The Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act
5Liability of houses to appropriation
Every 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 liable to appropriation by 1[the Central Government] on a lease in the manner and subject to the conditions hereinafter provided.
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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "the Govt."
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- 8 [Repealed.]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