
- Section 41 Quorum.
- Section 42 Presiding Officer.
- Section 43 Minutes.
- Section 44 Meetings to be public.
- Section 45 Method of deciding questions.
- Section 46 Civil area.
- Section 47 Committees for civil areas.
- Section 48 Power to make regulations.
- Section 49 Joint action with other local authority.
- Section 50 Report on administration.
- Section 51 Power of Central Government to require production of documents.
- Section 52 Inspection.
- Section 53 Power to call for documents.
- Section 54 Power to require execution of work, etc.
- Section 55 Power to provide for enforcement of direction under section 54.
- Section 56 Power to override decision of Board.
- Section 57 Power of Central Government to review.
- Section 58 Power of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, on reference under section 56 or otherwise.
- Section 59 Power of Central Government on a reference made under section 56.
- Section 60 Supersession of Board.
- Section 61 Validity of proceedings, etc.
- Section 62 Duties of Board.
- Section 63 Power to manage property.
- Section 64 Discretionary functions of Board.
- Section 65 Power of expenditure of educational, health and other purposes outside the cantonment.
- Section 66 General power of taxation.
- Section 67 Charging of fees.
- Section 68 Norms of property tax.
- Section 69 Framing of preliminary proposals.
- Section 70 Objections and disposal thereof.
- Section 71 Imposition of tax.
- Section 72 Power of Central Government to issue directions to the Board.
- Section 73 Definition of “annual rateable value”.
- Section 74 Incidence of taxation.
- Section 75 Assessment list.
- Section 76 Revision of assessment list.
- Section 77 Authentication of assessment list.
- Section 78 Evidential value of assessment list.
- Section 79 Amendment of assessment list.
- Section 80 Preparation of new assessment list.
- Section 81 Notice of transfers.
- Section 82 Notice of erection of buildings.
- Section 83 Demolition, etc., of buildings.
- Section 84 Remission of tax.
- Section 85 Power to require entry in assessment list of details of buildings.
- Section 86 Notice to be given of the circumstances in which remission or refund is claimed.
- Section 87 What buildings, etc., are to be deemed vacant.
- Section 88 Notice to be given of every occupation of vacant building or house.
- Section 89 Tax on buildings and land to be a charge thereon.
- Section 90 Inspection of imported goods, octroi, terminal tax and toll, etc.
- Section 91 Power to seize, etc.
- Section 92 Lease of octroi, terminal tax or toll.
- Section 93 Appeals against assessment.1 citing judgment
- Section 94 Costs of appeal.
- Section 95 Recovery of costs from Board.
- Section 96 Conditions of right to appeal.
- Section 97 Finality of appellate orders.
- Section 98 Time and manner of payment of taxes.
- Section 99 Public notice for taxes due.
- Section 100 Notice of demand.
- Section 101 Recovery of tax.
- Section 102 Interest payable on taxes due.
- Section 103 Distress.
- Section 104 Disposal of distrained property.
- Section 105 Attachment and sale of immovable property.
- Section 106 Recovery from a person about to leave cantonment and refund of surplus sale proceeds, if any.
- Section 107 Power to institute suit for recovery.
- Section 108 Board to be a Municipality for taxation purposes.
- Section 109 Payment to be made to a Board as service charges by Central Government or State Government.
- Section 110 Power to be make special provision for conservancy in certain cases.
- Section 111 Exemption in case of buildings.
- Section 112 General power of exemption.
- Section 113 Exemption of poor persons.
- Section 114 Composition.
- Section 115 Irrecoverable debts.
- Section 116 Obligation to disclose liability.
- Section 117 Immaterial error not to affect liability.
- Section 118 Distraint not to be invalid by reason of immaterial defect.
- Section 119 Cantonment fund and cantonment development fund.
- Section 120 Custody of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund.
- Section 121 Power of Board to borrow money.
- Section 122 Property.
- Section 123 Application of cantonment fund, cantonment development fund and property.
- Section 124 Acquisition of immovable property.
- Section 125 Power to make rules regarding cantonment fund, cantonment development fund and property.
- Section 126 Contracts by whom to be executed.
- Section 127 Sanction.
- Section 128 Execution of contract.
- Section 129 Contracts improperly executed not to be binding on a Board.
- Section 130 Responsibility for sanitation.
- Section 131 General duties of Health Officer.
- Section 132 Public latrines, urinals and conservancy establishments.
- Section 133 Duty of occupier to collect and desposit rubbish, etc.
- Section 134 Power of Board to undertake private conservancy arrangement.
- Section 135 Deposits and disposal of rubbish, etc.
- Section 136 Cesspools, receptacles, for filth, etc.
- Section 137 Filling up of tank, etc.
- Section 138 Provision of latrines, etc.
- Section 139 Sanitation in factories, etc.
- Section 140 Private latrines.
- Section 141 Special provisions for collection of rubbish and solid waste management.
- Section 142 Removal of congested buildings.
- Section 143 Overcrowding of dwelling houses.
- Section 144 Power to require repair or alternation of building.
- Section 145 Power to require land or building to be cleansed.
- Section 146 Prohibition in respect of air pollutant.
- Section 147 Power to order disuse of house.
- Section 148 Removal of noxious vegetation.
- Section 149 Agriculture and irrigation.
- Section 150 Power to call for information regarding burial and burning grounds.
- Section 151 Permission for use of new burial or burning ground.
- Section 152 Power to require closing of burial or burning ground.
- Section 153 Exemption from operation of sections 150 to 152.
- Section 154 Removal of corpses.
- Section 155 Obligation concerning infectious, contagious o communicable diseases.
- Section 156 Blood Bank.
- Section 157 Special measures in case of outbreak of infectious or epidemic diseases.
- Section 158 Power to require names of a dairyman‟s customers.
- Section 159 Power to require names of a washerman‟s customers.
- Section 160 Power to require names of patients or customers of a medical practitioner or paramedical workers.
- Section 161 Report after inspection of dairy or washerman or medical practitioner‟s place of business.
- Section 162 Action on report submitted by Health Officer.
- Section 163 Examination of milk, washed clothes or needles, syringes, etc.
- Section 164 Contamination of public conveyance.
- Section 165 Disinfection of public conveyance.
- Section 166 Penalty for failure to report.
- Section 167 Driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease.
- Section 168 Disinfection of building or articles therein.
- Section 169 Destruction of infectious hut or shed.
- Section 170 Temporary shelter for inmates of disinfected or destroyed buildings or shed.
- Section 171 Disinfection of building before letting the same.
- Section 172 Disposal of infected article without disinfection.
- Section 173 Means of disinfection.
- Section 174 Marking or selling of food, etc., or washing clothes by infected person.
- Section 175 Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink.
- Section 176 Control over wells, tanks, etc.
- Section 177 Disposal of infectious corpse.
- Section 178 Maintenance or aiding of hospitals or dispensaries.
- Section 179 Medical supplies, appliances, etc.
- Section 180 Free patients.
- Section 181 Paying patients.
- Section 182 Power to order person to attend hospital or dispensary.
- Section 183 Power to exclude from cantonment persons refusing to attend hospital or dispensary.
- Section 184 Routes for pilgrims and others.
- Section 185 Conditions of service of Safai Karamcharis and others.
- Section 186 Maintenance of water-supply.
- Section 187 Terms of water-supply.
- Section 188 Board to carry out survey and formulate proposals.
- Section 189 Control over sources of public water-supply.
- Section 190 Power to require maintenance or closing of private source of public drinking water-supply.
- Section 191 Supply of water.
- Section 192 Power to require water-supply to be taken.
- Section 193 Supply of water under agreement.
- Section 194 Board not liable for failure of supply.
- Section 195 Conditions of universal application.
- Section 196 Supply to persons outside cantonment.
- Section 197 Penalty.
- Section 198 Power of Board to lay wires, connections, etc.
- Section 199 Wires, etc., laid above surface of ground.
- Section 200 Connection with main not be made without permission.
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