Alteration of limits of cantonments
Section 4 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with alteration of limits of cantonments. The Central Government may after consulting the State Government and the Board concerned, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its intention to include within the cantonment any local area situated in the vicinity thereof or to exclude from the cantonment any local area comprised therein. The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) The Central Government may after consulting the State Government and the Board concerned, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its intention to include within the cantonment any local area situated in the vicinity thereof or to exclude from the cantonment any local area comprised therein.
(2) Any inhabitant of a cantonment or local area in respect of which notification has been published under sub-section (1) may, within eight weeks from the date of notification, submit in writing to the Central Government through the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, an objection to the notification, and the Central Government shall take such objection into consideration.
(3) On the expiry of eight weeks from the date of the notification, the Central Government may after considering the objections, if any, which have been submitted under sub-section (2), by notification in the Official Gazette, include the local area in respect of which the notification was published under sub-section (1), or any part thereof, in the cantonment or, as the case may be, exclude such area or any part thereof from the cantonment.
Section 4, 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.
Made under this section, and citing it
3 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.
Another 10 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Cantonment Land Administration (Amendment) Rules, 2022Rule 2022
- The Cantonment Board Employees Service 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 Transfer of Property in Cantonments (Form of notice and manner of giving such notice) Rules, 2016Rule 2016
- The Cantonments (Payment of Allowances to Vice-President and Elected Members) Rules, 2011Rule 2011
- The Election of Vice-President of the Cantonments Board (Procedure) Rules, 2011Rule 2011
- The Grant of Leave to Members of Cantonment Board Rules, 2011Rule 2011
- The Cantonment Electoral Rules, 2007Rule 2007
Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Alteration of limits of cantonments". The Central Government may after consulting the State Government and the Board concerned, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its intention to include within the cantonment any local area situated in the vicinity thereof or to exclude from the cantonment any local area comprised therein.
How do I find court cases under Section 4 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 4, section 4 Cantonments Act 2006, section 4 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 4 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 3: most recently The Cantonment Land Administration Rules 2021 (2021), then The Cantonment Property Rules, 2017 (2017), and 1 more.
When did Section 4 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 4, 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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