Legal Framework

Governing Statutes/ Ordinances

• Cantonments Act, 1924
• The Cantonments (Requisitioning of Immovable Property) Ordinance, 1948
• Pakistan Cantonments Account Code 1955
• Cantonments Rent Restriction Act, 1963
• Cantonments Pure Food Act, 1966
• The Cantonments (Urban Immovable Property Tax and Entertainments Duty) Order, 1979
• Right of Access to Information Act. 2017

Governing Rules

• Cantonment Land Administration Rules 1937
• Pakistan Cantonment Servants Rules, 1954
• The Pakistan Cantonment Servants (Contributory Provident Fund) Rules, 1954
• Pakistan Cantonment Property Rules, 1957
• The Cantonment Boards Budget Rules, 1966
• The Pakistan Cantonments Cinematograph Rules, 1985
• The Cantonments Local Government Elections Rules 2015