Free patients
Section 180 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with free patients. At every hospital or dispensary maintained or aided under section 178, the sick poor of the cantonment, and other inhabitants of the cantonment suffering from infectious, communicable or contagious disease, and, with the sanction of the Board, any other sick persons, may receive medical or surgical The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
At every hospital or dispensary maintained or aided under section 178, the sick poor of the cantonment, and other inhabitants of the cantonment suffering from infectious, communicable or contagious disease, and, with the sanction of the Board, any other sick persons, may receive medical or surgical treatment free of cost, and, if treated as in-patients, shall be either dieted gratuitously or, if the medical officer in charge so directs, shall be granted subsistence allowance on such scale as the Board may fix.
Section 180, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Questions about Section 180
What does Section 180 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 180 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Free patients". At every hospital or dispensary maintained or aided under section 178, the sick poor of the cantonment, and other inhabitants of the cantonment suffering from infectious, communicable or contagious disease, and, with the sanction of the Board, any other sick persons, may receive medical or surgical
How do I find court cases under Section 180 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 180, section 180 Cantonments Act 2006, section 180 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 180 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 178 (Maintenance or aiding of hospitals or dispensaries), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 180 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 180 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 180, 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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