Act 6 of 1923

The Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act, 1923

An Act further to amend and to consolidate the law relating to the provision of house accommodation for military officers in cantonments.

  • Ministry of Defence
  • Department of Defence
  • Enacted 1923-03-05
  • 33 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Cantonments or parts of cantonments in which Act to be operative. Read
4 Saving of written instruments. Read
5 Liability of houses to appropriation. Read
6 Conditions on which houses may be appropriated. Read
7 Procedure for taking house on lease. Read
8 [Repealed.]. Read
9 Sanction to be obtained before a house is occupied as a hospital, etc. Read
10 Houses not to be appropriated in certain cases. Read
11 Time to be allowed for giving possession of house. Read
12 Surrender of house when to be enforced. Read
13 Option in certain cases for owner on whom notice is issued under section 7 to call upon the Government to purchase. Read
14 Provision where house is held on long lease by a tenant. Read
15 Power for owner to refer to civil court on question of rent. Read
16 Power for owner to refer to civil court on question of repairs. Read
17 Power to have repairs executed and recover cost. Read
18 Notice to be given of devolution of interest in house in cantonment. Read
19 Jurisdiction in references. Read
20 Procedure and powers of the Court. Read
21 Restriction of scope of inquiry. Read
29 Appeal to High Court. Read
30 Appeal to Officer Commanding the District. Read
31 Petition of appeal. Read
32 Order in appeal final. Read
33 Suspension of action pending appeal. Read
34 Service of notice and requisitions. Read
34A Computation of periods of limitation. Read
35 Power for Central Government to make rules. Read
36 Further provisions respecting rules. Read
37 Inapplicability of section 556 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, to trials of offences. Read
38 Protection to persons acting under Act. Read
39 [Repealed.]. Read
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