The Cantonments Act, 1889, 13 of 1889, (Rep., Act 15 of 1910) · V — .

Section 27. (1) The power to make rules under the last foregoing section is subject to the condition of the rule

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

27. (1) The power to make rules under the last foregoing section is subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication and of their not taking effect until they have been published in the Gazette of India and in such other manner as the Governor General in Council prescribes. (2) A rule under the last foregoing section may be general for all cantonments in British India or for all cantonments not expressly excepted from its operation, or may be special for the whole or any part of any one or more than one cantonment, as the Governor General in Council directs. (3) A copy o 194 Cantonments. [ACT XIII (Chapter V. — Supplemental Provisions. — Sections 28-29.) (3) A copy of the rules for the time being in force in a cantonment shall be kept open to inspection free of charge at all reasonable times in the office of the Cantonment Magistrate. (4) In making any rule under clause (12) or any of the following clauses of the last foregoing section, the Governor General in Council may direct that a breach of it shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to eight days, and, when the breach is a continuing breach, with fine which, in addition to such fine or imprisonment as aforesaid, may extend to five rupees for every day after the first during which the breach continues. Extension of certain enactments and rules to places beyond cantonments.

Source: India Code