The Goa Highways Act, 1974
goa · 1974
- S. 1The words “Daman and Diu” omitted vide Goa Act 20 of 2021
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways
- S. 4Appointment of Highway Authorities
- S. 5Powers and duties of Highway Authorities
- S. 6Officers and servants of the Highway Authority
- S. 7Powers to fix boundary building and control lines of highways
- S. 8Map to be prepared and maintained
- S. 9Restrictions on buildings between highway boundary and building line and between building and control lines
- S. 10Appeal
- S. 11Exemption for works in progress, etc
- S. 12Setting back of buildings to building line or control line
- S. 13Regulation or diversion of right of access to highway
- S. 14Powers of Highway Authority and officers and servants appointed under section 6 in respect of surveys
- S. 15Acquisition of land or right or interest in land
- S. 16Land required to be marked and measured
- S. 17Public Notice and other notices of such requirements for acquisition
- S. 18Persons required to make statements regarding other persons having interest
- S. 19Taking possession of land
- S. 20Lands forming part of the highway deemed to be Government property
- S. 21Prevention of unauthorised occupation of Highway
- S. 22Power to cancel permit
- S. 23Prevention of encroachment
- S. 24Appeal against notice served under sub-section (1) of section 23
- S. 25Recovery of cost of removal of encroachment
- S. 26Doing minimum damage in certain cases and compensation
- S. 27Determination of amount of compensation by agreement
- S. 28Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement
- S. 29No compensation if similar restrictions in force under any other law or if compensation already received
- S. 30Section 30 limits compensation for denied building permission to the difference in land value if permission had been granted.
- S. 31Compensation for diversion of access not to exceed cost of alternative access
- S. 32Compensation for cutting of standing crops, trees etc
- S. 33No compensation for unauthorised erections
- S. 34No compensation for removal of encroachment
- S. 35Reference against award of Highway Authority or authorised officer under section 28
- S. 36Procedure and powers of the authorities empowered to decide references under sections 35 and 44
- S. 37Superintendent of Police to enforce surrender or remove any encroach- ment
- S. 38Decisions of authorities under sections 35 and 44 to be enforced as decrees of civil court
- S. 39Payment of compensation awarded
- S. 40Adjustment of Payment
- S. 41Notice to owners and persons interested
- S. 42Inquiry and order
- S. 43Increase in value and betterment charges
- S. 44Reference against order of authorised officer under section 42
- S. 45Finality of order fixing betterment charges and of decision on reference
- S. 46Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue
- S. 47Payment of betterment charges
- S. 48Relinquishment of an exchange or land in lieu of payment of betterment charges
- S. 49Prevention of danger arising from obstruction of view etc
- S. 50Highway Authority to regulate traffic when highway declared unsafe
- S. 51Prohibition of use of heavy vehicles on certain highways
- S. 52Procedure to be followed when Highway Authority desires permanently to close any highway
- S. 53Consent of Highway Authority required to do certain acts on highway
- S. 54Prevention and rectification of damaged highway
- S. 54DPower of the Government to enter into agreement for development and maintenance of Highways and bridges
- S. 55Disobedience of orders, instructions and refusal to give information, etc
- S. 56Contravention of restrictions relating to access or erecting a building, etc
- S. 57Unauthorised occupation of highway
- S. 58Causing damage to highways
- S. 59General provision for punishment of offences
- S. 60Power to compound offences
- S. 61Powers of revision of Government
- S. 62Powers and duties of police
- S. 63Duties of village officials
- S. 64Power to utilise highway for other than road purposes
- S. 65Summary eviction
- S. 66Inquiries to be held summarily
- S. 67Registration of map made under section 8 not required
- S. 68Certain persons to be public servants
- S. 69Bar of jurisdiction
- S. 70Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit or prosecution
- S. 71Services of notices and bills
- S. 72Power to make rules
- S. 73Savings
- S. 74Provisions of this Act or rules to prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws
- S. 75Buildings and control lines along National Highways and levy of betterment charges