3.(1) The Government, may, by notification in the officer Gazette, declare this Act to be operative in any cantonment or part of a cantonment. (2) Before issuing a notification under sub-section (1) in respect of any cantonment or part of a cantonment, the Government shall cause local inquiry to be made with a view to determining whether it is expedient to issue such notification, and what portion (if any) of the area proposed to be included therein should be excluded therefrom.