HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES

CHAPTER—II

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Appointment gazelle, appoint any person. either by name or by virtue of his of Highway oflice, to be the highway autherity for all highways” in the State or Authority, for all the highways in such part of the State or for such particular highway or highways in the State and subject to such conditions and limitations as may be specified in the notification.
2. (2) A highway authority so appointed shal! exercise and discharge throughout its” jurisdiction powers and functions specified in the suc- ceeding chapters subject only to such limitations as may have been imposed by the notification issued under Sub-section (I). 4. (I) The State Government may at any time by notification Transfer of in the oflicial gazette transfer contro) of any highway from itself comrof from or any of its departmeats functioning as the highway authority to one Highway another highway authority, or from one highway authority to another, Authority to in regard to’ such mattrers dealt with by this Act and on such conditions another. us muy be specified in the notification,
3. (2) When a highway authority Fas been changed in the manner prescribed under Sub-section (1), 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 control has been transferred, all the powers and functions of the previous highway autherity subject to the conditicns if any, specified in that notification. CHAPTER~—III DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS ’ S. (1) The highway auttority, cr any officer not below the B P yank of & P.W.D: or local Board “Supervisor authorised by the ents fonds highway authority io~ this behalf, may undertake a TECONNAISSANCe for reconnais- survey in connection with the preparation of a highway scheme and may LS and i s reliminary for this purpose ; - vey iy (@) enter upon any land along with his workmen and survey Shfnection acd take measurements and levels on it, ean
   • (b) mark such levels, dig or bore into the sub-soil and do all other acts necessary to ascertain whether the land is li suitable, (©) set out the bouadaries of the proposed highway by placing marks and cutting trenches, and
   • (d) where otherwise survey can not be completed and the levels taken and the boundaries marked, cut down and ‘clear any part of a standing crop, fence or jungle : Provided that no person shall enter into any building or any enclosed court or garden attached to a dwelling house (unless with the consent of the occupier thereof) without previously giving such occupier at least 43 hours’ notice in writing of his intentionto do so.
4. (2) The highway authority or the authorised official shall at the time of such entry, piy or tender payment for all’ necessary damage to be done as aforesaid, aod in case of dispute as to the sufficiency of the amount so paid or tendered, shall at ooce refer the dispute to the decision of the collector or other Chief Revenue Officer of the district, and such decision shall be final, Preparation 6. (1) The highway authority may, of its own accord, or if o schemes expressly requested by the competent authority shall, subject to the fox bighway other provisions of ‘this Act and subject to such rules as may be ment. framed by the State Government for this purpose, prepare and submit to
   • • the competent authority for sanction, a detailed scheme for the cons- truction of a mew highway or the improvement of or repairs to an existing one.
5. (2) Such 3 scheme may provide for : -
   • (a) the acquisition of any land which in the opinion of the highway authority is considered necessary for its execution,
   • (b) the laying out or relaying out of all or any of the lands so acquired. (¢) The diversion or closure of any existing highway or a section of such highway,
   • (d) the construction or reconstruction of the roadway including its widening, levelling, surfacing, bridging, sewering, draining, water supply and street lighting arrangements and planting of road side trees, _ (¢) the laying of foot-paths, cycle tracks and special traffic lanes for any kind or class of vehicles, the designing and siting of parking bays and - petrol filling and Sekt station, the location of advertisement posts and bill boards, and
   • (f) the layout of access roads at suitable distances connecting the highway or the proposed highway with the adjoining properties.