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The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988

26 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. II — THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
  2. 115th June, 1989, vide Notifn. No. S.O. 451(E), dated 15th June, 1989, s ee Gazette of India, Ext
  3. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  4. 2Though the 'Agency System' of execution of national highway works by the State Public Works Departme
  5. 3Since the Central Government have no direct administrative control over the executive agency, there
  6. 4Under the circumstances, the only alternative is for the Centre to take over development and mainten
  7. 6The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects
  8. II — THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
  9. 7Meetings
  10. 9Appointment of officers, consultants and other employees of the Authority
  11. III — PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS
  12. 11Power of the Central Government to vest or entrust any national highway in the Authority
  13. 12Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Central Government to the Authority
  14. 15Mode of executing contracts on behalf of the Authority
  15. IV — FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY
  16. 16Functions of the Authority
  17. V — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  18. 17Additional capital and grants to the Authority by the Central Government
  19. 18Fund of the Authority
  20. 20Investment of funds
  21. 21Borrowing powers of the Authority
  22. 23Accounts and audit
  23. 24Annual report and auditor's report to be laid before Parliament
  24. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  25. 27Employees of the Authority to be public servants
  26. 28Protection of action taken in good faith
  27. 30Power to enter
  28. 31Power of the Central Government to temporarily divest the Authority of the management of any nationa
  29. 32Power of the Central Government to supersede the Authority
  30. 33Power of the Central Government to issue directions
  31. 34Power of the Central Government to make rules
  32. 35Power of the Authority to make regulations
  33. 36Power to remove difficulties