Maintenance or aiding of hospitals or dispensaries
Section 178 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with maintenance or aiding of hospitals or dispensaries. A Board may-- (a) provide and maintain either within or without the cantonment as many hospitals and dispensaries as it thinks fit; The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) A Board may--
(a) provide and maintain either within or without the cantonment as many hospitals and dispensaries as it thinks fit; or
(b) make, upon such terms as it thinks fit to impose, a grant-in-aid to any hospital or dispensary or veterinary hospital, whether within or without the cantonment, not maintained by it.
(2) Every hospital or dispensary maintained or aided under sub-section (1) shall have attached to it a ward or wards for the treatment of persons suffering from infectious or contagious diseases.
(3) The Medical Officer appointed by the Board shall be in charge of every Hospital and dispensary maintained or aided under this section and be responsible to the Health Officer for medical activities and to the Chief Executive Officer for over all administrative activities of the hospital.
Section 178, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Questions about Section 178
What does Section 178 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 178 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Maintenance or aiding of hospitals or dispensaries". A Board may-- (a) provide and maintain either within or without the cantonment as many hospitals and dispensaries as it thinks fit;
How do I find court cases under Section 178 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 178, section 178 Cantonments Act 2006, section 178 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 178 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 178 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 178 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 178, 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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