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Pobce officers to asszst hzghway authorztzes -Eve ·y police officer shall fo, thwith futmsh mfo, matwn to the nearest htghway authonty, ol· to the nearest officer subo, d.inate to the highway autho,·tty, of any offence corning to hts knowledge whtch has been commttted agamst this Act O• the rules made thereunde. and shall be bound to assist the highway authonty and Its office1 s and servants m the exe,·ctse ~ of theu lawful authority. 45 Dutzes of Vzllage oificzals to report to lzzghway a~tllzorzty -Eve1 y Village Officer, VIllage Asststant or other VIllage officlal by whatever name called, shall forthw1th mform the neatest pohce sracwn or the nearest htghway authonty whenever he becomes aware that any survey marks showmg the building hne or control hne determined 1n 1 espect of a lugh,..vay has been destroyed, damaged, removed dtsplaced or other·w1se tampered with or that any damage to any h1ghway or encroachment on any highway land has been made 46 Power to utilzse hzghway land for purposes other than road purpose.- The highway authofity may utthse temporanly, for purposes, other than road purposes, the land formmg part of a h1ghway which IS not Lmmedtatcly reqmred for the purposes of traffic 1n such manner as may be prescnbed. 4 7. Sauzng as regards land under the control of Central Govemment.- Nothmg 1n th1s Act shall apply to lands vested m or under the conrtol of Central Government or to any area falling within the hm1ts of a Cantonment Board, Major Port Trust oa· other authority undet· the adminiso ative control of the Central Government. ; .. 125 (3) Where the htghway authm ity refuses to grant permission the reasons the, efo.· shall be reco, ded and communtcated · to the apphcant (4) Whc.e an apphcatwn fot pet missiOn has been t•efuse9 due to any defect of the application, the applicant may-submit a fr-esh apphcation to the h1ghway authonty !Cctlfymg the defects and the -~ htghway authonty shall constder the apphcatton a£ esh and. pass an nrder thereon (5) If after thc·expiratiOn of a pe, iod of rwo months fi·om!the submtsswn of apphcat1on undei' sub-sect10n (1) 01 ·sub-sct.:tion (4), no order in wntmg has been passed by the highway authOl·ily, permtssion C)hall be deemed to have been granted as apphed for: Provided that no such pe1 mission shall be deeme(f to have been granted if chc apphcatwn ts for the constr uct10n, for·mation 0\: laymg out of any 1nean~ of access. (6) The highway authority shall maintain a registe~" contain.ing sufficient pa,.llcu)ars of all permissiOns granted or refused by it und~ tlus sect JOn and the 1 cgi~~~..e. shall be made available for pe1 usa I, flee Of charge, by all persons Interested and SUCh persons shall be entitled to obta1n extcacts t.he1 efrom on payment of such ·fees Jas r, may be ptesc; 1bed. (7) Any petson aggneved by an Oiderofthe h1ghway authority under ·sub-section (2) o, sub-section ( 4) may within durty days fr01n the date of ( ece1pt of such o.·del, ·P• efcr an appeal•to the appellate authonty and the appellate auth0•1ty shall take a•d.eciston thcJ eon and commumcate the ~arne to the appellant in ·wnting wlthm one month of the date ofteceipt of the appeal. (8) Any pc.·son aggt 1cved by an o'-·deL of the appellate auLho- nty uncle sub-sect10n (7) may, W1th1n thirty days from the date of 1 ece-tpt of such 01 dcr, P• efeJ a rcvtsion befo.·e the Governmtnt. CHAPTER VI SupplemeDtal ProvisioDs