Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
Section 13 of the Goa Highways Act, 1974 deals with regulation or diversion of right of access to highway. The Highway Authority may, if it is considered essential in the interests of safety or convenience of traffic, regulate or divert any existing right of access to a highway across land lying between the control line and the highway boundary: Provided that the existing right of access shall not be div
(1) The Highway Authority may, if it is considered essential in the interests of safety or convenience of traffic, regulate or divert any existing right of access to a highway across land lying between the control line and the highway boundary:
Provided that the existing right of access shall not be diverted until alternative access has been given.
(2) Where the existing right of access is diverted, the point at which alternative access is given to the highway shall not be unreasonably distant from the existing point of access.
(3) The Highway Authority shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, publish the date on which the existing right of access has been diverted and alternative access has been given.
Section 13, The Goa Highways Act, 1974 (Act 10 of 1974).
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Questions about Section 13
What does Section 13 of the Goa Highways Act deal with?
Section 13 of the Goa Highways Act is headed "Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway". The Highway Authority may, if it is considered essential in the interests of safety or convenience of traffic, regulate or divert any existing right of access to a highway across land lying between the control line and the highway boundary: Provided that the existing right of access shall not be div
How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Goa Highways Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: GOA Highways Act 1974 13, section 13 GOA Highways Act 1974, section 13 of the Goa Highways Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 13 of the Goa Highways Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was the Goa Highways Act enacted?
Goa Highways Act was enacted in 1974 as Act 10 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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