Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways (Amendment) Act, 1988 (Act No. 8 of 1988) [13-5-1988] published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 7 (Extraordinary No. 5) dated 23-5-1988 and deemed to have come into force w.e.f. 1-1-1988. Arrangement of Sections 1 Short title, extent and commencement 2 Definitions 3 Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways 4 Appointment of Highway Authorities 5 Powers and duties of Highway Authorities 6 Officers and servants of Highway Authority 7 Powers to fix boundary, building and control lines of highways 8 Map to be prepared and maintained 9 Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines 10 Appeal 11 Exemption for works in progress, etc. 12 Setting back of buildings to building line or control line 13 Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway 14 Powers of Highway Authority and officers and servants appointed under section 6 in respect of surveys 15 Acquisition of land or right or interest in land 16 Land required to be marked and measured 17 Public Notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition 18 Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest 19 Taking possession of land 20 Lands forming part of the highway deemed to be Government property 21 Prevention of unathorised occupation of Highway 22 Power to cancel permit 23 Prevention of encroachment 24 Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23 25 Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment 26 Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation 27 Determination of amount of compensation by agreement 28 Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement 29 No compensation if similar restrictions in force under any other law or if compensation already received 30 Compensation for refusal of permission to build not to exceed difference between its value when it was refused and when it would have been granted 31 Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access 32 Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees, etc. 33 No compensation for unauthorised erections 34 No compensation for removal of encroachment 35 Reference against award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28 36 Procedure and powers of the authorities empowered to decide references under sections 35 and 44 Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 494 – Highways Act 37 Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroachment 38 Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of Civil Court 39 Payment of compensation awarded 40 Adjustment of Payment 41 Notice to owners and persons interested 42 Inquiry and order 43 Increase in value and betterment charges 44 Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42 45 Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference 46 Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue 47 Payment of betterment charges 48 Relinquishment of an exchange or land in lieu of payment of betterment charges 49 Prevention of danger arising from obstruction of view etc., of persons using any highway 50 Highway Authority to regulate traffic when Highway declared unsafe 51 Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways 52 Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway 53 Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway 54 Prevention and rectification of damaged highway 54A Power of Government to levy fees for ser- vices or benefits rendered on highways etc. 54B Power of Government to levy fees for use of roads, etc. 55 Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information etc. 56 Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting a building etc. 57 Unauthorised occupation of highway 58 Causing damage to highways 59 General provision for punishment of offences 60 Power to compound offences 61 Powers of revision of Government 62 Powers and duties of police 63 Duties of village officials 64 Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes 65 Summary eviction 66 Inquiries to be held summarily 67 Registration of map made under section 8 not required 68 Certain persons to be public servants. 69 Bar of jurisdiction 70 Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution 71 Services of notices and bills 72 Power to make rules 73 Savings 74 Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws 75 Buildings and control lines along National Highways and levy of betterment charges GOVERNMENT OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU The Goa, Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974 (Act No. 10 of 1974) [21st June, 1974] AN ACT to provide for the restriction of ribbon-development along highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachments thereon, for the construction, maintenance and development of highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters connected therewith. Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 495 – Highways Act Whereas it is expedient to provide for the restriction of ribbon development along highways, for the prevention and removal of encroachments thereon, for the construction, maintenance and development of highways, for the levy of betterment charges and for certain other matters; Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— CHAPTER I Preliminary 1 Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1973. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. (3) This section shall come into force at once. The Government, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the remaining provisions of this Act, shall come into force in such area and on such date as may be specified in the notification: Provided that the Government may, by notification issued in like manner, exclude any road or way or class of roads or ways situated in such area from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.