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The Cantonments Act, 2006

Power of Central Government to require production of documents

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

Act 41 of 2006 Ministry Defence Enacted 13 Sep 2006 In force 18 Dec 2006 Cited by 1 provision

Section 51 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with power of Central Government to require production of documents. The Central Government or such officer or authority as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf may at any time require a Board-- (a) to produce any record, correspondence, plan or other document in its possession or under its control; The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.

The Central Government or such officer or authority as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf may at any time require a Board--

(a) to produce any record, correspondence, plan or other document in its possession or under its control;

(b) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement, account or statistics relating to its proceedings, duties or works;

(c) to furnish or obtain and furnish any report.

Section 51, 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.

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 54 Power to require execution of work, etc

Questions about Section 51

What does Section 51 of the Cantonments Act deal with?

Section 51 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Power of Central Government to require production of documents". The Central Government or such officer or authority as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf may at any time require a Board-- (a) to produce any record, correspondence, plan or other document in its possession or under its control;

How do I find court cases under Section 51 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 51, section 51 Cantonments Act 2006, section 51 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 51 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 51 of the Cantonments Act come into force?

Section 51 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 51, 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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