Chapter III
CANTONMENT BOARDS
Boards
Classification of Cantonments
13.(1) Cantonments shall be divided into three classes, namely:-
(i) Class I Cantonments, in which the civil population exceeds ten thousand;
(ii) Class II Cantonment, in which the civil population exceeds two thousand five hundred, but does not exceed ten thousand; and
(iii) Class III Cantonments, in which the civil population does not exceed two thousand five hundred.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the civil population shall be calculated in accordance with the latest official census, or, if the Government, by general or special order, so directs, in accordance with a special census taken for the purpose.
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