LawgistThe Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act
18Notice to be given of devolution of interest in house in cantonment
Every person on whom devolves, by transfer, by succession or by operation of law, the interest of an owner in any house, or in any part of any house, situate in a cantonment or part of a cantonment in respect of which a notification under sub-section (1) of section 3 is for the time being in force, shall be bound to give notice of the fact to the 1[Officer Commanding the station] within one month from the date of such devolution, and, if he, without reasonable cause, fails to do so, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.
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1. Subs. by Act 10 of 1925, s. 6, for "Commanding Officer of the Cantonment".
APPROPRIATION OF HOUSES
- 5 Liability of houses to appropriation
- 6 Conditions on which houses may be appropriated
- 7 Procedure for taking house on lease
- 8 [Repealed.]
- 9 Sanction to be obtained before a house is occupied as a hospital, etc
- 10 Houses not to be appropriated in certain cases
- 11 Time to be allowed for giving possession of house
- 12 Surrender of house when to be enforced
- 13 Option in certain cases for owner on whom notice is issued under section 7 to call upon the Government to purchase
- 14 Provision where house is held on long lease by a tenant
- 15 Power for owner to refer to civil court on question of rent
- 16 Power for owner to refer to civil court on question of repairs
- 17 Power to have repairs executed and recover cost
- 18 Notice to be given of devolution of interest in house in cantonment
