The following officers shall, for the purposes of sanitation, have control over, and be responsible for maintaining in a sanitary condition, those parts of a cantonment, respectively, which are specified in the case of each, that is to say:--
(a) the Officer Commanding the army in the cantonment--all buildings and lands which are occupied or used for army purposes;
(b) the Officer Commanding the navy in the cantonment--all buildings and lands which are occupied or used for naval purposes;
(c) the Officer Commanding the air force in the cantonment--all buildings and lands which are occupied or used for air force purposes;
(d) the Officer Commanding the station in the cantonment--all buildings and lands, occupied or used for any defence purpose, other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c);
(e) the head of any civil department or railway administration occupying as such any part of the cantonment--all buildings and lands in his charge as head of that department or administration;
(f) the head of any establishment or installation of the Defence Research and Development Organisation in the cantonment--buildings and lands which are occupied or used for the purposes of the Defence Research and Development Organisation in the cantonment;
(g) the head of a Public Sector Undertaking--the buildings and lands belonging to such undertaking in the cantonment;
(h) the Chief Executive Officer--the buildings and lands in the civil area of the cantonment and all other buildings and lands not covered in clauses (a) to (g) above.
(a) the Officer Commanding the army in the cantonment--all buildings and lands which are occupied or used for army purposes;
(b) the Officer Commanding the navy in the cantonment--all buildings and lands which are occupied or used for naval purposes;
(c) the Officer Commanding the air force in the cantonment--all buildings and lands which are occupied or used for air force purposes;
(d) the Officer Commanding the station in the cantonment--all buildings and lands, occupied or used for any defence purpose, other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c);
(e) the head of any civil department or railway administration occupying as such any part of the cantonment--all buildings and lands in his charge as head of that department or administration;
(f) the head of any establishment or installation of the Defence Research and Development Organisation in the cantonment--buildings and lands which are occupied or used for the purposes of the Defence Research and Development Organisation in the cantonment;
(g) the head of a Public Sector Undertaking--the buildings and lands belonging to such undertaking in the cantonment;
(h) the Chief Executive Officer--the buildings and lands in the civil area of the cantonment and all other buildings and lands not covered in clauses (a) to (g) above.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Definition of cantonments.Section 4 · Alteration of limits of cantonments.Section 5 · The effect of including area in cantonment.Section 6 · Disposal of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund when area ceases to be a cantonment.Section 7 · Disposal of cantonment fund and cantonment development fund when area ceases to be included in a cantonment.Section 8 · Application of funds and property transferred under sections 6 and 7.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.