SECTION | Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 |
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| Preamble |
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| CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
2. | Definitions |
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| CHAPTER II: ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIONS AND TRIBUNALS, ETC |
3. | Establishment of Highway Administrations |
4. | Powers and functions of Highway Administration |
5. | Establishment of Tribunals |
6. | Composition of Tribunal |
7. | Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer |
8. | Term of office |
9. | Staff of Tribunal |
10. | Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer |
11. | Vacancies in Tribunal |
12. | Resignation and removal |
13. | Financial and administrative powers of Presiding Officer |
14. | Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Tribunal |
15. | Bar of jurisdiction |
16. | Procedure and powers of Tribunal |
17. | Conditions as to making of interim order |
18. | Execution of orders of Tribunal |
19. | Limitation |
20. | Appointment of officers to act on behalf of Highway Administration |
21. | Delegation of powers |
22. | Power to transfer jurisdiction |
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| CHAPTER III: PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF HIGHWAY LAND AND THEIR REMOVAL |
23. | Highway land to be deemed as property of Central Government |
24. | Prevention of occupation of highway land |
25. | Grant of lease or licence of highway land for temporary use |
26. | Removal of unauthorised occupation |
27. | Recovery of cost of removal of unauthorised occupation and fine imposed |
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| CHAPTER IV: CONTROL OF ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS |
28. | Right of access |
29. | Procedure for permission to access to Highway |
30. | Regulation or diversion of access, etc |
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| CHAPTER V: REGULATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAFFIC ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS |
31. | Highway Administration to regulate traffic when Highway deemed unsafe |
32. | Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain Highways |
33. | Temporary closure of traffic on Highway |
34. | Permanent closure of Highway |
35. | Power to restrict the use of vehicles |
36. | Prevention and repair of damage to Highway |
37. | Prohibition to leave vehicles or animals in dangerous position |
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| CHAPTER VI: REGULATION OF CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY LAND FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, DRAINS, ETC. |
38. | Construction on highway land |
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| CHAPTER VII: OFFENCE AND PENALTY |
39. | Offence and penalty |
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| CHAPTER VIII: MISCELLANEOUS |
40. | Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner |
41. | Finality of orders |
42. | Duty of village officials |
43. | Conduct of inquiry |
44. | Presiding Officers and employees of Tribunals, etc., to be public servants |
45. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
46. | Offences by companies |
47. | Procedure for service of notices, etc |
48. | Act to have overriding effect |
49. | Power to remove difficulties |
50. | Power to make rules |