# The Cantonments Act, 2006, Section 278: Power to stop use of premises used in contravention of licences

- Act: The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006)
- In force from: 2006-12-18
- Ministry: Ministry of Defence
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/cantonments-act-2006/section/278/

## Text

If the Chief Executive Officer is of opinion that any eating house, lodging house, hotel, boarding house, tea shop, coffee house, cafe, restaurant, refreshment room or other place where public is admitted for repose or for consumption of any food or drink or where food is sold or prepared for sale or any theatre, cinema hall, circus, dancing hall or similar other place of public resort, recreation or amusement is kept open without a license or otherwise than in conformity with the terms of a license granted in respect thereof, he may stop the use of any such premises for any such purpose for a specified period by such means as he may consider necessary.

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