Penalty for keeping market or slaughter-house open without licence, etc
Section 271 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with penalty for keeping market or slaughter-house open without licence, etc. Any person who keeps open for public use any market or slaughter-house in respect of which a licence is required by or under this Act, without obtaining licence therefor, or while the licence therefor is suspended, or after the same has been cancelled, shall be punishable with fine which may extend The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) Any person who keeps open for public use any market or slaughter-house in respect of which a licence is required by or under this Act, without obtaining licence therefor, or while the licence therefor is suspended, or after the same has been cancelled, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and, in the case of a continuing offence, with an additional fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which the offence is continued.
(2) When a licence to open a private market or private slaughter-house is granted or refused or is suspended or cancelled, the Board shall cause a notice of the grant, refusal, suspension or cancellation to be pasted in English or such language or languages as it thinks necessary in some conspicuous place by or near the entrance to the place to which the notice relates.
Section 271, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
Questions about Section 271
What does Section 271 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 271 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Penalty for keeping market or slaughter-house open without licence, etc". Any person who keeps open for public use any market or slaughter-house in respect of which a licence is required by or under this Act, without obtaining licence therefor, or while the licence therefor is suspended, or after the same has been cancelled, shall be punishable with fine which may extend
How do I find court cases under Section 271 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 271, section 271 Cantonments Act 2006, section 271 of the Cantonments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 271 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 271 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 271, 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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