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The Cantonments Act, 2006

Government water-supply

In force From 18 Dec 2006 Act 41 of 2006 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 41 of 2006 Ministry Defence Enacted 13 Sep 2006 In force 18 Dec 2006 Cited by 2 provisions

Section 204 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with government water-supply. Where in any cantonment there is a water-supply (other than a public water-supply under the control of the Board) under the control of the Military Engineer Services or the Public Works Department, the Officer of the Military Engineer Services or of the Public Works Department, as the case maybe, in The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.

(1) Where in any cantonment there is a water-supply (other than a public water-supply under the control of the Board) under the control of the Military Engineer Services or the Public Works Department, the Officer of the Military Engineer Services or of the Public Works Department, as the case maybe, in charge of such water-supply (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Officer) may publish in the cantonment in such manner as he thinks fit a notice declaring any lake, stream, spring, well, tank, reservoir or other source, whether within or without the limits of the cantonment other than a source of public water-supply and the officer may, for the purpose of keeping any such source in good order or of protecting it from contamination or from use, require the Board to exercise any power conferred upon it by section 190.

(2) In the case of any water-supply such as is referred to in sub-section (1), the following provisions of this Chapter, namely, the provisions of sections 191, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202 and 203 shall, as far as may be, be applicable in respect of the supply of water to the cantonment, and for the purpose of such application references to the Board shall be construed as references to the Officer, and references to the Chief Executive Officer or other officer or employee of the Board shall be construed as references to such person as may be authorised in this behalf by the Officer.

(3) The provisions of section 193 shall be applicable in respect of the supply of water by agreement to the Board by the Officer for use for any purpose other than a domestic purpose in like manner as they are applicable to such supply to the owner, lessee or occupier of any building or land in the cantonment.

(4) In order to preserve the underground water level, the Board may make regulations for the digging or use of bore wells in the cantonment.

Section 204, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 190 Power to require maintenance or closing of private source of public drinking water-supply
  2. s. 191 Supply of water
  3. s. 193 Supply of water under agreement
  4. s. 194 Board not liable for failure of supply
  5. s. 195 Conditions of universal application
  6. s. 197 Penalty
  7. s. 198 Power of Board to lay wires, connections, etc
  8. s. 199 Wires, etc., laid above surface of ground
  9. s. 200 Connection with main not be made without permission
  10. s. 201 Power to prescribe ferrules and establish meters, etc
  11. s. 202 Power of inspection
  12. s. 203 Power to fix rates and charges

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 206 Recovery of charges
  2. s. 207 Supply of water from Government water-supply to the Board

Questions about Section 204

What does Section 204 of the Cantonments Act deal with?

Section 204 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Government water-supply". Where in any cantonment there is a water-supply (other than a public water-supply under the control of the Board) under the control of the Military Engineer Services or the Public Works Department, the Officer of the Military Engineer Services or of the Public Works Department, as the case maybe, in

How do I find court cases under Section 204 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 204, section 204 Cantonments Act 2006, section 204 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 204 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 190 (Power to require maintenance or closing of private source of public drinking water-supply), section 191 (Supply of water), section 193 (Supply of water under agreement), section 194 (Board not liable for failure of supply), and on 8 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When did Section 204 of the Cantonments Act come into force?

Section 204 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 204, 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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