Provision of washing places
Section 276 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with provision of washing places. A Board may provide suitable places for the exercise by washermen of their calling, and may require payment of such fees for the use thereof as it thinks fit. The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) A Board may provide suitable places for the exercise by washermen of their calling, and may require payment of such fees for the use thereof as it thinks fit.
(2) Where the Board has provided such places as aforesaid it may, by public notice, prohibit the washing of clothes by washermen at any other place in the cantonment:
Provided that such prohibition shall not be deemed to apply to the washing by a washerman of his own clothes or of the clothes of any other person who is an occupier of the place at which they are washed.
(3) Whoever contravenes any prohibition contained in a notice is sued under sub-section (2) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
Section 276, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
Questions about Section 276
What does Section 276 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 276 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Provision of washing places". A Board may provide suitable places for the exercise by washermen of their calling, and may require payment of such fees for the use thereof as it thinks fit.
How do I find court cases under Section 276 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 276, section 276 Cantonments Act 2006, section 276 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 276 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 276 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 276, 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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