Cantonments Act, I924
16.Filling of vacancies:-
(1) Vacancies arising by efflux of time in the
office of an elected member of a Board shall be filled by an ordinary election
to be held on such date as the {Subs.by the A.O.1937, for " L.G." }
[Central Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct.
(2) A casual vacancy shall be filled by a
casual election the date of which shall be fixed by the {Subs.by the A.O.1937,
for " L.G." } [Central Government] by notification in the Official
Gazette, and shall be, as soon as may be, after the occurrence of the vacancy :
Provided that no casual election shall be held
to fill a vacancy occurring within three months of any date on which the
vacancy will occur by efflux of time, but such vacancy shall be filled at the
next ordinary election.