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1The Cantonments Act, 1924

( ACT NO. II OF 1924 )

Chapter XI

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

Boundaries and Trees

Boundary walls, hedges and fences
194.(1) No boundary wall, hedge or fence of any material or description shall be erected in a cantonment without the permission in writing of the Board.
 
 
(2) A Board may, by notice in writing, require the owner or lessee of any land in the cantonment-
 
 
(a) to remove from the land any boundary wall, hedge or fence which is, in its opinion unsuitable, unsightly or otherwise objectionable; or
 
 
(b) to construct on the land sufficient boundary walls, hedges or fences of such material, description or dimensions as may be specified in the notice; or
 
 
(c) to maintain the boundary walls, hedges or fences of such lands in good order:
 
 
Provided that, in the case of any such boundary wall, hedge or fence which was erected with the consent or under the orders of the Board, or which was in existence at the commencement of this Act, the Board shall make compensation for any damage caused by the removal thereof.
 
 
(3) The Board may, by notice in writing, require the owner, lessee or occupier of any such land to cut or trim any hedge on the land in such manner and within such time as may be specified in the notice.

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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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