Power to make rules

(1) The Highway Authority may, at any time, if it is satisfied that any person has encroached upon or unauthorisedly occupied any land forming part of a highway, serve a notice upon such person to vacate the encroachment. (2) The Highway Authority may, if it is satisfied that such encroachment or unauthorised occupation has taken place, issue an order for removal of the same following the procedure as prescribed: (a) as regards the provisions of Section 12 for the building line and control line; (b) as regards the provisions of Section 13 pertaining to the maintenance of the map; (c) as regards the provisions of Section 14 and Section 3 for the restriction of buildings and construction; (d) the procedure to be followed for removing the encroachment or unauthorised occupation as prescribed under Section 48; (e) as regards the provisions of Section 49 regarding the maintenance of boundaries; (f) the Highway Authority may take such action as it deems necessary to recover the cost of removal from the person concerned; (g) the Highway Authority may adopt such summary procedure as it deems necessary to ensure compliance under the Act. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the State Government may make rules for all or any of the following matters:- (a) the manner in which the notification may be published in the village and at the headquarter of the tehsil and district under section- 12; (b) the other places at which copies of map may be kept for inspection under section- 13; (c) the form of application and its contents under sub-section (3) of section- 14; (d) prescribing the rules subject to which a Highway or portion of it may be closed to traffic or any class of the traffic or the number and speed or weight of the vehicles using the Highway may be regulated under section- 48; (e) prescribing the rules subject to which plying of vehicles may be prohibited under section- 49. (f) the prevention of obstruction of view of persons using Highway and annoyance, danger or injury to the public; (g) the prevention of obstruction, encroachment and nuisance on or near and of damages to Highway; (h) the proper maintenance of boundary marks demarcating Highway boundary and building and control lines; (i) the prescription of various forms of applications required to be made and the forms of notices and bills required to be served on persons, the charges to be made for the supply of copies of maps, and the charges to be imposed or levied under the provisions of this Act; (j) the general guidance of the Highway Authority in the discharge of its function under this Act; (k) regulation of diversions of existing rights of access; (l) the manner in which the notice or statements may be served or presented; and (m) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed under this Act. (3) All rules made under this Act shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly.