National Highways Act, 1956 Section 1,2 & 3

?Section 1.?? Short title, extent and commencement.

1.Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the National Highways Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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Section 2. ? Declaration of certain highways to be national highways.

2. Declaration of certain highways to be national highways.—(1) Each of the highways specified in the Schedule2*** is hereby declared to be a national highway. (2) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any other highway to be a national highway and on the publication of such notification such highway shall be deemed to be specified in the Schedule. (3) The Central Government may, by like notification, omit any highway from the Schedule and on the publication of such notification, the highway so omitted shall cease to be a national highway.

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?Section 3 ?? ?Definitions.

?[3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “competent authority” means any person or authority authorised by the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority for such area as may be specified in the notification; (b) “land” includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth

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