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The State Government or any authority authorised in this Power to bebalf by the State Government, if after consulting the highway Ietrict the authority is satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of public gic safety or convenience, or because of the nature or amy road or bridge, may by notification in the official gazette prohibit or restrict, subject to such exceptions and conditions as may be specified in the notification, the driving of vehicles or animals, either generally in a specified area or on a specified highway or part of highway, and when such prohibition or restriction is impose, shall cause appropriate traffic signs to be placed or erected under section 71 at suitable places :

Provided that where any prohibition or restriction under this Section is to remain in force only for a period of ome month or less, notification thereof in the official gazette shall not be necessary.

71. (1) The State Government or any authority authorised in Power to this behalf by the State Government may cause or permit traffic Srect trafic signs or be placed or erected in amy public place for the purpose of 387% bringing to public notice any prohibitions or restrictions imposed under section 70, or generally for the purpose of regulating traffic other than motor vehicle traffic.

1. (2) Traffic signs erected under sub-section (I) for any purpose for which provision is made in the First Schedule shall have the meanings set forth in the First Schedule, but the authority empowered in this behalf by the State Government may make or authorise the addition to any sign set forth in the said Schedule of transcriptions of the words, letters or figures thereon in the... ..script provided that the transcciptions shall be of similar size and colour to the words, Jetters or figures set forth in the First Schedule.
2. (3) Except as provided by sub-section (1) no traffic sign shall, after the commencement of this Act, be placed or erected on or near any highway ; but all traffic signs erected prior to the commencement of this Act by apy authority competent to do so shall for the purpose of this Act be deemed to be traffic signs erected under the provisions of sub-section (1).
3. (4) Any authority authorised in this behalf by tbe State Govern- ment may, by Dotification in the official gazette, remove or cause to be removed any sign of advertisement which is so placed in his opinion as to obscure any traffic sign from view or any sign or advertisement which is in his opinion so similar in appearance to a traffic sign as to be misleading.
4. (5) No person shall wilfully remove, after deface, or in any way tamper with any traffic sign placed or erected under this section. (6v If any person accidently cause such damage to traffic sign as renders it useless for the purpose for which it is placed and erected under this section, he shall report the circumstances of the occurrences to a police officer or such authority as may be authorised in this behalf by State Government or at a police station as soon as possible, and in any case within twentyfcur hours of the occurrence. Main roads. 72. The State Government or any authority authorised jn this behalf by the State Government may by notification in the official gazeite or by the erection at suitable places of the appropriate traffic sign referred to in Part A of the First Schedule, designate certain roads as main roads for the purpose of the regulations contained in the Second Schedule. Duty to 73. (1) Every driver of a vebicle or animal shail drive it in obey trafic conformity with any indication given by a mandatory traffic sign " signs. in conformity with tbe driving regulations set forth in the Second i Schedule and shall comply with all directions given him by any police officer for the time being engaged in the regulation of traffic in any public place.
5. (2) Tn this section “mandatory traffic siz” means a traffic sign included in Part A of the First Schedule or any traffic sign of similar form (that is to say consistiog of or including a circular disc. displaying a device, word or figure and having a red ground or border) or any prescribed sign painted or marked on the road erected or displayed for the purpose of regulating traffic other than motor vehicle traffic under sub-section (1) of Section 71. Signals and 74 The driver of a vehicle shall on the occasion specified in Signaling the Third Schedule make the signals specified therein. Leaviog vehic 75. No person in charge of a vehicle or animal shall causes door animal or allow the vehicle or animal to remain at rest on any highway in dangerous in such a position or in such a condition or in such circumstances position. as to cause or be likely to cause danger, obstruction or undue . g inconvenience to other users of the highway. “Towing of 76. No driver of a vehicle shall tow a person riding a cycle and persons no person riding a cycle shall allow bimself to be towed by any riding cycle. other vehicle. Leasing 77. No person in charge of a vehicle or animal shall allow such . a pont or vehicle or animal to stand or proceed on a highway unless it is - ‘unattended. under adequate control, 78. (1) The Driver of a vehicle or animal shall cause the vehicle Duty of or animal as the case may bs to stop and to remain stationary so driver to long as may reasonably be necessary; stop in cer- tain cases.
   • (a) when required to do so by any police officer in uniform or by the authority authorised in this behalf by the State Goverpment, or
   • (b) when the vehicle or animal is involved in the occurrence of an accident to a person, animal or vehicle or of damage to any property, whether the driving or management of the vehicle or animai was or was not the cause of the accident or damage, and he shall give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle or animal to any person affected by such accident or damage who demands it, provided such person also furnished his name and address.
6. (2) The driver of a vehicle or animal shall, on demand by a person giving his own name and address and alleging that the driver has committed an offience punishable under Section 86, give . his name and address to that person.