Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The State Government or any authority authorised in this behaif by the State Government, if after consulting the highway authority is satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of public safety or convenience, or became of the nature or any road or bridge, may by notification in the officialgazette prohibit or restrict, subject to such exceptions and conditions as may be specified in the notification, the driving of vehicles or animals, either generally in a specified area or on a specified highway or part ofvhighway, and when such prohibition or restriction is impose, shall cause appropriate traffic signs to be placed or erected under section 71 at suitable places : Provided that where any prohibition or restriction under this Section is to remain in force only for a period of one month or less, notification thereof in the otfictal gazette shalt not be necessary.