The Control of National Highways Act, 2002

Preamble

THE CONTROL OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS (LAND AND TRAFFIC) ACT, 2002 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II odiaCO CAD TRIBUNALS, ETC. ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIONS AND TRIBUNALS, ETC. 3. Establishment of Highway Administrations. 4. Powers and functions of Highway Administration. 5. Establishment of Tribunals. 6. Compositions of Tribunal. 7. Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer. 8. Term of office. 9. Staff of Tribunal. 10. Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer. 11. Vacancies in Tribunal. 12. Resignation and removal. 13. Financial and administrative powers of Presiding Officer. 14. Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Tribunal. 15. Bar of jurisdiction. 16. Procedure and powers of Tribunal. 17. Conditions as to making of interim order. 18. Execution of orders of Tribunal. 19. Limitation. 20. Appointment of officers to act on behalf of Highway Administration. 21. Delegation of powers. 22. Power to transfer jurisdiction. CHAPTER III PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORISED ACCUPATION OF HIGHWAY LAND AND THEIR REMOVAL 23. Highway land to be deemed as property of Central Government. 24. Prevention of occupation of highway land. 25. Grant of lease or licence of highway land for temporary use. 26. Removal of unauthorised occupation. 27. Recovery of cost of removal of unauthorised occupation and fine imposed. CHAPTER IV CONTROL OF ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SECTIONS 28. Right of access. 29. Procedure for permission to access to Highway. 30. Regulation or diversion of access, etc. CHAPTER V REGULATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAFFIC ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS 31. Highway Administration to regulate traffic when Highway deemed unsafe. 32. Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain Highways. 33. Temporary closure of traffic on Highway. 34. Permanent closure of Highway. 35. Power to restrict the use of vehicles. 36. Prevention and repair of damage to Highway. 37. Prohibition to leave vehicles or animals in dangerous position. CHAPTER DA COS e REGULATION OF CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY LAND FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, DRAINS, ETC. 38. Construction on highway land. CHAPTER VII OFFENCE AND PENALTY 39. Offence and penalty. CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS 40. Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner. 41. Finality of orders. 42. Duty of village officials. 43. Conduct of inquiry. 44. Presiding Officers and employees of the Tribunals, etc., to be public servants. 45. Protection of action taken in good faith. 46. Offences by companies. 47. Procedure for service of notices, etc. 48. Act to have overriding effect. 49. Power to remove difficulties. 50. Power to make rules. THE CONTROL OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS (LAND AND TRAFFIC) ACT, 2002 ACT NO. 13 OF 2003 [14th January, 2003.] An Act to provide for control of land within the National Highways, right of way and traffic moving on the National Highways and also for removal of unauthorised occupation thereon. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 50 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Establishment of Highway Administrations
4. 4Powers and functions of Highway Administration
5. 5Establishment of Tribunals
6. 6Composition of Tribunal
7. 7Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer
8. 8Term of office
9. 9Staff of Tribunal
10. 10Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer
11. 11Vacancies in Tribunal
12. 12Resignation and removal
13. 13Financial and administrative powers of Presiding Officer
14. 14Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Tribunal
15. 15Bar of jurisdiction
16. 16Procedure and powers of Tribunal
17. 17Conditions as to making of interim order
18. 18Execution of orders of Tribunal
19. 19Limitation
20. 20Appointment of officers to act on behalf of Highway Administration
21. 21Delegation of powers
22. 22Power to transfer jurisdiction
23. 23Highway land to be deemed as property of Central Government
24. 24Prevention of occupation of highway land
25. 25Grant of lease or licence of highway land for temporary use
26. 26Removal of unauthorised occupation
27. 27Recovery of cost of removal of unauthorised occupation and fine imposed
28. 28Right of access
29. 29Procedure for permission to access to Highway
30. 30Regulation or diversion of access, etc
31. 31Highway Administration to regulate traffic when Highway deemed unsafe
32. 32Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain Highways
33. 33Temporary closure of traffic on Highway
34. 34Permanent closure of Highway
35. 35Power to restrict the use of vehicles
36. 36Prevention and repair of damage to Highway
37. 37Prohibition to leave vehicles or animals in dangerous position
38. 38Construction on highway land
39. 39Offence and penalty
40. 40Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner
41. 41Finality of orders
42. 42Duty of village officials
43. 43Conduct of inquiry
44. 44Presiding Officers and employees of Tribunals, etc., to be public servants
45. 45Protection of action taken in good faith
46. 46Offences by companies
47. 47Procedure for service of notices, etc
48. 48Act to have overriding effect
49. 49Power to remove difficulties
50. 50Power to make rules