Power to stop use of premises used in contravention of licences
Section 278 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with power to stop use of premises used in contravention of licences. 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 o The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
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.
Section 278, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
Questions about Section 278
What does Section 278 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 278 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Power to stop use of premises used in contravention of licences". 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 o
How do I find court cases under Section 278 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 278, section 278 Cantonments Act 2006, section 278 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 278 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 278 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 278, 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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