The Manipur Highways Act, 1979State Act of Manipur · Act 15 of 1979
(l) The State Government may, by notification in the oflicialgazette, appoint any person, either by name or by‘virtue of hisoffice. to be the highway authority for all highways in the State orfor :1” the highways in such part of the State or for such particularhighway or highways in the State and subject to such conditionsand limitations as may be specified in the notification.
(2) A highway authority so appointed shall exercise and dischargethroughout its jurisdiction powers and functions Specified in the suc-ceeding chapters subject only to such limitations as may have beenimposed by the notification issued under Sub-secticn (1).