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mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">THE <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">KERALA HIGHWAY</st1:address></st1:street> PROTECTION ACT, 1999 <a target="main" href="javascript:void(0)">[1]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">(ACT 6 OF 2000)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">An Act to provide for the protection of highways and for the regulation on highway development in the State of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Kerala</st1:state></st1:place>. </span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <em>Preamble</em>.-WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for the protection and development of highways and for the prevention of ribbon development along highways and encroachment and use of highways for purposes which will adversely affect the safety of traffic and proper condition of highways in the State of Kerala ;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> BE it enacted in the Fiftieth Year of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Republic</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">India</st1:placename></st1:place> as follows:-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER I<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">PRELIMINARY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="1"></a> 1. <em>Short title, extent and commencement</em>.- (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Highway Protection Act, 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) It extends to the whole of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kerala</st1:place></st1:state>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 17th day of November, 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="2"></a>2. <em>Definitions</em>.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a) “animal” means any domestic or captive animal;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b) “Appellate authority” means an appellate authority constituted under section 37;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (c) “building line” means a line on either side of a highway as may be determined by the competent authority under section 18;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (d) “competent authority” means any officer of the Government in Public Works Department appointed by Government by notification in the Gazette to be the competent authority for the purposes of this Act ;.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (e) “control line” means a line beyond the building line as may be determined by the competent authority under section 18;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (f) “encroachment” means occupation of a highway or part thereof for purposes other than traffic and any act which causes damage to the highway and includes,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (i). unauthorised erection of a building or any other permanent or temporary structure, balcony, porches, facades or projections on, over or overhanging the highway;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (ii). occupation of highway, for stacking building materials or goods of any other description, for parking automobiles for maintenance and repair, for exhibiting articles for sale, for erecting poles, awnings, tents, pandals, arches, platforms, rostrums, hoardings, display boards, statues, monuments of all kinds, steps, ramps and other similar structures or stabling domestic animals and poultry and cultivation of any kind including horticulture or for any other purpose;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (iii). excavation or embankment of any sort made or extended on any highway;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (iv).dumping of waste and filthy materials which may cause hygienic and environmental hazards, letting of waste and polluted water or other effluents into the highway and using the highway for bathing, washing, watering and defecating;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (v). blocking, closing, choking or restricting water flow along the sides of the highway or across it, either free flow or guided flow through drains, channels, conduits, sewers, cross drainage works such as culverts, weirs, undertunnels, bridges, or aqueducts; and <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (vi). blocking or closing of channels, streams or any water course which passes through any property, either private or public, and forming part of a natural water course which may result in accumulation of water on a highway causing damage to road crust;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (g) “Government” means the Government of Kerala;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (h) “highway” means any road, way or land declared as a highway under section 3 and includes any land acquired or demarcated for construction of a highway;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (i) “highway authority” means the highway authority appointed under section 4;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (j) “national highway” means any national highway in the State included in the schedule to the National Highways Act.1956 (Central Act 48 of 1956) or any highway declared as a national highway under sub-section (2) of section 2 thereof;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (l) “ribbon development” means growth of buildings and industrial and commercial establishments linearly along a highway with direct access to the highway;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (m) “right of way” in relation to a highway means the land within its boundaries;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (n) “standard width of highway” means the width of a highway as may be specified under section 17;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (o) “State” means the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kerala</st1:place></st1:state>;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (p) “survey” includes all operations incidental to the determination, measurement and record of a boundary or boundaries for preparation and implementation of a highway scheme or highway development and includes a re-survey;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (q) “survey mark” means any mark or object erected, made, employed or specified by a highway authority to indicate or determine or assist in determining the position or level of any point or points;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (r) “vehicle” includes any wheeled conveyance drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power including human, animal, motor, steam or electric power, and includes any barrow, plough or like vehicle.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER II<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="3"></a> 3. <em>Declaration of roads, ways or land as highway.-</em> (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, declare any road, way or land appurtenant thereto to be a highway and classify it as a State highway or a hill highway or a major district road or any other category of road.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <em>Explanation</em>.- For the purpose of classification of highways under this section, important roads within a district or adjourning districts serving areas of production and market and connecting these with each other or with a State highway or a national highway shall be considered as a major district road and arterial routes of the State linking district headquarters and important cities or towns or important places of tourist interest or pilgrim centers within the State and connecting them with national highways or highways of neighbouring States shall be considered as a State highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Every notification under sub-section (1) shall also be published by Government in at least two daily news papers having wide circulation in the area to which the notification relates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="4"></a> 4. <em>Appointment of highway authorities</em>.- For the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the duties of a highway authority under this Act for any area or for a highway or part of a highway, the Government shall appoint, by notification, the Executive Engineer (Roads) or Executive Engineer (National Highways) of the Public Works Department as the highway authority of the respective area.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="5"></a>5. <em>Powers and functions of highway authority</em>.- Subject to the provisions of this Act, the highway authority shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a).to execute development schemes;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b). to control ribbon development;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (c). to prevent and remove encroachment;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (d). to exercise such powers and functions as are necessary and incidental to any or all of the above matters; and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (e).to exercise such other powers and functions as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER III<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="6"></a> 6. <em>Power to enter on land for survey in connection with a highway scheme</em>.- (1) The highway authority or any officer not below the rank of an Assistant Engineer of Public Works Department or any agency authorized by the highway authority in this behalf, may undertake a survey in connection with a highway scheme and may for this purpose,- <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a). enter upon any land along with his workmen and survey team and take measurements and levels on it;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b).mark such levels, dig or bore into the subsoil and do all other acts necessary to ascertain whether the land is suitable or not;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (c). set-out the boundaries of the proposed highway by placing survey marks and cutting trenches; and <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (d).cut down and clear any part of a standing crop, or fence in cases where survey cannot be completed, levels taken or boundaries marked otherwise:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">Provided that, -<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">(i). no such entry into a building shall be made between sunset and sunrise;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (ii). no dwelling house or place shall be so entered except with the consent of the occupier thereof or without giving the occupier at least forty-eight hours notice of the intention to make such an entry;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (iii). reasonable opportunity and facility shall be allowed to the woman occupying any part of a dwelling house to withdraw; and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (iv). due regard shall, so far as feasible, be paid to the social and religious customs and usages of the occupants of the premises entered into.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) The highway authority or the officer or the agency referred to in sub-section (1) shall in exercise of any power conferred by that sub-section do as little damage as may be possible and compensation for such damage, if any, shall be payable by the highway authority to the owner or occupier of such premises or both and in case of any dispute as to the sufficiency of the amount of compensation, the dispute shall be referred to the Collector of the concerned district and the Collector will take a decision thereon within thirty days. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="7"></a>7. <em>Preparation of scheme for highway development.-</em> (1) The highway authority may, of its own accord, or shall, on the written request by the competent authority, prepare a detailed scheme for the construction of a new highway or realignment or improvement of, or repairs to, an existing highway or part thereof and submit it to the competent authority for sanction in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Such scheme may provide for,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">(a). preparation of plans after having a survey made;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">(b). the acquisition of any land; which in the opinion of the highway authority is considered necessary for its execution;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">(c). the laying out or relaying out of all or any of the lands to be acquired;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">(d). the diversion or closure of any existing highway or a part of such highway<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (e). the construction or reconstruction of the roadway including its widening, leveling, surfacingbridging, sewering, draining, water supply and street lighting arrangements, construction of overbridges and underground pedestrian crosses and planting of trees on its sides;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (f). the laying out of foot-paths, cycle tracks and special traffic lanes for any kind or class of vehicles, the designing and setting of parking bays and petrol filling and service stations, the location of advertisement post and bill boards, and underground ducts for accommodating telecommunication cables, electric lines, water supply pipes and such other public utilities; and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (g).the lay out of access roads at suitable distance connecting the highway or the proposed highway with the adjoining properties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (3) When a highway authority proposes to implement a new scheme or to realign an existing highway or part thereof, it shall notify the proposal in the Gazette and invite objections or suggestions with respect to the proposal before a date to be specified in the notification.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (4) The notification shall also be published in two daily newspapers, of which one shall be in the local language, having wide circulation in the locality where the highway is situated, and copies of such notification shall also be prominently displayed at least in two conspicuous places in the locality.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (5) All objections and suggestions, received before the date specified in the notification, shall be considered by the highway authority before finalising its proposal and submitting it to the competent authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (6) The highway authority shall, after finalisation of the proposal, submit the same to the competent authority for sanction.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (7) The competent authority may either accord sanction for the proposal, with or without modifications or reject the proposal and shall publish its decision in the Gazette.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="8"></a>8. <em>Power to do certain acts for execution of the schemes</em>.- When the competent authority has sanctioned the highway scheme prepared under section 7 and provided the necessary finances for its execution, the highway authority shall proceed to carry out the work and may, for this purpose,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a). enter into and perform all such contracts on behalf of the competent authority as may be considered necessary;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b). make arrangements for the acquisition of lands required for the scheme;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (c). turn, divert or close either temporarily or permanently any existing highway or portion thereof; and <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (d). regulate, subject to such rules as may be prescribed in this behalf, the kind number and speed of vehicles using any highway or part thereof, by means of barrier, diversion roads or other means.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="9"></a> 9. <em>Maintenance of highway plans</em>.- (1) The highway authority shall, after having made a survey of each highway and its boundaries, prepare and maintain a plan as approved by the competent authority in respect of such highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) A plan maintained under sub-section (1) shall show clearly the boundaries of the highway, the detailed measurements of road widths, the distance between boundary marks and sufficient measurements form fixed points to enable the re-fixation in position of boundary marks in case they have been displaced or tampered with.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="10"></a>10. <em>Demarcation of highway boundaries</em>.- (1) The highway authority shall have the boundaries of the highways in its charge demarcated with reference to the plans maintained by it under sub-section (1) of section 9, by planting stones or other suitable marks of a durable nature at intervals all along the highway in such a manner that the imaginary line joining such stones or marks shall show the road boundary correctly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Where there are bends or links in the road boundary, the stone or marks shall be so located as to give the correct configuration of the boundary when they are joined by straight lines.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (3) The boundary stones or marks, which may be given consecutive numbers, shall be maintained on the ground as if they constitute part of the highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="11"></a>11. <em>Annual check of highway boundaries</em>.- It shall be the duty of the highway authority to conduct annual check of the boundaries of the highway in its charge with a view to locate and remove of encroachments, if any.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER IV<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF HIGHWAY<br /> AND REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="12"></a>12. <em>Highway deemed to be Government property.</em>- Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force all lands forming part of a highway which has not already been vested in the Government shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be deemed to be Government property.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="13"></a>13. <em>Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway</em>.- No person shall occupy or continue to occupy any highway or part of a highway for purposes other than traffic or do any act which involves any of the activities mentioned in clause (f) of section 2. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="14"></a>14. <em>Power to give direction to take certain measures</em>.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, where the highway authority is satisfied that any act which involves any of the activities mentioned in clause (f) of section 2 or sub-section (1) of section 19 done by any person before thecommencement of this Act has caused or is likely to cause accumulation of water in the highway or obstruction to the free flow of any water course or other damage to the highway, the said authority may direct such person in writing to take such measures as may be necessary to remove any obstruction or to provide for free flow of water. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Any person who has been issued a direction under sub-section (1) shall comply with it within fifteen days from the date of its receipt and such person, if fails to comply with the direction, shall be deemed to have contravened the provisions of section 13 or section 19, as the case may be.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="15"></a> 15. <em>Removal of encroachment</em>.- (1) Where, as a result of the annual check of highway boundaries made under section 11 or otherwise, the highway authority is satisfied that an encroachment has taken place on the highway under its jurisdiction, it shall serve a notice on the person responsible for the encroachment to remove the encroachment within such time as may be specified in the notice and if the person fails to comply with the notice the highway authority or the officer authorized by it in this behalf shall cause the encroachment to be removed, with the assistance of police, if required.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Whenever an encroachment is made for the purpose of exposing articles for sale or for opening temporary booth for vending or publicity or for other like purposes, the highway authority shall with the help of police, if necessary, have such encroachment summarily removed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="16"></a> 16. <em>Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment</em>.- Whenever a highway authority or the officer authorized by it remove any encroachment or carry out any protective work in respect of such encroachment, the actual expenditure incurred for such removal or protective work together with fifteen per cent of such amount as overhead charges, shall be recovered from the person responsible for the encroachment, in the manner as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER V<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">PREVENTION OF RIBBON DEVELOPMENT ALONG HIGHWAYS <br /> AND CONTROL OF ACCESS.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="17"></a> 17. <em>Standard width of highway</em>.- The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, specify the standard width for each category of highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="18"></a>18. <em>Building lines and control lines</em>.- (1) The competent authority shall determine building lines and control lines in respect of any category of highway in such a way that the distance between the middle of a highway and the building line or that between the building line and the control line shall be fixed with due regard to the requirements of safety and convenience of traffic and of future development of the highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <em> Explanation</em>.- For the purpose of this sub-section middle of a highway means, in relation to any highway for the improvement of which plans have been prepared by the highway authority, the middle of the highway as proposed to be improved in accordance with the plans, and where no such plans have been prepared, the point half way between the boundaries of the highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) The building lines and control lines as determined for any category of highway or part thereof shall be published in the Gazette and in two daily news papers by the competent authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="19"></a> 19. <em>Restriction on use of land between the highway boundary and building line.-</em> (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any agreement or other instrument, no person shall,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a) construct, form or lay out any means of access to or from a highway, or a compound wall without a written permission of the highway authority; or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b) erect or re-erect any building or materially alter the outside structural features of any existing building including any additions; or <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (c) alter the level of land by lowering, raising, digging or filling up except with the written permission of the highway authority; or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (d) construct, form or lay out any works,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">upon land lying in between the boundary of a highway and the building lines determined in respect of that highway:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> Provided that these restrictions shall not apply to any work in connection with the repair, renewal, enlargement or maintenance or improvement of any sewer, drain, electric line, pipe, duct or other apparatus, constructed in or upon the land before the date of commencement of this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Where any building or any part thereof lies within the area between the building line and the boundary of a high way, the highway authority may, whenever such building or part thereof is to be rebuilt for any reason, by notice require that such building be set back to the building line.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="20"></a> 20. <em>Restriction on use of land between building line and control line</em>.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no person shall, except with the previous permission in writing of the highway authority,- <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a) erect or re-erect any building or structure or alter the level of land by lowering, raising, digging or filling up, or construct, form or lay out any means of access to a highway upon land lying in between the building line and the control line; or <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b) make any change in the use or purpose for which any building, constructed upon land in between the building line and the control line, was originally intended or authorized by the competent authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="21"></a> 21. <em>Application for permission</em>.-(1) Every person desiring to obtain the permission referred to in section 19 or section 20 shall make an application in writing to the highway authority in such form with such information and together with such fees as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1) the highway authority shall, after making such enquiries as it may deem fit, by order in writing, either,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a). grant permission, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order; or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b). refuse to grant such permission:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> Provided that the highway authority shall not ordinarily refuse permission for the erection of a building or structure, or alternation of level of land or a means of access to a highway which conforms to the requirements of safety and convenience of traffic on the adjourning highway, or the re-erection of a building or structure which was in existence on the date of commencement of this Act unless such re-erection involve any material alteration to the outside structural features of the building or structure.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (3) Where the highway authority refuses to grant permission the reasons therefor shall be recorded and communicated to the applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (4) Where an application for permission has been refused due to any defect of the application, the applicant may submit a fresh application to the highway authority rectifying the defects and the highway authority shall consider the application afresh and pass an order thereon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (5) If after the expiration of a period of two months from the submission of application under sub-section (1) or sub-section (4), no order in writing has been passed by the highway authority, permission shall be deemed to have been granted as applied for:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> Provided that no such permission shall be deemed to have been granted if the application is for the construction, formation or laying out of any means of access.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (6) The highway authority shall maintain a register containing sufficient particulars of all permissions granted or refused by it under this section and the register shall be made available for perusal, free of charge, by all persons interested and such person shall be entitled to obtain extracts therefrom on payment of such fees as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (7) Any person aggrieved by an order of the highway authority under sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such order, prefer an appeal to the appellate authority and the appellate authority shall take a decision thereon and communicate the same to the appellant in writing within one month of the date of receipt of the appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (8) Any person aggrieved by an order of the appellate authority under sub-section (7) may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such order, prefer a revision before the Government.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER VI<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="22"></a> 22. <em>Removal of structure which obstruct the view or distract the attention of persons using highway</em>.- (1) Where a highway authority is of opinion that it is necessary for the prevention of danger arising from obstruction of view or distraction of attention of persons using a highway, especially at any bend or corner of a highway, the highway authority may serve notice upon the owner or occupier of land alongside or at the bend or corner of such highway to alter or remove altogether, as the case may be, within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the notice, the structure, the height or character of any existing wall not being a wall forming part of a permanent structure, fence, hedge, tree, advertisement post, bill board or any other object thereon, so as to eliminate or minimize the apprehended danger. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) If any person, upon whom a notice has been served under sub-section (1) objects to comply with any requirement of such notice, he may, within fourteen days of its receipt, send to the highway authority his objection in writing stating the grounds thereof.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (3) The highway authority shall, within fourteen days of the receipt of the objection, consider the grounds advanced and shall, by order in writing, either withdraw the notice or amend or confirm it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (4) Any person aggrieved by an order under sub-section (3) may prefer an appeal within seven days of the date of receipt of such order to the appellate authority whose decision in the matter shall be final.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (5) If any person fails to comply with the notice served on him under sub-section (1) as amended or confirmed under sub-section (3) or finally decided under sub-section (4) the highway authority may, without prejudice to any other action which may be taken against him, take action to alter or remove the object causing obstruction or distraction of view at its own expense and such expenditure together with fifteen per cent overhead charges thereon, shall be recovered from such person in the manner as may be prescribed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="23"></a>23. <em>Regulation of traffic when highway is deemed unsafe</em>.- If at any time it appears to a highway authority that any highway in its charge or any portion thereof is, or has been rendered unsafe for vehicular or pedestrian traffic by reason of damage or otherwise, it may, in such manner as may be prescribed, either close the highway or any portion thereof to all traffic or to any class of traffic, or regulate the class, number and speed of vehicles using the highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="24"></a>24. <em>Prohibition of heavy vehicles on certain highways etc</em>.- Where the highway authority is satisfied that the surface of any highway or a portion thereof or any bridge, culvert or causeway built on or across any highway is not designed to carry vehicles of which the laden weight exceeds a certain limit, it may, in such manner as may be prescribed, prohibit or restrict the plying or such vehicles on or over such highway or part of highway or such bridge, culvert or causeway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="25"></a> 25. <em>Restriction of traffic where highway is temporarily closed</em>.- (1) Where, in pursuance of clauses (c) and (d) of section 8, section 23 and section 24, the highway authority desires to close temporarily any highway or part of it to traffic or to restrict or regulate traffic thereon in any manner, it shall in writing request the authority authorized to control traffic under any law for the time being in force to enforce such restrictions or regulations in the said manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Where such a request has been received from a highway authority, the authority referred to under sub-section (1) shall take all necessary measures to enforce the said restrictions or regulations in accordance with the provisions of this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="26"></a> 26. Consent of highway authority required to do certain acts on highway</span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">.- (1) Any person or authority or agency intending to construct, place, maintain or carry any cable, wire, pipe; drain, sewer or channel of any kind through, across, along, under, in or over any highway, shall obtain prior consent in writing of the highway authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) The authority competent to give consent under sub-section (1) shall be the highway authority and it shall ensure that as far as possible any such construction is carried out along the extreme edge of the right of way and may impose such conditions as it may consider necessary and levy such charges, as it may deem fit, for any land forming part of the highway occupied by, or applied to, the proposed work.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (3) Where any person constructs or carries out any work in contravention of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the highway authority may arrange for the removal of such work and restoration of the highway to its former condition, in accordance with the provisions of section 15 as if the work constitutes an encroachment on the highway and such expense as the highway authority may incur for this purpose, together with fifteen per cent overhead charges thereon, shall, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against such person under this Act, be recovered from him in such manner as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="27"></a>27. <em>Prevention of damage to and repair of highway</em>.- (1) No person shall wilfully or negligently cause or allow any vehicle or animal in his charge to cause any damage to any highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <em>Explanation</em>.- For the purposes of this section habitual parking of vehicle for repairs or for any other purpose, letting animals to graze on highway and keeping animals and poultry to stay on the highway land shall be deemed to be acts causing damage to the highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Where, in contravention of sub-section (1), any damage has been caused to any highway, the highway authority shall have the damage repaired and the expenses involved, together with fifteen per cent overhead charges, shall, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against the person responsible for the contravention, be recovered from him in such manner as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="28"></a>28. <em>Acquisition of land for highway</em>.- Where any land is required for the execution of a highway scheme or for removal of any encroachment or for any purpose of this Act, the highway authority may acquire such land, by free surrender by the owner of such land or by purchase by negotiation after following such procedure as may be prescribed or by acquisition under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="29"></a>29. <em>Application of certain provisions to lands adjacent to the national highways.-</em> It shall be lawful for the competent authority to determine a building line and a control line outside the right of way of a national highway in the manner as may be prescribed and the provisions contained in sections 6, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31 and 35 of the Act shall <em>mutatis mutandis</em> apply to the land lying outside the right of way and within the control line of the national highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER VII<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="30"></a>30. <em>General provision for punishment to offences</em>.- Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is provided for the offence, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or if having been previously convicted for the same offence, with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="31"></a>31. <em>Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information</em>.- Whoever wilfully disobeys any direction lawfully given by any person or authority empowered under this Act to give such direction or obstructs any functions that such person or authority is required or empowered under this Act, to discharge, or being required by or under this Act, to supply any information which he fails or supplies any information which he knows to be false or which he does not believe to be true, shall, if no other penalty is provided for the offence, on conviction be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="32"></a>32. <em>Penalty on contravention of restriction relating to laying of means of access or erecting any building etc</em>.- (1) Whoever constructs or lay out any means of access or erects or re-erects any building or structure or does any of the work in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 19 or sub-section (1) of section 20 shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) In the case of a continuing offence a fine upto one thousand rupees may be imposed for each day for which the offence continues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="33"></a> 33. <em>Penalty for encroachment</em>.- Whoever occupies or encroaches on any highway land in contravention of the provisions of section 13 shall, on conviction, be liable to pay a fine which may extend to two thousand and five hundred rupees for the first offence, and further fine which may extend to a lumpsum penalty of five thousand rupees plus a daily levy not exceeding five hundred rupees for each day for which the offence continues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="34"></a> 34. <em>Penalty for causing damage to highway</em>.- Whoever wilfully causes or allows vehicle or animal in his charge to cause any damage to any highway shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="35"></a> 35. <em>Power to compound offences.</em>- The highway authority may, either before or after the institution of the proceedings, compound an offence against any provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder in the manner as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">CHAPTER VIII<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">MISCELLANEOUS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="36"></a> 36. <em>Power to make rules.</em>- (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a) the preparation of schemes for the development of new highways or improvement or repair of existing highways;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b) the standards that have to be followed in granting permission for access to highway;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (c) the form of application for use of land between building line and control line and the fee to be paid in respect thereof;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (d) the prevention of obstruction of view or distraction of attention of persons using highway, and of annoyance, danger or injury to the public;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (e) the proper maintenance of boundary marks demarcating highway boundaries;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (f) the prevention of obstruction, encroachment and nuisances on or near highway and or damage to highway;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (g) the form of application required to be made and the form of notice and the bills required to be served on persons, the charges to be made for the supply of copies of plans or extracts and the rent or fee or other charges to be imposed or levied under the provisions of this Act;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (h) the general guidance of the highway authority in the discharge of its functions under this Act;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (i) the construction or laying of public utility lines along or across the highway;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (j) any other matter which is to be, or may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly, while it is in session, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides that the rules should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="37"></a>37. <em>Constitution of appellate authority</em>.- (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, constitute as many appellate authorities as may be necessary for the purpose of this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, authorise any officer not below the rank of Superintending Engineer in the Public Works Department to exercise the powers of the appellate authority in such areas as may be specified therein.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="38"></a> 38.<em> Service of notice</em>.- (1) Every notice under this Act shall be served or presented,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a). by delivering or tendering it or sending it by registered post to the person to whom it is addressed or to his agent; or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b). if such person or his agent is not found, then by leaving it at his usual or last known place of abode or by delivering or tendering it to some adult member of his family or by causing it to be fixed on some conspicuous part of the building or land, if any, to which it relates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) If the person to whom a notice is to be served is a minor, service upon his guardian or upon an adult member or servant of his family shall be deemed to be service upon the minor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="39"></a>39. <em>Power to delegate</em>.- The highway authority may, with the previous approval of Government, by notification in the Gazette, delegate any of its powers or duties under clauses (c) and (d) of section 8 or sections 11, 22, 23, 24 or 25 of this Act to any officer or authority subordinate to it, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in such notification.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="40"></a> 40. <em>Persons deemed to be public servants</em>.- All persons acting by the authority of the Government or of any highway authority while exercising their powers and performing their duties and functions under this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="41"></a>41. <em>Protection of action taken in good faith</em>.- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any authority or any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under or in pursuance of this Act or rules made thereunder.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="42"></a>42. <em>Offences by companies</em>.- (1) Where the person committing any offence under this Act is a company, the company as well as every person who is in charge of, and responsible to the company for the conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the offence shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> Provided that nothing contained in the sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Act has been committed by a company, and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or that the commission of the offence is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <em>Explanation.-</em> For the purpose of this section,-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (a). ‘company’ means any body corporate and includes a firm or other organization or association of persons or a co-operative society.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (b). ‘director’ in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="43"></a> 43. <em>Cognizance of offences</em>.- No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by a highway authority or any other officer authorized by the Government in this behalf.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="44"></a> 44. <em>Police officers to assist highway authorities</em>.- Every police officer shall forthwith furnish information to the nearest highway authority, or to the nearest officer subordinate to the highway authority, of any offence coming to his knowledge which has been committed against this Act or the rules made thereunder and shall be bound to assist the highway authority and its officers and servants in the exercise of their lawful authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="45"></a>45. <em>Duties of village officials to report to highway authority</em>.- Every village officer, village assistant or other village official by whatever name called, shall forthwith inform the nearest police station or the nearest highway authority whenever he becomes aware that any survey marks showing the building line or control line determined in respect of a highway has been destroyed, damaged, removed, displaced or otherwise tampered with or that any damage to any highway or encroachment on any highway land has been made.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="46"></a>46. <em>Power to utilise highway land for purposes other than road purpose</em>.- The highway authority may utilize temporarily, for purposes, other than road purposes, the land forming part of a highway which is not immediately required for the purposes of traffic in such manner as may be prescribed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="47"></a>47. <em>Saving as regards land under the control of <st1:place w:st="on">Central Government.-</st1:place> Nothing in this Act shall apply to lands vested in or under the control of Central Government or to any area falling within the limits of a Cantonment Board, Major Port Trust or other authority under the administrative control of the Central Government.</em><br /> <br /> <a name="48"></a>48. <em>Mode of recovery of sums payable to highway authority</em>.- Any sum payable to the highway authority under this Act shall, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, be recoverable on behalf of the highway authority as an arrear of public revenue due on land.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> <a name="49"></a> 49. <em>Repeal and saving</em>.- (1) The Kerala Highway Protection Ordinance, 1999 (6 of 1999), is hereby repealed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;"><o:p> <br /> </o:p></span></p> |