KERALA HIGHWAY PROTECTION ACT, 1999

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Intro. (Act No. 6 of 2000

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement.

S.2 Definitions. -

S.3 Declaration of roads, ways or land as highway. -

S.4 Appointment of highway authorities. -

S.5 Powers and functions of highway authority. -

S.6 Power to enter on land for survey, in connection with a highway scheme. -

S.7 Preparation of scheme for highway development. -

S.8 Power to do certain acts for execution schemes.

S.9 Maintenance of highway plans. -

S.10 Demarcation of highway boundaries. -

S.11 Annual cheek highway boundaries. -

S.12 Highway deemed to be Government properly.

S.13 Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway. -

S.14 Power to give direction to take certain measures. -

S.15 Removal of encroachment. -

S.16 Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment. -

S.17 Standard width of highway.

S.18 Building lines and control lines. -

S.19 Restriction on use of land between the highway boundary and building line. -

S.20 Restriction on use of land between building line and control line.

S.21 Application for permission. -

S.22 Removal of structure which obstruct the view or distract the attention of persons using highway. -

S.23 Regulation of traffic when highway is deemed unsafe. -

S.24 Prohibition of heavy vehicles on certain highways etc. -

S.25 Restriction of traffic where highway is temporarily closed. -

S.26 Consent of highway authority required to do certain acts on highway.

S.27 Prevention of damage to and repair of highway.

S.28 Acquisition of land for highway.

S.29 Application of certain provisions to lands adjacent to the national highways.

S.30 General provision for punishment of offences.

S.31 Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information.

S.32 Penalty on contravention of restriction relating to laying of means of access or erecting any building etc. -

S.33 Penalty for encroachment. -

S.34 Penalty for causing damage to highway.

S.35 Power to compound offences. -

S.36 Power to make rules. -

S.37 Constitution of appellate authority. -

S.38 Service of noticed. -

S.39 Power to delegate.

S.40 Persons deemed to be public servant.

S.41 Protection of action taken in good faith.

S.42 Offences by companies.

S.43 Cognizance of offences. -

S.44 Police officers to assist highway authorities. -

S.45 Duties of village officials to report to highway authority.

S.46 Power to utilise highway land for purposes other than road purpose. -

S.47 Saving as regards land under the control of Central Government. -

S.48 Mode of recovery of sums payable to highway authority. -

S.49 Repeal and saving. -

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