Prevention of encroachment in the road reserve

(1) All lands forming part of road reserve which vests in the State Government or which do not vest in the State Government but have been acquired for the purpose of this Act and other State Acts be deemed to be the property of the State. (2) Any encroachment into the road reserve by any person shall be deemed to be an unauthorized occupation and such person shall be evicted in accordance with the provisions contained in the Sikkim Public Premises (Eviction of un-authorized occupants and Rent Recovery) Act 1980. If any person who has been evicted from any unauthorized occupation on a road reserve again occupies without permission for such occupation he/she shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year. The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette make rules for carrying out the purpose of the Act.