Cantonments Act, 2006 along with Allied Rules

This 2024 edition of The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006, dt. 13-9-2006) provides the complete statutory framework for municipal governance, land management, public health and civic administration in India’s defence cantonments. The volume prints the Act verbatim and binds in all operative subordinate legislation:

Cantonment Electoral Rules, 2007

Cantonments (Forms and Manner of Service of Notices) Rules, 2017

Cantonment Property Rules, 2017

Cantonments (Form of Annual Inspection Report) Rules, 2017

Cantonment Board Account Rules, 2020

Concise short comments accompany pivotal sections—flagging e-governance portals for property tax, revised electoral rolls, online building-plan approvals and the 2020 shift to accrual-based accounting—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and authoritative citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Constitution & powers of Cantonment Boards—classification (Class I–IV), elected representatives, CEO appointment and military-civil synergy.

• Municipal functions—water supply, sanitation, building regulation, trade licensing and public health bye-laws.

• Land & property management—classification of A-, B-, C- and D-land, lease renewals, mutations and encroachment removal under the 2017 Rules.

• Taxation & finance—property tax, trade licence fees, duty on transfer of immovable property and accrual-based accounting formats (Rules 2020).

• Elections & governance transparency—electoral rolls, disqualification criteria, oath, and e-gazette publication.

• Public safety & civic offences—nuisance abatement, fire prevention, seizure powers and penalties.

• Annual inspection & audit—format of inspection report, submission timelines and Defence Estates oversight.

This edition is particularly suited for

• AIBE candidates and law students studying local-self-government and military-lands law.

• Cantonment Board members, CEOs, DEO officials and station HQ staff administering day-to-day civic services.

• Defence-land lessees, residents, builders and legal advisers handling property mutation, building plans and tax appeals.

• Policy researchers, urban planners and public-finance analysts examining governance models in high-security municipal zones.

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your quickest path to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on cantonment governance.