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THE KERALA HIGH\'VAY PROTECTION ACT, 1999

The Kerala Highway Protection Act, 1999

Infrastructure199950 sections

This Act regulates the protection and maintenance of highways across the entire state of Kerala. It empowers the government to declare roads and land as highways and establishes rules to prevent encroachment, such as unauthorized construction, dumping waste, or blocking water flow. By defining clear boundaries and prohibiting illegal activities, the legislation ensures safe and unobstructed traffic flow, protects the road infrastructure from damage, and maintains environmental hygiene along public thoroughfares.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Declaration of roads, ways or land as highway
  4. 4. Appointment of highway authorities
  5. 5. Powers and functions of highway authority
  6. 6. Power to enter on land for survey in connection with a highway scheme
  7. 7. Preparation of scheme for highway development
  8. 8. Power to do certain acts for execution of the schemes
  9. 9. Maintenance of highway plans
  10. 10. Demarcation of highway boundaries
  11. 11. Annual check of highway boundaries
  12. 12. Highway deemed to be Government property
  13. 13. Prevention of unauthorised occupation of highway
  14. 14. Power to give direction to take certain measures
  15. 15. Removal of encroachment
  16. 16. Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment
  17. 17. Standard width of highway
  18. 18. Building lines and control lines
  19. 19. Restriction on use of land between the highway boundary and building line
  20. 20. Restriction on use of land between building line and control line
  21. 21. Application for permission
  22. 22. Removal of structure which obstruct the view or distract the attention of persons using highway
  23. 23. Regulation of traffic when highway is deemed unsafe
  24. 24. Prohibition of heavy vehicles on certain highways, etc.
  25. 25. Restriction of traffic where highway is temporarily closed
  26. 26. Consent of highway authority required to do certain acts on highway
  27. 27. Prevention of damage to and repair of highway
  28. 28. Acquisition of land for highway
  29. 29. Application of certain provisions to lands adjacent to the national highways
  30. 30. General provision for punishment of offences
  31. 31. Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information
  32. 32. Penalty on contravention of restriction relating to laying of means of access or erecting any building, etc.
  33. 33. Penalty for encroachment
  34. 34. Penalty for causing damage to highway
  35. 35. Power to compound offences
  36. 36. Power to make rules
  37. 37. Constitution of appellate authority
  38. 38. Service of notice
  39. 39. Power to delegate
  40. 40. Persons deemed to be public servants
  41. 41. Protection of action taken in good faith
  42. 42. Offences by companies
  43. 43. Cognizance of offences
  44. 44. Police officers to assist highway authorities
  45. 45. Duties of Village officials to report to highway authority
  46. 46. Power to utilise highway land for purposes other than road purpose
  47. 47. Saving as regards land under the control of Central Government
  48. 48. Mode of recovery of sums payable to highway authority
  49. 49. Repeal and saving
  50. 131. Manner of service of notice

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