Power to make rules
Section 346 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with power to make rules. The Central Government may, after previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes and objects of this Act. The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) The Central Government may, after previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes and objects of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the manner in which, and the authority to which, application for permission to occupy and belonging to the Government in a cantonment is to be made;
(b) the authority by which such permission may be granted and the conditions to be annexed to the grant of any such permission;
(c) the allotment to a Board of a share of the rents and profits accruing from property entrusted to its management under the provisions of section 63;
(d) the appointment, promotion, transfer, tenure of office, salaries and allowances, provident funds, pensions, gratuities, leave of absence, discipline and other condition of service of employees of Boards;
(e) the circumstances in which security shall be demanded from employees of Boards and the amount and nature of such security;
(f) the keeping of accounts by Boards and the manner in which such accounts shall be audited and published;
(g) the definition of the persons by whom, and the manner in which, money may be paid out of a cantonment fund or cantonment development fund;
(h) the preparation of estimates of income and expenditure by Boards and the definition of the persons by whom, and the conditions subject to which, such estimates may be sanctioned;
(i) the regulation of the procedure of Committees of Arbitration;
(j) the prescribing of registers, statements and forms to be used and maintained by any authority for the purposes of this Act;
(k) the grant of leave to the members of the Board;
(l) the form of notices, required to be sent under this Act and the manner of their service; and
(m) any other matter which is required to be, or may be prescribed.
Section 346, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Judgments citing this section
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… The appellate authority had disposed of the appeal on 19th November, 2017. The Learned Advocate for the respondent no. 3 and 5 submitted that Cantonment Boards were autonomous bodies and their employees were not government employees but were governed under the CFSR 1937, which had been promulgated under Section 346 of the Cantonments Act, 2006. The GOC-in-C, Eastern Command was only the appellate authority and neither the PD, DE nor DG, DE had any role in appointments, disciplinary matters or appeals. - 27. The Learned Advocate for the respondent no. 3 and 5 submitted that under Rule 41 of the Cantonment Board Employees …
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… Pursuant to notices issued in the instant proceedings, respondents have filed reply, wherein specific objection with regard to maintainability of present petition has been raised. Since the petitioners herein have already filed an appeal under Section 185 of Cantonment Act, 1994 (now Section 346 of the Cantonments Act, 2006) before Appellate Authority i.e. General Commanding in Chief, Western Command, Chandimandir, Panchkula, Haryana, and such appeal is pending, prayer has been made to dismiss the petition. 3. While fairly acknowledging factum with regard filing of appeal against the order impugned in …
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… We need not go into all other provisions of the Act. It is admitted before this Court that, the Cantonment Land Administration Rules, 2021, framed in exercise of powers conferred by Section 346 of the Cantonments Act, 2006, refers to classification and jurisdiction of the land under Chapter-II of the said Act. A General Land Register and General Land Register Plan prescribed by the Central Government from time to time has to be maintained by the Defence Estates Officer, inside Civil Areas and outside Civil …
Made under this section, and citing it
8 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
- Cantonment Land Administration (Amendment) Rules, 2022Rule 2022
- The Cantonment Board Employees Service Rules, 2021Rule 2021
- The Cantonment Land Administration Rules 2021Rule 2021
- The Cantonments (Form of Annual inspection Report) Rules, 2017Rule 2017
- The Cantonments (Forms and Manner of Service of Notice) Rules, 2017Rule 2017
- The Cantonments (Regulation of the Procedure of Committee of Arbitration) Rules, 2017Rule 2017
- The Cantonments (Execution of Warrants for the Attachment and Sale of Immovable Property) Rules, 2016Rule 2016
- The Transfer of Property in Cantonments (Form of notice and manner of giving such notice) Rules, 2016Rule 2016
Another 1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 346
What does Section 346 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 346 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Power to make rules". The Central Government may, after previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes and objects of this Act.
How do I find court cases under Section 346 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 346, section 346 Cantonments Act 2006, section 346 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 346 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 63 (Power to manage property), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 8: most recently Cantonment Land Administration (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (2022), then The Cantonment Board Employees Service Rules, 2021 (2021), and 6 more.
When did Section 346 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 346 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 346, 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.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions2106 words
- 348. Power to make bye-laws1392 words
- 30. Interpretation1175 words
- 289. Penalty for causing nuisances993 words
- 283. Powers of entry and seizure755 words
- 64. Discretionary functions of Board736 words
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