The Goa Highways Act, 1974

Preamble

--- 1 --- GOVERNMENT OF GOA The Goa Highways Act, 1974 (Act No. 10 of 1974) [21st June, 1974] AN ACT to provide for the restriction of ribbon-development along highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachments thereon, for the construction, maintenance and development of highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters connected therewith. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the restriction of ribbon development along highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachments thereon, for the construction, maintenance and development of highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters; Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I Preliminary aCoche 1 Short title, extent and commencement .- (1) This Act may be called the Goa 1[Omitted] Highways Act, 1973. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. (3) This section shall come into force at once. The Government, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the remaining provisions of this Act, shall come into force in such area and on such date as may be specified in the notification: Provided that the Government may, by notification issued in like manner, exclude any road or way or class of roads or ways situated in such area from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.

Sections

Type to filter. 75 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. 54D
55. 55Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information, etc
56. 56Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting a building, etc
57. 57Unauthorised occupation of highway
58. 58Causing damage to highways
59. 59General provision for punishment of offences
60. 60Power to compound offences
61. 61Powers of revision of Government
62. 62Powers and duties of police
63. 63Duties of village officials
64. 64Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes
65. 65Summary eviction
66. 66Inquiries to be held summarily
67. 67Registration of map made under section 8 not required
68. 68Certain persons to be public servants
69. 69Bar of jurisdiction
70. 70Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
71. 71Services of notices and bills
72. 72Power to make rules
73. 73Savings
74. 74Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws
75. 75Buildings and control lines along National Highways and levy of betterment charges