FEDERAL HIGHWAYS ACT

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FEDERAL HIGHWAYS ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Control of Federal highways

1. Minister to control, etc., Federal highways.
2. Power to erect toll gates, etc.
3. Power to acquire land for Federal highway.
4. Drainage and other works.

Offences

5. Causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
6. Reckless, etc., driving on Federal highway.
7. Careless and inconsiderate driving.
8. Driving under influence of drink: power to disqualify from driving in certain cases.
9. Power of arrest in certain cases.
10. Drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences.
11. Offences relating to licences and identification marks.
12. Driving without authority of owner of motor vehicle.
13. Failure to report accidents.
14. Failure to supply, etc., information lawfully demanded.
15. Overloading or driving a vehicle in an unsafe condition.
16. Use of motor vehicle for purposes other than licensed.
17. Offences in respect of which penalties are not elsewhere prescribed.
18. Power of police officer to retain driving licence, etc.
19. Power to nominate driver of vehicle in public service, etc.
20. Recovery of expenses incurred consequent upon damage to Federal highways.

Miscellaneous and supplemental

21. Powers incidental to intention to acquire land for Federal highway.
22. Powers relative to obstruction of view on Federal highways.
23. Power to enter adjacent land.
24. Power to acquire land under special enactments.
25. Power to declare road to be Federal highway.
26. Application of Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act to road users generally.
27. Regulations.
28. Interpretation.
29. Short title.

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FEDERAL HIGHWAYS ACT

An Act to vest the powers of management, direction and control of Federal highways throughout Nigeria in the Minister of Works and Housing, in respect of planning (including research and designing of Federal highways), the construction and maintenance, the supervision of users of such highways and the regulation of traffic thereon.

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[Commencement. ]                        [1st June, 1971]     

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