Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Appellate Authority" means the Superintending Engineer of Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Department; (b) "Construction" means any house, hut, shed or other roofed structure constructed for any purpose or of any material and it shall also include wall, masonry platform, masonry drain or ditch; (c) "Competent Authority" means the Sub-Divisional Engineer of Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Department; (d) "Confirming Authority" means the Executive Engineer of Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Department; (e) "Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana in the Administrative Department; (f) "Local Authority" means Gram Panchayat, Municipality, Municipal Corporation and it shall include development authorities like Haryana Urban Development Authority, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Haryana State Road and Bridge Development Corporation, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board etc.; (g) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (h) "Road" means a road maintained by the Government or any local authority but does not include National Highways declared under the National Highways Act, 1956 (Central Act 48 of 1956); (i) "Road Infrastructure" means State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads, any other road, path or street for transport or traffic but does not include National Highways declared under the National Highways Act, 1956 (Central Act 48 of 1956) and it shall include the following: (i) acquired road land width; (ii) all types of roads and their structures, such as, road camber, shoulder, retaining wall, breast wall, toe wall, cross drainage, berm, road side drain, road junction, median, speed breaker, rumble strip, street light, traffic signal etc.; (iii) any structure relevant to road transport and traffic system; (iv) bridge including approach road, return wall, wing wall, protection works and allied structure; (v) expressway including interchanges, grade separators, dividers and other relevant structures; (vi) road furniture such as parapets, railings, kerb stone, kilometre stone, benches, studs, reflector, pedestal, sign board, barricade and crash barrier; (vii) road overbridge, flyover and underpass and their allied structure; (viii) road side parking area; (ix) road side plantation, nursery, fence and other landscape objects; (x) toll booth or plaza; (xi) tunnel and their support structure; (xii) wayside amenities or structures like rain shelters, lay-byes, bus bays, public conveniences, parks and open spaces located along the road on government land. (2) Words and expressions used in this Act but not defined and defined in the Public Works Department code shall have the same meaning as are respectively assigned to them in the said code.