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1The Cantonments Act, 1924

( ACT NO. II OF 1924 )

Chapter XI

CONTROL OVER BUILDINGS, STREETS, BOUNDARIES, TREES, ETC.

Streets

Closing and opening of streets
192. (1) A Board shall not permanently close any street or open any new street or without the previous sanction of the Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command.
 
 
(2) A Board may, by public notice, temporarily close any street or any part of a street for repair or for the purpose of carrying out any work connected with drainage, water-supply or lighting or any other work which it is by or under this Act required or permitted to carry out:
 
 
Provided that where, owing to any works or repairs or from any other cause, the condition of any street or of any water-works, drain, culvert or premises vested in the Board, is such as to be likely to cause danger to the public, the Board shall-
 
 
(a) take all reasonable means for the protection of the adjacent buildings and land and provide reasonable means of access thereto;
 
 
(b) cause sufficient barriers or fences to be erected for the security of life and property, and cause such barriers or fences to be sufficiently lighted from sunset to sunrise.

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    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
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