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1The Cantonments Act, 1924

( ACT NO. II OF 1924 )

Chapter III

CANTONMENT BOARDS

Members

Removal of members
34.(1) The Government may remove from a Board any member thereof who-
 
 
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(b) has absented himself for more than three consecutive months from the meetings of the Board and is unable to explain such absence to the satisfaction of the Board; or
 
 
(c) has knowingly contravened the provisions of section 32; or
 
 
(d) has, in the opinion of the Government, so flagrantly abused in any manner his position as a member of the Board as to render his continuance as such member detrimental to the public interests; or
 
 
(e) being a legal practitioner, acts or appears on behalf of any other person against the Board in any legal proceeding, or against the Government in any such proceeding relating to any matter in which the Board is or has been concerned, or acts or appears on behalf of any person in any criminal proceedings instituted by or on behalf of the Board against such person; or
 
 
(f) holds a contract for work to be done for, or goods to be supplied to, the Board concerned, or has otherwise any pecuniary interest in its affairs.
 
 
(2) The Government may, on receipt of a report from the Officer Commanding the station, through the Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, remove from a Board any civil or military officer nominated a member of the Board who is, in the opinion of the Officer Commanding the station, unable to discharge his duties as such member and has failed to resign his office.
 
 
(3) and (4) [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).]
 
 
(5) No court shall have jurisdiction to enquire into or question the validity of anything done or any order made under this section.

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