Power to make rules regulating elections
Section 31 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with power to make rules regulating elections. The Central Government may, either generally or specially for any cantonment or group of cantonments, after previous publication, make rules consistent with this Act to regulate all or any of the following matters for the purpose of the holding of elections under this Act, namely:-- (a) the division The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
The Central Government may, either generally or specially for any cantonment or group of cantonments, after previous publication, make rules consistent with this Act to regulate all or any of the following matters for the purpose of the holding of elections under this Act, namely:--
(a) the division of a cantonment into wards;
(b) the determination of the number of members to be elected by each ward;
(c) the preparation, revision and final publication of electoral rolls;
(d) the reservation of wards for election of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women;
(e) the registration of electors, the nomination of candidates, the time and manner of holding elections and the method by which votes shall be recorded;
(f) the authority which may be an officer of the State Government by which and the manner in which disputes relating to electoral rolls or arising out of elections shall be decided, and the powers and duties of such authority and the circumstances in which such authority may declare a casual vacancy to have been created or any candidate to have been elected;
(g) the fee to be paid for admission and consideration of any application relating to election or election disputes;
(h) any other matter relating to elections or election disputes in respect of which the Central Government is empowered to make rules under this Chapter or in respect of which this Act makes no provision or makes insufficient provision and provision is, in the opinion of the Central Government, necessary.
Section 31, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Questions about Section 31
What does Section 31 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 31 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Power to make rules regulating elections". The Central Government may, either generally or specially for any cantonment or group of cantonments, after previous publication, make rules consistent with this Act to regulate all or any of the following matters for the purpose of the holding of elections under this Act, namely:-- (a) the division
How do I find court cases under Section 31 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 31, section 31 Cantonments Act 2006, section 31 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 31 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Election of Vice-President of the Cantonments Board (Procedure) Rules, 2011 (2011).
When did Section 31 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 31 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 31, 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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