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The Nagaland Road Safety Authority Act 2013

The Nagaland Road Safety Authority Act, 2013

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This Act establishes the Nagaland Road Safety Authority to improve safety on the state's roads. It creates a dedicated body to implement road safety programs and manage a specific fund for these initiatives. The Authority is composed of government officials and experts who advise on policies and coordinate efforts to reduce accidents. By centralizing these responsibilities, the law aims to make Nagaland's transportation system safer for everyone using public roads, including drivers, pedestrians, and property owners, ultimately reducing the number of road incidents and associated damages.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement:
  3. 2. Definitions: (1) in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires. -
  4. 3. Constitution of the Authority: (1) The Government may, by notification in the
  5. 4. Functions of the Authority
  6. 5. Executive Committee
  7. 6. Authority.
  8. 7. Disposal of Business: Every matter to be decided by the Authority or the
  9. 8. Vacancies ete. not to invalidate proceedings of the Authority:- No act or
  10. 9. Authority.
  11. 10. Levy and collection of cess
  12. 11. Fund of the State.
  13. 12. Vesting and administration of the Fund. (1) The Fund shall vest in and be
  14. 13. Utilization of the Fund. The Fund shall be utilized for all or any of the following
  15. 14. Power to order removal of causes of accident. (1) Notwithstanding anything
  16. 15. Power to order works. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for
  17. 16. Power to recover cost. If any person on whom a written order is served under
  18. 17. Amount recoverable as area of land revenue. Any amount due to the
  19. 18. Delegation. The Authority may, with the previous approval of the Government,
  20. 19. District Road Safety Committee. (1) The Government may, by notification in
  21. 20. Staff. (1) The Authority may, with prior approval of the Government, appoint
  22. 21. Expenses. All expenses of administration of the Fund including the salary and
  23. 22. Accounts. The accounts of the Fund shall be maintained by the Road Safety
  24. 23. District Road Safety Committee to submit reports, ete. Every District Road
  25. 24. Road Safety Commissioner shall submit a consolidated report to the authority, annually.
  26. 25. Legislative Assembly, as soon as may be, after the receipt of the same.
  27. 26. Government on the basis of the report.
  28. 27. Punishment for obstructing the Authority. Whoever obstructs the Authority, the
  29. 28. Compounding of offences
  30. 29. Offences by Companies
  31. 30. Damage to Public Property:
  32. 31. Appeal:
  33. 32. Authority shall, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard in the matter, dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible.
  34. 33. Members and employees of the Authority to be public servants
  35. 34. Protection of action taken in good faith
  36. 35. Act or the rules made thereunder.
  37. 36. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  38. 37. Power to give direction
  39. 38. Power to make rules:
  40. 39. Regulation: The Authority may make regulations with the prior approval of the
  41. 40. Removal of difficulties:

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