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 25: Duties of Chief Executive Officer.
    (1) Subject to the provisions of clause (c) and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 21, the Chief Executive Officer shall--
         (a) exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force;
         (b) subject to any restrictions, limitations and conditions imposed by this Act, to exercise executive power to ensure that the administration of the Board is carried out in accordance with provisions of this Act;
         (c) prescribe the duties of, and exercise supervision and control over the acts and proceedings of all, officers and employees of the Board;
         (d) be responsible for the custody of all records of the Board;
         (e) arrange for the performance of such duties relative to the proceedings of the Board or of any Committee of the Board or of any Committee of Arbitration constituted under this Act, as those bodies may respectively impose on him; and
         (f) comply with every requisition of the Board on any matter pertaining to the administration of the cantonment.
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