The Cantonments Act, 2006
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Defence / Department of Defence
Schedule
First Schedule SCHEDULE I.
SCHEDULE I (See section 100) NOTICE OF DEMAND To residing at Taking notice that the Board demands from....................................the sum of ....................due from ...................................on account of......................................(here describe the property, occupation, circumstance or thing in respect of which the sum is payable) leviable under ......................................... for the period of ........................................................ Commencing on the ...........................................day of ...............................20............, and ending on the .........................day of ........................20......................, and that if, within thirty days from the service of this notice, the said sum is not paid to the Board at.................................. or sufficient cause for non-payment is not shown to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive Officer, warrant of distress/attachment* will be issued for the recovery of the same with costs. Dated this.......................................day of ......................20......................... (Signed) Chief Executive Officer, Cantonment. [*Strike out whichever is not applicable.]
Second Schedule SCHEDULE II.
SCHEDULE II.
(See section 101)
FORM OF WARRANT
(Here insert the name of the officer charged with the execution of warrant)
Whereas A.B. of ................... has not paid, and has not shown satisfactory cause for the non-payment
of, the sum of ................... due on account of.................*............... for the period
of............................commencing on the day of....................20.............. and ending with the
.......................... day of................20........ which sum is leviable under.......................
And whereas thirty days have elapsed since the service on him of notice of demand for the same.
This is to command you to [distraint/attach#] subject to the provisions of the Cantonments Act, 2006,
the [movable/immovable#] property of the said A.B. to the amount of the said sum of Rs. ..................; and
forthwith to certify to me, together with this warrant, all particulars of the property [seized/attached #] by
you thereunder.
Dated this .......................day of ...........................20.......................
(Signed)
Chief Executive Officer,
Cantonment.
*Here describe the liability.
# Strike out whichever is not applicable.
Third Schedule SCHEDULE III
SCHEDULE III (See section 103) FORM OF INVENTORY OF PROPERTY DISTRAINED AND NOTICE OF SALE To, residing at .......................................................................... Take notice that I have this day seized the property specified in the inventory annexed hereto, for the value of.................due for the liability* mentioned in the margin for the period commencing with......................day of ..................20................ and ending with the ............................day of....................20................, together with Rs............. due for service of notice of demand, and that, unless within seven days from the date of the service of this notice you pay to the Board the said amount, together with the costs of recovery, the said property will be sold by public auction. Dated this ............................................day of ..................................20............... (Signature of officer executing the warrant.) INVENTORY (Here state particulars of property seized). *Here describe the liability.
Fourth Schedule SCHEDULE IV.
SCHEDULE IV (See section 314) CASES IN WHICH POLICE MAY ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT PART A Section Subject 174 Making or selling of food, etc., or washing of clothes, by infected person. 289(1)(a)(i) Drunkenness, etc. PART B 183(1) Remaining in, or re-entering, cantonment after notice of expulsion for failure to attend hospital or dispensary. 259 Destroying, etc., name of street or number affixed to building. 282 Feeding animal on faith, etc. 289(1)(a)(ii) Using threatening or abusive words, etc. 289(1)(a)(iii) Indecent exposure of person, etc. 289(1)(a)(iv) Begging. 289(1)(a)(v) Exposing deformity, etc. 289(1)(a)(vii) Gaming. 289(1)(a)(xii) Destroying notice, etc. 289(1)(a)(xiii) Displaces, damages, alters, pavements, gutter, storm water drain. 289(1)(f) Keeping common gaming-house, etc. 289(1)(g) Beating drum, etc. 289(1)(h) Singing, etc., so as to disturb public peace or order. 290(6) Setting loose, or setting on, ferocious dog. 296 Discharging fire-arms, etc., so as to cause danger. 300 Loitering or importuning for sexual immorality. 304(a) Remaining in, or returning to, a cantonment after notice of expulsion. 1[SCHEDULE IV (See section 314) PART A Section Subject 183(1) Remaining in, or re-entering, cantonment after notice of expulsion for failure to attend hospital or dispensary. 296 Discharging fire-arms, etc., so as to cause danger. 300 Loitering or importuning for sexual immorality. 304(a) Remaining in, or returning to, a cantonment after notice of expulsion.] 1. Subs. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and Sch. for SCHEDULE IV (w.e.f. 2-11-2023).
Fifth Schedule SCHEDULE V.
SCHEDULE V APPEALS FROM EXECUTIVE ORDERS (See section 340) Sl. No. Section Executive Order Appellate Authority Time allowed for appeal 1 2 3 4 5 1. 2 (zc) Declaring 'inhabitant' District Magistrate Fifteen days. 2. 137 Notice to fill up well, tank, etc., or to drain off or remove water. Principal Director Thirty days from service of notice. 3. 138 Notice requiring the owner to provide latrine, urinal, cesspool dust-bin or other receptacle. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 4. 139 Notice requiring provision of sanitary facilities in market, school, theatre or other place of public resort. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 5. 142 Notice for removal of congested building. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command Thirty days from service of notice. 6. 144 Notice requiring a building to be repaired or altered so as to remove sanitary defects. Principal Director Thirty days from service of notice. 7. 147 Notice prohibiting owner or occupier to use a building or part of a building for human habitation. Principal Director Twenty-one from days service of notice. 8. 183 Order directing a person to remove from the Cantonment and prohibiting him from re-entering it without permission. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command Thirty days from service of notice. 9. 190 Notice requiring maintenance or closing of private source of public drinking water supply. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 10. 192 Notice requiring the owner, lessee or occupier of a building or land to obtain water from a source of public water supply. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 1 2 3 4 5 11. 195 Notice for cutting off the connection between any source of public water supply and any building or land to which water is supplied. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 12. 238 (a) Refusal to sanction the erection or re-erection of a building in a civil area. 1[(a) Principal Director (b) Director (c) Joint Director, Defence Estates, the Command] Thirty days from service of communication. (b) Refusal to sanction the erection or re-erection of a building in a Cantonment (Other than a civil area). 2[(a) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command; (b) Military Officer holding the appointment of Major General Operational Logistics, Headquarters Command as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act. If Major General Operational Logistics is not authorised in Headquarter Command, in that condition Major General- Incharge-Administration act as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act.] Thirty days from service of communication. 13. 239 Order of stoppage of building or works in certain cases. Board Thirty days from service of communication. 14. 248 (a) Notice to stop erection or re-erection of, or to alter or demolish, a building in a civil area. 1[(a) Principal Director (b) Director (c) Joint Director, Defence Estates, the Command] Thirty days from service of communication. (b) Notice to stop erection or re-erection of, or to alter or 2[(a) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Thirty days from service of communication. 1. Subs. vide Notification No. S.R.O. 11(E) for entry in column 4, Dated 9-12-2011. 2. Subs. vide Notification No. S.R.O. 12(E) for entry in column 4, Dated 31-12-2015. demolish, a building in a Cantonment (Other than a civil area Command; (b) Military Officer holding the appointment of Major General Operational Logistics, Headquarters Command as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act. If Major General Operational Logistics is not authorised in Headquarter Command, in that condition Major General-Incharge Administration act as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act.] 15. 252 Notice requiring the owner or the occupier to alter or remove any projection or encroachment. Board Thirty days from service of notice. 16. 253 Notice to pull down or otherwise deal with a building newly erected or re- built without permission over a sewer, drain, culvert, water course or water- pipe. Board Thirty days from service of notice. 1 2 3 4 5 17. 273 Notice prohibiting or restricting the use of a slaughter-house. Board Twenty-one days from service of notice. 18. 297 Notice to remove, repair, protect, or enclose a building, wall or anything affixed thereto, or well, tank, reservoir, pool, depression or excavation. Board Thirty days from service of notice. 19. 302 Notice directing disorderly person to remove from cantonment and prohibiting him from re- entering it without permission. District Magistrate Thirty days from service of notice. 118 SCHEDULE V APPEALS FROM EXECUTIVE ORDERS (See section 340) Sl. No. Section Executive Order Appellate Authority Time allowed for appeal 1 2 3 4 5 1. 2 (zc) Declaring ‘inhabitant’ District Magistrate Fifteen days. 2. 137 Notice to fill up well, tank, etc., or to drain off or remove water. Principal Director Thirty days from service of notice. 3. 138 Notice requiring the owner to provide latrine, urinal, cesspool dust-bin or other receptacle. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 4. 139 Notice requiring provision of sanitary facilities in market, school, theatre or other place of public resort. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 5. 142 Notice for removal of congested building. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command Thirty days from service of notice. 6. 144 Notice requiring a building to be repaired or altered so as to remove sanitary defects. Principal Director Thirty days from service of notice. 7. 147 Notice prohibiting owner or occupier to use a building or part of a building for human habitation. Principal Director Twenty-one days from service of notice. 8. 183 Order directing a person to remove from the Cantonment and prohibiting him from re-entering it without permission. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command Thirty days from service of notice. 9. 190 Notice requiring mainten- ance or closing of private source of public drinking water supply. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 10. 192 Notice requiring the owner, lessee or occupier of a building or land to obtain water from a source of public water supply. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 1 2 3 4 5 11. 195 Notice for cutting off the connection between any source of public water supply and any building or land to which water is supplied. Board Fifteen days from service of notice. 12. 238 (a) Refusal to sanction the erection or re-erection of a building in a civil area. 1[(a) Principal Director (b) Director (c) Joint Director, Defence Estates, the Command] Thirty days from service of communication. (b) Refusal to sanction the erection or re-erection of a building in a Cantonment (Other than a civil area). 2[(a) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command; (b) Military Officer holding the appointment of Major General Operational Logistics, Headquarters Command as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act. If Major General Operational Logistics is not authorised in Headquarter Command, in that condition Major General- Incharge-Administration act as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act.] Thirty days from service of communication. 13. 239 Order of stoppage of building or works in certain cases. Board Thirty days from service of communication. 14. 248 (a) Notice to stop erection or re-erection of, or to alter or demolish, a building in a civil area. 1[(a) Principal Director (b) Director (c) Joint Director, Defence Estates, the Command] Thirty days from service of communication. (b) Notice to stop erection or re-erection of, or to alter or 2[(a) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Thirty days from service of communication. 1. Subs. vide Notifn. No. S.R.O. 11(E) for entry in column 4, Dated 9-12-2011. 2. Subs. vide Notifn. No. S.R.O. 12(E) for entry in column 4, Dated 31-12-2015. demolish, a building in a Cantonment (Other than a civil area. Commands (b) Military Officer holding the appointment of Major General Operational Logistics, Headquarters Command as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act. If Major General Operational Logistics is not authorised in Headquarter Command, in that condition Major General-Incharge Administration act as additional Appellate Authority to hear the pending appeals as on date of promulgation of the Act.] 15. 252 Notice requiring the owner or the occupier to alter or remove any projection or encroachment. Board Thirty days from service of notice. 16. 253 Notice to pull down or otherwise deal with a building newly erected or re- built without permission over a sewer, drain, culvert, water course or water- pipe. Board Thirty days from service of notice. 17. 273 Notice prohibiting or restricting the use of a slaughter-house. Board Twenty-one days from service of notice. 18. 297 Notice to remove, repair, protect, or enclose a building, wall or anything affixed thereto, or well, tank, reservoir, pool, depression or excavation. Board Thirty days from service of notice. 19. 302 Notice directing disorderly person to remove from cantonment and prohibit- ing him from re-entering it without permission. District Magistrate Thirty days from service of notice.