Sanitation in factories, etc
Section 139 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with sanitation in factories, etc. Every person employing, whether on behalf of the Government or otherwise, more than ten workmen or labourers, and every person managing or having control of a market, school, theatre or other place of public resort, in a cantonment shall give notice of the fact to the Chief Executive Officer, and sh The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
Every person employing, whether on behalf of the Government or otherwise, more than ten workmen or labourers, and every person managing or having control of a market, school, theatre or other place of public resort, in a cantonment shall give notice of the fact to the Chief Executive Officer, and shall provide such latrines and urinals, and shall employ such number of sweepers, as the Chief Executive Officer thinks fit, and shall cause the latrines and urinals to be kept clean and in proper order:
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply in the case of a factory to which the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) applies.
Section 139, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 139
What does Section 139 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 139 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Sanitation in factories, etc". Every person employing, whether on behalf of the Government or otherwise, more than ten workmen or labourers, and every person managing or having control of a market, school, theatre or other place of public resort, in a cantonment shall give notice of the fact to the Chief Executive Officer, and sh
How do I find court cases under Section 139 of the Cantonments Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Cantonments Act 2006 139, section 139 Cantonments Act 2006, section 139 of the Cantonments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 139 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Cantonments (Forms and Manner of Service of Notice) Rules, 2017 (2017).
When did Section 139 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 139 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 139, came into force on 18 Dec 2006, having been enacted on 13 Sep 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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