The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974

Preamble

- 491 - Code The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974 In IndiaCode - 493 - The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974 1. The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974 (Act No. 10 of 1974) [21-6-1974] published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 13 dated 27-6-1974 and came into force w.e.f. 27-6-1974. 2. The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. 9 of 1987) [24-5-1987] published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 9 dated 18-6-87 and deemed to have come into force w.e.f. 1-1-1986. 3. The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways (Amendment) Act, 1988 (Act No. 8 of 1988) [13-5-1988] published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 7 (Extraordinary No. 5) dated 23-5-1988 and deemed to have come into force w.e.f. 1-1-1988. Arrangement of Sections 1 Short title, extent and commencement 2 Definitions 3 Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways 4 Appointment of Highway Authorities 5 Powers and duties of Highway Authorities 6 Officers and servants of Highway Authority 7 Powers to fix boundary, building and control lines of highways 8 Map to be prepared and maintained 9 Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines Appeal 11 Exemption for works in progress, etc. 12 Setting back of buildings to building line or control line 13 Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway 14 Powers of Highway Authority and officers and servants appointed under section 6 in respect of surveys 15 Acquisition of land or right or interest in land 16 Land required to be marked and measured 17 Public Notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition 18 Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest 19 Taking possession of land 20 Lands forming part of the highway deemed to be Government property 21 Prevention of unathorised occupation of Highway 22 Power to cancel permit 23 Prevention of encroachment 24 Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23 25 Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment 26 Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation 27 Determination of amount of compensation by agreement 28 Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement 29 No compensation if similar restrictions in force under any other law or if compensation already received 30 Compensation for refusal of permission to build not to exceed difference between its value when it was refused and when it would have been granted 31 Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access 32 Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees, etc. 33 No compensation for unauthorised erections 34 No compensation for removal of encroachment 35 Reference against award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28 36 Procedure and powers of the authorities empowered to decide references under sections 35 and 44 - 494 - 37 Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroachment 38 Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of Civil Court 39 Payment of compensation awarded Adjustment of Payment 41 Notice to owners and persons interested 42 Inquiry and order 43 Increase in value and betterment charges 44 Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42 45 Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference 46 Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue 47 Payment of betterment charges 48 Relinquishment of an exchange or land in lieu of payment of betterment charges 66 Inquiries to be held summarily 49 Prevention of danger arising from obstruction of view etc., of persons using any highway 50 Highway Authority to regulate traffic when Highway declared unsafe 51 Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways 52 Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway 53 Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway 54 Prevention an

Sections

Type to filter. 74 sections.

1. 2Definitions
2. 3Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways
3. 4Appointment of Highway Authorities
4. 5Powers and duties of Highway Authorities
5. 6Officers and servants of the Highway Authority
6. 7Powers to fix boundary building and control lines of highways
7. 8Map to be prepared and maintained
8. 9
9. 10Appeal
10. 11Exemption for works in progress, etc
11. 12Setting back of buildings to building line or control line
12. 13Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
13. 14
14. 15Acquisition of land or right or interest in land
15. 16Land required to be marked and measured
16. 17Public Notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition
17. 18Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest
18. 19Taking possession of land
19. 20Lands forming part of the highway deemed to be Government property
20. 21Prevention of unauthorised occupation of Highway
21. 22Power to cancel permit
22. 23Prevention of encroachment
23. 24Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23
24. 25Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment
25. 26Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation
26. 27Determination of amount of compensation by agreement
27. 28Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement
28. 29
29. 30
30. 31Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access
31. 32Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees etc
32. 33No compensation for unauthorised erections
33. 34No compensation for removal of encroachment
34. 35Reference against award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28
35. 36
36. 37Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroachment
37. 38Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of civil court
38. 39Payment of compensation awarded
39. 40Adjustment of Payment
40. 41Notice to owners and persons interested
41. 42Inquiry and order
42. 43Increase in value and betterment charges
43. 44Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42
44. 45Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference
45. 46Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue
46. 47Payment of betterment charges
47. 48Relinquishment of an exchange or land in lieu of payment of betterment charges
48. 49Prevention of danger arising from obstruction of view etc., of persons using any highway
49. 50Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe
50. 51Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways
51. 52Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway
52. 53Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway
53. 54Prevention and rectification of damaged highway
54. 55Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information, etc
55. 56Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting a building, etc
56. 57Unauthorised occupation of highway
57. 58Causing damage to highways
58. 59General provision for punishment of offences
59. 60Power to compound offences
60. 61Powers of revision of Government
61. 62Powers and duties of police
62. 63Duties of village officials
63. 64Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes
64. 65Summary eviction
65. 66Inquiries to be held summarily
66. 67Registration of map made under section 8 not required
67. 68Certain persons to be public servants
68. 69Bar of jurisdiction
69. 70Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
70. 71Services of notices and bills
71. 72Power to make rules
72. 73Savings
73. 74Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws
74. 75Buildings and control lines along National Highways and levy of betterment charges