The National Highways Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Declaration of certain highways to be national highways

Definitions

Power to acquire land, etc

Power to enter for survey, etc

Hearing of objections

Declaration of acquisition

Power to take possession

Right to enter into the land where land has vested in the Central Government

Determination of amount payable as compensation

Deposit and payment of amount

Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court

Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to appl

National highways to vest in the Unio

Responsibility for development and maintenance of national highways

Power to issue direction

Fees for services or benefits rendered on national highways

Omitted.

Power of Central Government to enter into agreements for development and maintenance of national highways

Punishment for mischief by injury to national highway

Power to make rules

Laying of notifications, rules, etc., before Parliament

All sections

1[3A. Power to acquire land, etc.--(1) Where the Central Government is satisfied that for a public
purpose any land is required for the building, maintenance, management or operation of a national
highway or part thereof, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its intention to acquire
such land.

(2) Every notification under sub-section (1) shall give a brief description of the land.

(3) The competent authority shall cause the substance of the notification to be published in two
local newspapers, one of which will be in a vernacular language.]

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# 3A Power to acquire land, etc