Section 4
National highways to vest in the Union
The National Highways Act, 1956
About this Act
An Act to provide for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.
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.
(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.