Section 278
Power to stop use of premises used in contravention of licences.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of cantonments with a view to impart greater democratisation, improvement of their financial base to make provisions for developmental activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
If the Chief Executive
Officer is of opinion that any eating house, lodging house, hotel, boarding house, tea shop, coffee house,
cafe, restaurant, refreshment room or other place where public is admitted for repose or for consumption
of any food or drink or where food is sold or prepared for sale or any theatre, cinema hall, circus, dancing
hall or similar other place of public resort, recreation or amusement is kept open without a license or
otherwise than in conformity with the terms of a license granted in respect thereof, he may stop the use of
any such premises for any such purpose for a specified period by such means as he may consider
necessary.