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

All national highways shall vest in the Union, and
for the purposes of this Act "highways" include--

(i) all lands appurtenant thereto, whether demarcated or not;

(ii) all bridges, culverts, tunnels, causeways, carriageways and other structures constructed on
or across such highways; and

(iii) all fences, trees, posts and boundary, furlong and milestones of such highways or any
land appurtenant to such highways.


LAWGIST

# 4 National highways to vest in the Unio