CANTONMENT BOARDS. Every Board is deemed to be a municipality under clause (e) of Article 243 of the Constitution for the purpose of – Receiving grants and allocations; or Implementing the Central Government schemes of social welfare, public health, hygiene, safety, water supply, sanitation, urban renewal and education ..
CONSTITUTION OF CANTONMENT BOARDS Sec 12 : Cantt Act, 2006.
Sec 14 : Term of office of members-. The term of office of member of a Board shall be five years and shall commence-.
Sec 18 : Resignation (1)(a) Any elected member of a Board who wishes to resign his office may give his resignation in writing to the President of the Board who shall forward it for acceptance and notification to the Central Government under intimation to the GOC-in-C, the Command. (b) Any nominated member of a Board who wishes to resign his office may forward his resignation in writing through the President of the Board to the GOC-in-C, the Command for orders. (2) If the Central Government or the GOC-in-C, the Command, as the case may be, accepts the resignation, such acceptance shall be communicated to the Board, and thereupon the seat of the member resigning shall become vacant..