Resignation
Section 18 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with resignation. (a) Any elected member of a Board who wishes to resign his office may give his resignation in writing to the President of the Board who shall forward it for acceptance and notification to the Central Government under intimation to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command. The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) (a) Any elected member of a Board who wishes to resign his office may give his resignation in writing to the President of the Board who shall forward it for acceptance and notification to the Central Government under intimation to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command.
(b) Any nominated member of a Board who wishes to resign his office may forward his resignation in writing through the President of the Board to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command for orders.
(2) If the Central Government or the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, as the case may be, accepts the resignation, such acceptance shall be communicated to the Board, and thereupon the seat of the member resigning shall become vacant.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the resignation of any person elected to more than one seat in a Board from all but one of the seats in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 16 shall take effect when such resignation is received by the President of the Board.
Section 18, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Questions about Section 18
What does Section 18 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 18 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Resignation". (a) Any elected member of a Board who wishes to resign his office may give his resignation in writing to the President of the Board who shall forward it for acceptance and notification to the Central Government under intimation to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command.
How do I find court cases under Section 18 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 18, section 18 Cantonments Act 2006, section 18 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 18 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 16 (Vacancies in special cases), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 18 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 18 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 18, 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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