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The Cantonments Act, 2006

Functions of the Board in relation to distribution of bulk 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

Section 208 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with functions of the Board in relation to distribution of bulk supply. Where under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 207 a bulk supply of water is received by the Board, the Board shall be solely responsible for the supply of water to all persons in the cantonment other than entitled consumers; The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.

Where under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 207 a bulk supply of water is received by the Board, the Board shall be solely responsible for the supply of water to all persons in the cantonment other than entitled consumers; and the provisions of this Act shall apply as if such bulk supply were a source of public water-supply under the control of the Board and as if the communications from and connections with such bulk supply for the purpose of supplying water to such persons were a system of water supply established and maintained by the Board.

Section 208, 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. 207 Supply of water from Government water-supply to the Board

Questions about Section 208

What does Section 208 of the Cantonments Act deal with?

Section 208 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Functions of the Board in relation to distribution of bulk supply". Where under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 207 a bulk supply of water is received by the Board, the Board shall be solely responsible for the supply of water to all persons in the cantonment other than entitled consumers;

How do I find court cases under Section 208 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 208, section 208 Cantonments Act 2006, section 208 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 208 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 207 (Supply of water from Government water-supply to the Board), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 208 of the Cantonments Act come into force?

Section 208 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 208, 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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