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The Kerala Highway Protection Act, 1999 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1999

.....of offences.- 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.

            44. Police officers to assist highway authorities.- 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.

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Assam Highways Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1989

.....of the specified period the repairs have not been carried out in the manner specified, and the landlord or the proprietor has not furnished any satisfactory explanation for non-compliance, the highway authority may move the State Government to transfer control of the way authority may move the State Government to transfer control of the road or truck to it or to any other highway authority under sub-S. (1) of S. 24. (3) The State Government while directing the transfer of control of such village road or track to any highway authority, may determine whether any, and if so, what portion of the cost of repair which the highway authority may incur shall be recovered from the landlord or the proprietor in discharge of his obligation to maintain the road or track. Section 26 - Highway authority to acquire reversionary right of proprietors in village road land (1) Where the control of a village road or track has been taken over by a highway authority as a result of a notification issued under sub-S. (1) of S. 24 and the ownership of the land constituting the road or track vests in a landlord or proprietary body, the highway authority shall acquire by direct negotiation or,.....

Bombay Highways Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

.....to an acquittal and in no case shall any further proceedings be taken against such person or any property of such person with reference to the same facts. CHAPTER 09: MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 61: POWERS AND DUTIES OF POLICE Every police officer shall forthwith furnish information to the nearest Highway Authority, or the nearest officer subordinate to the Highway Authority of any offence coming to his knowledge which has been committed against this Act or any rule made under this Act, and shall be bound to assist the Highway Authority and its officers and servants in the exercise of their lawful authority. SECTION 62: DUTIES OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS Every village headman, village accountant, village watchman or other village official by whatever name called, shall forthwith inform the nearest police station or the Highway Authority, or any officer duly authorised by the Highway Authority, whenever he becomes aware that any survey mark or any boundary mark of any highway or any mark showing the building 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.....

Bombay Highways Act, 1955, (Maharashtra) Section 49

Title: Prevention of Danger Arising from Obstruction of View, Etc., of Persons Using Any Highway

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

.....15 days from the date when such order was communicated to him, to the Collector whose decision in the matter shall be final. (5) If any person fails to comply with the notice served on him under sub-section (1) as amended or confirmed, as the case may be, under sub-section (3), the Highway Authority may take action to alter the object causing obstruction of view 3[or distraction of attention] at its own expense, and such expenditure shall be recovered from such person in accordance with the provisions of section 25, without prejudice to any other action which may be taken against him. __________________________ 1. This marginal note was substituted for the original by Mah. 42 oi' 1965, Section 8(c). 2. These words were inserted, ibid., Section 8. 3. These words were inserted by Mah. 42 of 1965, Section 8.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 2 [7500] kilograms; 3 [(2lA) "manufacturer" means a person who is engaged in the manufacture of motor vehicles;] (22) "maxicab" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than six passengers, but not more than twelve passengers, excluding the driver, for hire or reward; (23) "medium goods vehicle" means any goods carriage other than a light motor vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle: (24) "medium passenger motor vehicle" means any public service vehicle or private service vehicle, or educational institution bus other than a motor cycle, invalid carriage, light motor vehicle or heavy passenger motor vehicle; (25) "motorcab" means any molor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry not more than six passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward; (26) "motor car" means any molor vehicle other than a transport vehicle, omnibus, road-roller, tractor, motor cycle or invalid carriage; (27) "motor cycle" means a two-wheeled motor vehicle, inclusive of any detachable side-car having an extra wheel, attached to the motor vehicle; (28) "motor vehicle" or.....

Public Gambling Act 1867 Section 13

Title: Gaming and Setting Birds and Animals to Fight in Public Streets

State: Central

Year: 1867

A police officer may apprehend without warrant any person found playing for money or other valuable thing with cards, dice, counters or other instruments of gaming, used in playing any game not being a game of mere skill in any public street, place or thoroughfare situated within the limits aforesaid or any person setting any birds or animals to fight in any public street, place or thoroughfare situated within the limits aforesaid or any person there present aiding and abetting such public fighting of birds and animals. Such person when apprehended shall be brought without delay before a Magistrate, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees, or to imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for any term not exceeding one calendar month; Distraction of instruments of gaming found in public street. and such police officer may seize all instruments of gaming found to such public place or on the person of those whom he shall so arrest, and the Magistrate may on conviction of the offender order such instruments to be forthwith destroyed.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Chapter 7

Title: Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of Motor Vehicles

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....or expedient so to do, in public interest, it may by order published in the Official Gazette, notify that any article or process used by a manufacturer shall conform to such standard as may be specified in that order.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 54 of 1994, section 31 (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). Section 110 - Power of Central Government to make rules (1) The Central Government may make rules regulating the construction, equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles and trailers with respect to all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) the width, height, length and overhand of vehicles and of the loads carried; 1[(b) the size, nature, maximum retail price and condition of tyres, including embossing thereon of date and year of manufacture, and the maximum load carrying capacity;] (c) brakes and steering gear; (d) the use of safety glasses including prohibition of the use of tinted safety glasses; (e) signalling appliances, lamps and reflectors; (f) speed governors; (g) the emission of smoke, visible vapour, sparks, ashes, grit or oil; (h) the reduction of noise emitted by or caused by vehicles; (i) the embossment of chassis number and.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 116

Title: Power to Erect Traffic Signs

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....of the occurrence to a police officer or at a police station as soon as possible, and in any case within twenty four hours of the occurrence. (7) For the purpose of bringing the signs set forth in 1 [the First Schedule] in conformity with any International Convention relating to motor traffic to which the Central Government is for the time being a party, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make any addition or alteration to any such sign and on the issue of any such notification, 1 [the First Schedule] shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, Section 36, for "the Schedule" (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

Bombay Highways Act, 1955, (Maharashtra) Section 71

Title: Power to Make Rules

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1955

.....: - (a) the manner in which the notification may be published in the village and at the headquarters of the 2[taluka, tahsil or mahal] under sub-section (2) of section 7; (b) the other places at which copies of map may be open to inspection under section 8; (c) the form of application and its contents under subsection (2) of section 9; 3[(d) other acts and things which may be done by the Land Acquisition Officer under section 16; (d-1) the manner in which the amount shall be deposited under section 19-C]; (e) the conditions on which and the amount of rent or charge on payment of which encroachments may be made on a highway; (f) the manner in which a reference shall be made under section 35 or 44; (g) fixation of the date on which the betterment charges shall be payable under section 47 and instalments together with the rate of interest and the period within which such instalments shall be paid under the proviso to the said section; (h) the conditions on which any land may be relinquished or delivered in exchange in favour of the State Government under section 48; (i) rules subject, to which any highway or portion of it may be closed to traffic or any class.....

Bombay Police Act, 1951, (Maharashtra) Section 33

Title: Power to Make Rules for Regulation of Traffic and for Preservation of Order in Public Place, Etc.

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1951

.....no licence 16 [or certificate of registration granted under any rule, made thereunder shall authorise any person to import export, transport, manufacture, sell or possess any liquor, or intoxicating drug, in respect of which a licence, permit, pass or authorisation is required under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. 17 [or 18 [* * * * * * *] the Abkari Act, the Hyderabad Intoxicating Drugs Act, the Central Province and Berar Excise Act, 1915, or the Central Provinces and Berer Prohibition Act, 1938] or under any other law for the time being in force 19 [relating to the Abkari, revenue or to the Prohibition of the manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor] or shall affect the liability of any person under any such law or shall in any way affect the provisions of the Arms Act, 1878, or of the Explosives Act, 1884, or of rules made under either of those enactments or the liability of any person thereunder: Provided further that any action taken under the rules or orders made under this subsection or the grant of a licence 20 [or certificate or registration] made under such rules or orders shall be subject to the control and supervision of the State Government. 21.....