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1The Cantonments Act, 1924

( ACT NO. II OF 1924 )

Chapter III

CANTONMENT BOARDS

Procedure

Quorum
39.(1) The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of a Board 2[constituted under sub-section (1) of section 13A, shall be four and of a Board constituted under sub-section (2) of section 13A shall be three].
 
 
3[(1A) The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of a Board constituted under sub-section (3) of section 13A or under sub-section (1) of section 14, shall be two.]
 
 
(2) If a quorum is not present, the President shall adjourn the meeting and the business which would have been brought before the original meeting if there had been a quorum present thereat shall be brought before, and may be transacted at, an adjourned meeting, whether there is a quorum present or not.

  • 1
    Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words "Bangladesh", Government", "Penal Code" and "Taka" were substituted, for the words "Pakistan", "Central Government", "Pakistan Penal Code" and "rupee" or "rupees" respectively by the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973), section 3 and 2nd Schedule
  • 2
    The words, brackets, figures and commas "constituted under sub-section (1) of section 13A, shall be four and of a Board constituted under sub-section (2) of section 13A shall be three" were substituted, for words and comma "in which there is more than one elected member shall be five or one-half of the member of members of the Board actually holding office at the time, whichever is the greater member" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
  • 3
    Sub-section (1A) was inserted by section 14 of the Cantonments (Amendment) Act, 1936 (Act No. XXIV of 1936)
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