The Cantonments Act, 2006

Sections

1. XVII — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
2. 1Subs. vide Notification No. S.R.O. 11(E) for entry in column 4, Dated 9-12-2011
3. 2Subs. vide Notification No. S.R.O. 12(E) for entry in column 4, Dated 31-12-2015
4. II — DEFINITION AND DELIMITATION OF CANTONMENT
5. 3Definition of cantonments
6. 4Alteration of limits of cantonments
7. 5The effect of including area in cantonment
8. 6Disposal of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund when area ceases to be a cantonment
9. 7Disposal of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund when area ceases to be included in a cantonment
10. 8Application of funds and property transferred under sections 6 and 7
11. 9Limitation of operation of Act
12. III — CANTONMENT BOARDS
13. 10Cantonment Board
14. 11Incorporation of Cantonment Board
15. 12Constitution of Cantonment Boards
16. 13Power to vary constitution of Boards in special circumstances
17. 14Term of office of members
18. 15Filling of vacancies
19. 16Vacancies in special cases
20. 17Oath or affirmation
21. 18Resignation
22. 19President and Vice-President
23. 20Term of office of Vice-President
24. 21Duties of President
25. 22Duties of Vice-President
26. 23Allowances to Vice-President and members
27. 24Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
28. 25Duties of Chief Executive Officer
29. 26Special power of Chief Executive Officer
30. 27Electoral rolls
31. 28Qualification of electors
32. 29Qualification for being a member of the Board
33. 30Interpretation
34. 31Power to make rules regulating elections
35. 32Member not to vote on matter in which he is interested
36. 33Liability of members
37. 34Removal of members
38. 35Consequences of removal
39. 36Member of the Board to be deemed a public servant
40. 37Disqualification of person as an employee of Board
41. 38Cantonment employee to be deemed a public servant
42. 39Meetings
43. 40Business to be transacted
44. 41Quorum
45. 42Presiding Officer
46. 43Minutes
47. 44Meetings to be public
48. 45Method of deciding questions
49. 46Civil area
50. 47Committees for civil areas
51. 48Power to make regulations
52. 49Joint action with other local authority
53. 50Report on administration
54. 51Power of Central Government to require production of documents
55. 52Inspection
56. 53Power to call for documents
57. 54Power to require execution of work, etc
58. 55Power to provide for enforcement of direction under section 54
59. 56Power to override decision of Board
60. 57Power of Central Government to review
61. 58Power of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, on reference under section 56 or otherwise
62. 59Power of Central Government on a reference made under section 56
63. 60Supersession of Board
64. 61Validity of proceedings, etc
65. IV — DUTIES AND DISCRETIONARY FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS
66. 62Duties of Board
67. 63Power to manage property
68. 64Discretionary functions of Board
69. 65Power of expenditure of educational, health and other purposes outside the cantonment
70. 66General power of taxation
71. 67Charging of fees
72. 68Norms of property tax
73. 69Framing of preliminary proposals
74. 70Objections and disposal thereof
75. 71Imposition of tax
76. 72Power of Central Government to issue directions to the Board
77. 73Definition of "annual rateable value"
78. 74Incidence of taxation
79. 75Assessment list
80. 76Revision of assessment list
81. 77Authentication of assessment list
82. 78Evidential value of assessment list
83. 79Amendment of assessment list
84. 80Preparation of new assessment list
85. 81Notice of transfers
86. 82Notice of erection of buildings
87. 83Demolition, etc., of buildings
88. 84Remission of tax
89. 85Power to require entry in assessment list of details of buildings
90. 86Notice to be given of the circumstances in which remission or refund is claimed
91. 87What buildings, etc., are to be deemed vacant
92. 88Notice to be given of every occupation of vacant building or house
93. 89Tax on buildings and land to be a charge thereon
94. 90Inspection of imported goods, octroi, terminal tax and toll, etc
95. 91Power to seize, etc
96. 92Lease of octroi, terminal tax or toll
97. 93Appeals against assessment
98. 94Costs of appeal
99. 95Recovery of costs from Board
100. 96Conditions of right to appeal
101. 97Finality of appellate orders
102. 98Time and manner of payment of taxes
103. 99Public notice for taxes due
104. 100Notice of demand
105. 101Recovery of tax
106. 102Interest payable on taxes due
107. 103Distress
108. 104Disposal of distrained property
109. 105Attachment and sale of immovable property
110. 106Recovery from a person about to leave cantonment and refund of surplus sale proceeds, if any
111. 107Power to institute suit for recovery
112. 108Board to be a Municipality for taxation purposes
113. 109Payment to be made to a Board as service charges by Central Government or State Government
114. 110Power to make special provision for conservancy in certain cases
115. 111Exemption in case of buildings
116. 112General Power of exemption
117. 113Exemption of poor persons
118. 114Composition
119. 115Irrecoverable debts
120. 116Obligation to disclose liability
121. 117Immaterial error not to affect liability
122. 118Distraint not to be invalid by reason of immaterial defect
123. VI — CANTONMENT FUND AND PROPERTY
124. 119Cantonment fund and cantonment development fund
125. 120Custody of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund
126. 121Power of Board to borrow money
127. 122Property
128. 123Application of cantonment fund, cantonment development fund and property
129. 124Acquisition of immovable property
130. 125Power to make rules regarding cantonment fund, cantonment develpment fund and property
131. VII — CONTRACTS
132. 126Contracts by whom to be executed
133. 128Execution of contract
134. 129Contracts improperly executed not to be binding on a Board
135. VIII — SANITATION AND THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE
136. 130Responsibility for sanitation
137. 131General duties of Health Officer
138. 132Public latrines, urinals and conservancy establishments
139. 133Duty of occupier to collect and deposit rubbish, etc
140. 134Power of Board to undertake private conservancy arrangement
141. 135Deposits and disposal of rubbish, etc
142. 136Cesspools, receptacles, for filth, etc
143. 137Filling up of tank, etc
144. 138Provision of latrines, etc
145. 139Sanitation in factories, etc
146. 140Private latrines
147. 141Special provisions for collection of rubbish and solid waste management
148. 142Removal of congested buildings
149. 143Overcrowding of dwelling houses
150. 144Power to require repair or alteration of building
151. 145Power to require land or building to be cleansed
152. 146Prohibition in respect of air pollutant
153. 147Power to order disuse of house
154. 148Removal of noxious vegetation
155. 149Agriculture and irrigation
156. 150Power to call for information regarding burial and burning grounds
157. 151Permission for use of new burial or burning ground
158. 152Power to require closing of burial or burning ground
159. 153Exemption from operation of sections 150 to 152
160. 154Removal of corpses
161. 155Obligation concerning infectious, contagious or communicable diseases
162. 156[Blood Bank
163. 157Special measures incase of outbreak of infectious or epidemic diseases
164. 158Power to require names of dairyman's customers
165. 159Power to require names of a washerman's customers
166. 160Power to require names of patients or customers of a medical practitioner or paramedical workers
167. 161Report after inspection of dairy or washerman or medical practitioner's place of business
168. 162Action on report submitted by Health Officer
169. 163Examination of milk, washed clothes or needles, syringes, etc
170. 165Disinfection of public conveyance
171. 166Penalty for failure to report
172. 167Driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease
173. 168Disinfection of building or articles therein
174. 169Destruction of infectious hut or shed
175. 170Temporary shelter for inmates of disinfected or destroyed building or shed
176. 171Disinfection of building before letting the same
177. 172Disposal of infected article without disinfection
178. 173Means of disinfection
179. 174Making or selling of food, etc., or washing clothes by infected person
180. 175Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink
181. 176Control over wells, tanks, etc
182. 177Disposal of infectious corpse
183. 179Medical supplies, appliances, etc
184. 180Free patients
185. 181Paying patients
186. 182Power to order person to attend hospital or dispensary
187. 183Power to exclude from cantonment persons refusing to attend hospital or dispensary
188. 184Routes for pilgrims and others
189. 185Conditions of service of safai karamcharis and others
190. IX — WATER-SUPPLY, DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE COLLECTION
191. 186Maintenance of water-supply
192. 187Terms of water-supply
193. 188Board to carry out survey and formulate proposals
194. 189Control over sources of public water-supply
195. 190Power to require maintenance or closing of private source of public drinking water-supply
196. 191Supply of water
197. 192Power to require water-supply to be taken
198. 193Supply of water under agreement
199. 194Board not liable for failure of supply
200. 195Conditions of universal application
201. 196Supply to persons outside cantonment
202. 197Penalty
203. 198Power of Board to lay wires, connections, etc
204. 199Wires, etc., laid above surface of ground
205. 200Connection with main not to be made without permission
206. 201Power to prescribe ferrules and to establish meters, etc
207. 202Power of inspection
208. 203Power to fix rates and charges
209. 204Government water-supply
210. 205Water-supply for domestic consumption
211. 206Recovery of charges
212. 207Supply of water from Government water-supply to the Board
213. 208Functions of the Board in relation to distribution of bulk supply
214. 209Special provisions concerning drainage and sewage
215. 210Construction of and control of drains and sewage collection and disposal works
216. 211Certain matters not to be passed into cantonments drains
217. 212Application by owners and occupiers to drain into cantonment drains
218. 213Drainage of undrained premises
219. 214New premises not to be erected without drains
220. 215Power to drain group or block of premises by combined operations
221. 216Power to close or limit the use of private drains in certain cases
222. 217Use of drain by a person other than the owner
223. 218Sewage and rain water drains to be distinct
224. 219Power to require owner to carry out certain works for satisfactory drainage
225. 220Appointment of places for the emptying of drains and collection of sewage
226. 221Connection with water works and drains not to be made without permission
227. 222Buildings, railways and private streets not to be erected or constructed over drains or water works
228. 223Rights of user of property for aqueducts, lines, etc
229. 224Power of owner of premises to place pipes and drains through land belonging to other persons
230. 225Power to require railway level, etc., to be raised or lowered
231. 226Power to execute work after giving notice to the person liable
232. 227Power to affix shafts, etc., for ventilation of drain or cesspool
233. 228Power to examine and test drains, etc., believed to be defective
234. 229Bulk delivery of sewage by the Board
235. 230Employment of Government agencies for repair, etc
236. 231Works to be done by licensed plumber
237. X — TOWN PLANNING AND CONTROL OVER BUILDINGS, ETC.
238. 233Preparation of land use plan
239. 234Sanction for building
240. 235Notice of new buildings
241. 236Conditions of valid notice
242. 237Powers of Board under certain sections exercisable by Chief Executive Officer
243. 238Power of Board to sanction or refuse
244. 240Power to sanction general scheme for prevention of overcrowding, etc
245. 241Compensation
246. 242Completion notice
247. 243Lapse of sanction
248. 244Restrictions on use of buildings
249. 245Period for completion of building
250. 246Completion certificate
251. 247Illegal erection and re-erection
252. 249Power to seal unauthorised constructions
253. 250Courts not to entertain proceedings in certain cases
254. 252Prohibition of structures or fixtures which cause obstruction in streets
255. 253Unauthorised buildings over drains, etc
256. 254Drainage and sewer connections
257. 255Power to attach brackets for lamps and other accessories
258. 256Maintenance of roads
259. 257Temporary occupation of street, land, etc
260. 258Closing and opening of streets
261. 259Names of streets and numbers of buildings
262. 260Group Housing Schemes
263. 261Boundary walls, hedges and fences
264. 262Felling, lopping and trimming of trees
265. 263Digging of public land
266. 264Improper use of land
267. XI — MARKETS, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS
268. 265Public markets and slaughter-houses
269. 266Use of public market
270. 267Power to transfer by public auction, etc
271. 268Stallages, rents, etc., to be published
272. 269Private markets and slaughter-houses
273. 270Conditions of grant of licence for private market or slaughter-house
274. 271Penalty for keeping market or slaughter-house open without licence, etc
275. 272Penalty for using unlicensed market or slaughter-house
276. 273Prohibition and restriction of use of slaughter-house
277. 274Power to inspect slaughter-houses
278. 275Power to regulate certain activities
279. 276Provision of washing places
280. 277Licences required for carrying on of certain occupations
281. 278Power to stop use of premises used in contravention of licences
282. 279Conditions which may be attached to licences
283. 280Power to vary licence
284. 281Carrying on trade, etc., without licence or in contravention of section 280
285. 282Feeding animals on dirt, etc
286. 283Powers of entry and seizure
287. 284Import of cattle and flesh
288. XII — SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS AND INTOXICATING DRUGS
289. 285Unauthorised sale of spirituous liquor or intoxicating drug
290. 288Saving of articles sold or supplied for medicinal purposes
291. XIII — PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPRESSION OF NUISANCES
292. 289Penalty for causing nuisances
293. 290Registration and control of dogs
294. 291Traffic rule of the road
295. 292Use of inflammable materials for building purpose
296. 293Stacking or collecting inflammable materials
297. 294Care of naked lights
298. 295Regulation of cinematographic and dramatic performances
299. 296Discharging fire-works, fire-arms, etc
300. 297Power to require buildings, wells, etc., to be rendered safe
301. 298Enclosure of wasteland used for improper purposes
302. XIV — REMOVAL AND EXCLUSION FROM CANTONMENTS AND SUPPRESSION OF SEXUAL IMMORALITY
303. 299Power to remove brothels and prostitutes
304. 300Penalty for loitering and importuning for purposes of prostitution
305. 301Removal of persons from cantonment
306. 302Removal and exclusion from cantonment of disorderly persons
307. 303Removal and exclusion from cantonment of seditious persons
308. 304Penalty
309. XV — POWERS, PROCEDURES, PENALTIES AND APPEALS
310. 305Powers of entry
311. 306Power of inspection by member of a Board
312. 307Power of inspection, etc
313. 308Power to enter land, adjoining land where work is in progress
314. 309Breaking into premises
315. 310Entry to be made in the day time
316. 311Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained
317. 312Regard to be had to social and religious usages
318. 313Penalty for obstruction
319. 314Arrest without warrant
320. 315Duties of police officers
321. 316Notices to fix reasonable time
322. 317Authentication and validity of notices issued by Board
323. 318Service of notice, etc
324. 319Method of giving notice
325. 320Powers of Board in case of non-compliance with notice, etc
326. 321Occupier not to obstruct owner when complying with notice
327. 322Liability of occupier to pay in default of owner
328. 323Relief to Agents and Trustees
329. 324Method of recovery
330. 325Application for a Committee of Arbitration
331. 326Procedure for convening Committee of Arbitration
332. 327Constitution of the Committee of Arbitration
333. 328No person to be nominated who has direct interest or whose services are not immediately available
334. 329Meetings and powers of Committee of Arbitration
335. 330Decisions of Committee of Arbitration
336. 331Prosecutions
337. 332Composition of offence
338. 333General penalty
339. 334Offences by companies
340. 335Cancellation or suspension of licences, etc
341. 336Recovery of amount payable in respect of damage to cantonment property
342. 337Limitation for prosecution
343. 338Protection of action of Board, etc
344. 339Notice to be given of suits
345. 340Appeals from executive orders
346. 341Petition of Appeal
347. 342Suspension of Action Pending Appeal
348. 343Revision
349. 344Finality of the Appellate Orders
350. 345Right of appellant to be heard
351. XVI — RULES AND BYE-LAWS
352. 346Power to make rules
353. 347Supplemental provisions respecting rules
354. 348Power to make bye-laws
355. 349Penalty for breach of bye-laws
356. 350Supplemental provisions regarding bye-laws and regulations
357. 351Rules and bye-laws to be available for inspection and purchase
358. XVII — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
359. 352Extension of certain provisions of the Act and rules to place beyond cantonments
360. 353Power to delegate functions to the President, etc
361. 354Registration
362. 355Validity of notices and other documents
363. 356Admissibility of document or entry as evidence
364. 357Evidence by officer or employee of the Board
365. 358Application of Act 4 of 1899
366. 359Power to remove difficulties
367. 360Repeals and savings