Section 1:
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Cantonments (HouseAccommodation) Act, 1923.
It extends' to the whole of India 1*** 2*** 3***.
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of April, 1923, but it shall not become operative in any
cantonment or part of a cantonment until the issue, or otherwise than in pursuance, of a notification as
hereinafter provided by section 3:
Provided that any notification made under section 3 of the 5Cantonments (House-Accommodation)
Act, 1902 (2 of 1902), which is in force at the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be a
notification made under section 3 of this Act.
Notes:
1. The words and letter "except Part B States" were omitted by Act 53 of 1950, s. 2.
2. The brackets and words "(inclusive of British Baluchistan)" were rep. by the A.O. 1948.
3. The words "except Aden" were rep. by the A.O. 1937.
4. Rep. by s. 39 and the Schedule of this Act.