The HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION ACT, 2002
himachal-pradesh · 2003
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- S. 1The Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Protection Act, 2002 establishes a framework to protect road infrastructure in the state.
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Protection Act, 2002.
- S. 3Section 3 prohibits various activities that damage or encroach upon road infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh.
- S. 4Section 4 mandates the preparation and public notification of road infrastructure maps, inviting objections, and finalizing them as official records.
- S. 5Section 5 mandates the authority or Work Inspector to prevent prohibited activities under section 3 within their jurisdiction.
- S. 6Section 6 mandates the authority to order cessation and restoration of prohibited activities on road infrastructure, with failure to comply resulting in restoration costs and property confiscation.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates impounding and penalizing abandoned vehicles on road infrastructure, with disposal via Indian Police Act if retained over 10 days.
- S. 8Section 8 allows aggrieved parties to object to orders, with confirmatory authority reviewing and passing a final order within 5 days.
- S. 10Section 10 allows aggrieved parties to seek government revision of appellate authority orders within 15 days.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates the prescribed authority to order restoration of road infrastructure and impose fines for non-compliance with the Act.
- S. 12Section 12 penalizes prohibited acts and duty failures under the Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Protection Act, 2002, with imprisonment and/or fine, requiring a government-authorized complaint for prosecution.
- S. 13Section 13 mandates written permission for various activities near road infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh, with penalties for non-compliance.
- S. 14Section 14 grants the confirmatory authority the same powers as a civil court to summon witnesses, demand documents, and perform other prescribed functions.
- S. 15Section 15 protects the prescribed authority and officers from suits or prosecutions for actions done in good faith under the act.
- S. 16Section 16 prohibits civil courts from deciding matters governed by the Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Protection Act.
- S. 17Section 17 declares road infrastructure automatically under government custody by the department.
- S. 18Section empowers government to delegate road infrastructure powers to municipal bodies in Himachal Pradesh.
- S. 19(1) The State Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of thi
- S. 2002(2) It shall extend to the whole of Himachal Pradesh