Act Number: 41

Act Name: The Cantonments Act, 2006

Year: 2006

Enactment Date: 2006-09-13

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Defence

Section 5: The effect of including area in cantonment.
    When, by a notification under section 4, any local area is included in a cantonment, such area shall there upon become subject to this Act and to all other enactments for the time being in force throughout the cantonment and to all notifications, rules, regulations, bye-laws, orders and directions issued or made thereunder.
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