The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974
Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ยท Act 10 of 197474 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 10 of 1974 |
| Year | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 74 |
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- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways
- Section 4 Appointment of Highway Authorities
- Section 5 Powers and duties of Highway Authorities
- Section 6 Officers and servants of the Highway Authority
- Section 7 Powers to fix boundary building and control lines of highways
- Section 8 Map to be prepared and maintained
- Section 9 Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines
- Section 10 Appeal
- Section 11 Exemption for works in progress, etc
- Section 12 Setting back of buildings to building line or control line
- Section 13 Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
- Section 14 Powers of Highway Authority and officers and servants appointed under section 6 in respect of surveys
- Section 15 Acquisition of land or right or interest in land
- Section 16 Land required to be marked and measured
- Section 17 Public Notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition
- Section 18 Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest
- Section 19 Taking possession of land
- Section 20 Lands forming part of the highway deemed to be Government property
- Section 21 Prevention of unauthorised occupation of Highway
- Section 22 Power to cancel permit
- Section 23 Prevention of encroachment
- Section 24 Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23
- Section 25 Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment
- Section 26 Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation
- Section 27 Determination of amount of compensation by agreement
- Section 28 Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement
- Section 29 No compensation if similar restrictions in force under any other law or if compensation already received
- Section 30 Compensation for refusal of permission to build not exceed difference between its value when it was refused and when it would have been granted
- Section 31 Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access
- Section 32 Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees etc
- Section 33 No compensation for unauthorised erections
- Section 34 No compensation for removal of encroachment
- Section 35 Reference against award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28
- Section 36 Procedure and powers of the authorities empowered to decide references under sections 35 and 44
- Section 37 Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroachment
- Section 38 Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of civil court
- Section 39 Payment of compensation awarded
- Section 40 Adjustment of Payment
- Section 41 Notice to owners and persons interested
- Section 42 Inquiry and order
- Section 43 Increase in value and betterment charges
- Section 44 Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42
- Section 45 Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference
- Section 46 Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue
- Section 47 Payment of betterment charges
- Section 48 Relinquishment of an exchange or land in lieu of payment of betterment charges
- Section 49 Prevention of danger arising from obstruction of view etc., of persons using any highway
- Section 50 Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe
- Section 51 Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways
- Section 52 Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway
- Section 53 Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway
- Section 54 Prevention and rectification of damaged highway
- Section 55 Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information, etc
- Section 56 Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting a building, etc
- Section 57 Unauthorised occupation of highway
- Section 58 Causing damage to highways
- Section 59 General provision for punishment of offences
- Section 60 Power to compound offences
- Section 61 Powers of revision of Government
- Section 62 Powers and duties of police
- Section 63 Duties of village officials
- Section 64 Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes
- Section 65 Summary eviction
- Section 66 Inquiries to be held summarily
- Section 67 Registration of map made under section 8 not required
- Section 68 Certain persons to be public servants
- Section 69 Bar of jurisdiction
- Section 70 Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
- Section 71 Services of notices and bills
- Section 72 Power to make rules
- Section 73 Savings
- Section 74 Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws
- Section 75 Buildings and control lines along National Highways and levy of betterment charges
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