Driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease
Section 167 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no owner, driver or person in charge of a public conveyance shall be bound to convey or to allow to be conveyed in such conveyance in or in the vicinity of a cantonment any person suffering from an infectious or contagious di The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no owner, driver or person in charge of a public conveyance shall be bound to convey or to allow to be conveyed in such conveyance in or in the vicinity of a cantonment any person suffering from an infectious or contagious disease or the corpse of any person who has died from such disease unless and until such person pays or tenders a sum fixed by the Chief Executive Officer from time to time, to cover any loss and expense which would ordinarily be incurred in disinfecting the conveyance.
Section 167, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Questions about Section 167
What does Section 167 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 167 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease". Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no owner, driver or person in charge of a public conveyance shall be bound to convey or to allow to be conveyed in such conveyance in or in the vicinity of a cantonment any person suffering from an infectious or contagious di
How do I find court cases under Section 167 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 167, section 167 Cantonments Act 2006, section 167 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 167 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 167 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 167 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 167, 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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