Section 2

Definitions.

The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988

  • Act 68 of 1988
  • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
About this Act

An Act to provide for the constitution of an Authority for the development, maintenance and management of national highways and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

All sections
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "Authority" means the National Highways Authority of India constituted under section 3;
         (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Authority;
         (c) "employee" means a person in the full-time service of the Authority;
         (d) "member" means a member of the Authority appointed under section 3 and includes the Chairman;
         (e) "national highway" means any highway for the time being declared as a national highway under section 2 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956);
         (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
         (g) "regulations" means regulations made by the Authority under this Act;
         (h) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Act.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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