Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
16. ( 1 ) The Local Government may, by notifica- `E` Aot xtension XX xtension XX XX of `of` tion in the official Gazette, extend the provisions of `1856 to` cer- `5 E` of `18GQ` the Bengal Chaukidari Act, 1856, to any cantonment, tain c a l ~ t m , which is not included in a municipality and which ments. is situated in any part of British India in which that Act is in force, and the Cantonment Magistrate may exercise all the Bowers of the Magistrate under that Act, subject only to the control of the District Magistrate and the Local Government.
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(2) The Local Government may order that a cantonment to which the provisions of the Bengal `RE` of `1866.` Chaukidari Act, 1856, have been extended shall be divided into any number of cantonment divisions, and may determine the nature of the tax to be levied in each sueh division according to seetion 10 of that Act.
Source: India Code