(l) The State Government may at any time by notificationin the ollicial gazette transfer control of any highway from itselfor any of its departments functioning as the highway authority toanother highway authority, or from one highway authority to another,in regard in such mattrers dealt with by this Act and on such conditionsas may be specified in the notification.
(2) When ahighway authority has been changed in the mannerpmscrihcd under Sub-seclion (l), the new highway authority shall,us from the date of the notification issued under that sub-seCtion,exercise in respect of the highway or highways of which controlhas been transferred, all the powers and functions of the previoushighway authority subject to the conditions if any, Specified in thatnotification.
CHAPTER—III DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS _<‘r any officer not bve7ow the Supervisor authorised by the undertake a reconnaissance ofa highway scheme and may