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The Cantonments Act, 2006

Power to delegate functions to the President, etc

In force From 18 Dec 2006 Act 41 of 2006 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 41 of 2006 Ministry Defence Enacted 13 Sep 2006 In force 18 Dec 2006

Section 353 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with power to delegate functions to the President, etc. The Board may, by a resolution passed in this behalf, delegate to the President, Vice-President, Chief Executive Officer or Health Officer, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the resolution, all or any of its functions under clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 290, secti The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.

(1) The Board may, by a resolution passed in this behalf, delegate to the President, Vice-President, Chief Executive Officer or Health Officer, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the resolution, all or any of its functions under clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 290, section 168, section170, section 175, section 167, section 263 and section 264.

(2) The civil area committee may, by passing a similar resolution, delegate subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in such resolution, all or any of its functions to the Vice-President, Chief Executive Officer or Health Officer.

Section 353, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 167 Driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease
  2. s. 168 Disinfection of building or articles therein
  3. s. 175 Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink
  4. s. 263 Digging of public land
  5. s. 264 Improper use of land
  6. s. 290 Registration and control of dogs

Questions about Section 353

What does Section 353 of the Cantonments Act deal with?

Section 353 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Power to delegate functions to the President, etc". The Board may, by a resolution passed in this behalf, delegate to the President, Vice-President, Chief Executive Officer or Health Officer, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the resolution, all or any of its functions under clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 290, secti

How do I find court cases under Section 353 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 353, section 353 Cantonments Act 2006, section 353 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 353 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 167 (Driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease), section 168 (Disinfection of building or articles therein), section 175 (Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink), section 263 (Digging of public land), and on 2 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 353 of the Cantonments Act come into force?

Section 353 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 353, 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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