Act Number: 13

Act Name: The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002

Year: 2003

Enactment Date: 2003-01-14

Long Title: An Act to provide for control of land within the National Highways, right of way and traffic moving on the National Highways and also for removal of unauthorised occupation thereon.

Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Department:

Section 44: Presiding Officers and employees of the Tribunals, etc., to be public servants.
    1 [44. Officers of Highways Administration to be public servant.--The officer or officers constituting the Highways Administration and any other officer authorised by such Administration under this Act, shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 7 of 2017, s. 167, for section 44 (w.e.f. 26-5-2017).
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