Section List

Act Number: 48

Act Name: The National Highways Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-09-11

Long Title: An Act to provide for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Declaration of certain highways to be national highways.
3 Definitions.
3A Power to acquire land, etc.
3B Power to enter for survey, etc.
3C Hearing of objections.
3D Declaration of acquisition.
3E Power to take possession.
3F Right to enter into the land where land has vested in the Central Government.
3G Determination of amount payable as compensation.
3H Deposit and payment of amount.
3-I Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court.
3J Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply
4National highways to vest in the Union
5Responsibility for development and maintenance of national highways.
6Power to issue directions
7Fees for services or benefits rendered on national highways.
8Omitted..
8A Power of Central Government to enter into agreements for development and maintenance of national highways.
8B Punishment for mischief by injury to national highway.
9Power to make rules.
10Laying of notifications, rules, etc., before Parliament.
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