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 11: Incorporation of Cantonment Board.
    Every Board shall, by the name of the place by reference to which the cantonment is known, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire and hold property both movable and immovable and to contract and shall by the said name, sue and be sued.
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