Bare ActsThe Kerala Highway Protection Act, 1999

Section 22

Remoual of structure whtch obstruct the urew or dzstract the attentcon of persons uszng htghway

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Remoual of structure whtch obstruct the urew or dzstract the attentcon of persons uszng htghway.-( 1) Where a h1ghway authouty is of opinion that it 1s nec~ssa) y fm· the p revention of dange' at1S1ng fi·om obstruct10n of v1ew or d1st. actlon of attent10n of ptl son~ us1ng a high- way, espec1ally at any bend o. co. ner of a 1ughway, the h1ghway . 3/334-18 1 126 autholity may sel'vc notice upon the owner 01 occupu·t of l.uan alongside 01 at the bend 01 co.-ncr of such h1ghway to alter o. remove altogethct, as the case may be, ,,·uhm ~uch ume and 111 such mannet a~ may be c;peClficd 10 the nonce, the stt uctUte, the height or chat actet of any existing wall not bemg a wall fot ming part of a pelinanent so uctw e, fence, hedge, t. cc, adve t1sement post, btll board o;. any o. he1 objecL the. eon, c;o ac; to clumnatc 01 miP1mise the ciPP' ehended danget. (2) If any person, upon whom a noltce has been 'iCL vcd uncle• sub-sect10n ( l) objects to comply with any requu ement of such notice, he may, wtthm fou. teen days of Its recetpt, sent to the h1ghway aulhOI Hy htc; objcctwn m '•Vlttmg starmg the ground~ thereof (3) The highway autho.tty shall, wtthm fottJ'teen days of the 1 cce1pt of the objeCtion, con~rde1 the g, onnd;; advanced and shall, by 01 deJ m Wlttmg, erthet w1thd1 aw the nouce o. amend OJ confi1 m 1t ( 4) Any pe, son aggncved by an 01 del uncle s u b-sect10n ( 3) may p. efc.l an appeal wtthm c;evcn days of the date of ,·cceipt of such 01 dct to the appellate autha1 tty whose dccJston m the matter shall be final. (5) 1 fan) pe) son fall~ to comply w1th the notice sc1 ved on him undet suh-sectton ( 1) as amended OJ confirmed uncle, sub- ~ectwn (3) or finally dectdcd unde. sub-<>c<.twn (4) the h1ghway authority may, wtthout p,ejudtc<' to any othe1 action wh1ch may be taken agamc;t htm, take actwn to alte. or 1 emove the object causmg obsb uct10n or r.lt-.tJ.l.Ctaon of vtcw at Jts own expense and such cxpend1tu1 r togethe1 wtth fifteen pe, ce•lt oves h~ ... ad cha.. gt>~ the1 eon, shall be 1 ecove. cd from such pet son m the manneJ as may be p1 e~cnbed 23 Regulatwn of traffic when hzghway zs deemed unsafe -If at any time 1t appea1s to a htghway autho11ty that any highway tn Its charge Ol any pm tion thet cof ts, o. ha!:l been len de. cd unsafe for vchtculat o. pedeso·am tJ affic by 1 cason, of damage o, othct wtse, 1t may, m !:luch manne. as may be p. c~c. tbed, etthc~· dose the htghway o, any po1 t10n the. eof to all ta affic Os' to any class of traffic, o, 1 cgulate the clac;s, numbe, and speed of vehidcs usmg the lughway 24 Prohzhztwn of heavy vehzcles on certazn hzghways, etc --Whet e the htghway authonty IS satisfied that the su face of any lughway ot· a p01 t!on thereof OJ any b1tdge, culve t or causeway built on 01 across any highway 1s not destgncd to ca1 ry velucles of wh1ch the laden wetght exceeds a ccrtam limit, 1t may, m such manne1 as may be pt CSCl1bed, prohtbtt o. restrict th~ plymg of such vehtcles on 01 over such highway or pat t ofh1ghway or such bltdge, culvert o, causeway I I I ~-ll I I I l : l I j I i i I il y '/ \ 127

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