law: The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
  2. Definitions.-
  In this Act, unless
  
  the context otherwise requires,-
  a.  
  
    "appointed
  
  day", in relation to a Tribunal, means the date on which such Tribunal is
  
  established under sub-section (1) of section 5;
  b.  
  
    "building"
  
  means any work of construction done in any manner by use of any material and
  
  includes a farm building for agricultural purposes, plinth, doorstep, wall,
  
  drain, advertisement board and other things fixed with such building;
  c.  
  
  
  
    "construct",
  
  with its grammatical variations, in relation to a building, means to construct,
  
  reconstruct, erect, re-erect, extend or alter structurally a building;
  d.  
  
    "cost
  
  of land" means the market value of the land as determined by the competent
  
  authority of the State Government or the Government of the Union territory
  
  appointed for such determination, as the case may be;
  e.  
  
    "Highway"
  
  means a National Highway declared as such under section 2 of the National
  
  Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) and includes any Expressway or Express Highway
  
  vested in the Central Government, whether surfaced or unsurfaced, and also
  
  includes-
   
  
   i.  
  
    all
  
  lands appurtenant to the Highway, whether demarcated or not, acquired for the
  
  purpose of the Highway or transferred for such purpose by the State Government
  
  to the Central Government;
    
  
   ii.  
  
    all
  
  bridges, culverts, tunnels, causeways, carriageways and other structures
  
  constructed on or across such Highway; and
   
  
   iii.  
  
    all
  
  trees, railings, fences, posts, paths, signs, signals, kilometre stone and
  
  other Highway accessories and materials on such Highways;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
  
  c.  
  
  
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  e.  
  
  
  f.  
  
    "Highway
  
  Administration" means the Highway Administration established under section
  
  3;
  g.  
  
    "highway
  
  land" means the land of which the Central Government is, or is deemed to
  
  be, the owner under sub-section (1) of section 23;
  h.  
  
    "land"
  
  includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or
  
  permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth;
  i.  
  
    "means
  
  of access" means any permanent means of access, whether private or public,
  
  for vehicles of any kind;
  j.  
  
  
  
    "premises"
  
  means any land or building or part of a building and includes-
   
  
   i.  
  
    the
  
  garden, grounds and outhouses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of
  
  a building; and
  any
  
  fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial
  
  enjoyment thereof;
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  e.  
  
  
  
  
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    "prescribed"
  
  means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
  l.  
  
    "Tribunal"
  
  means the National Highways Tribunal established under sub-section (1) of
  
  section 5.
  m.  
  
    "unauthorised
  
  occupation" means any occupation of the highway land, without permission
  
  under this Act for such purpose, by a person who-
   
  
   i.  
  
    is
  
  trespasser on the Highway; or
   
  
   ii.  
  
  
  
    for
  
  the time being is paying or is liable to pay to other person rent or any
  
  portion of the rent of the premises on a Highway; or
   
  
   iii.  
  
    lives
  
  in or otherwise uses any premises on a Highway; or
   
  
   iv.  
  
    is
  
  a rent-free tenant of any premises on a Highway; or
   
  
   v.  
  
  
  
    is
  
  a licensee of any premises on a Highway for its possession; or
   
  
   vi.  
  
    is
  
  liable to pay damages to the owner of any premises on a Highway for the use or
  
  possession of such premises;
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  n.  
  
    "vehicle"
  
  means a barrow, sledge, plough, drag and any wheeled or tracked conveyance of
  
  any description capable of being used on a Highway.