Subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification appointing a Highway Authority and subject to the general or special orders of the State Government, a Highway Authority shall exercise powers and discharge duties in accordance with the provisions of this Act for the restriction of ribbon development along highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachments and for all matters necessary and incidental to any or all of the above subjects. Also subject to the approval of the State Government and to such general or special orders which the State Government may make in this behalf, it shall be lawful to a Highway Authority to undertake the construction, maintenance, development or improvement of highways [and development of New Town].
Section 5: Powers and duties of Highway Authorities.
The Maharashtra Highways Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 55 of 1955
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Maharashtra Highways Act. |
|---|---|
| Section | 5 |
| Marginal note | Powers and duties of Highway Authorities. |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- inserted, Mah. 28 of 2016. These words were inserted by Mah. 28 of 2016, s. 4.
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