LOCAL GOVERNMENT (HIGHWAYS) ACT 1982
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (HIGHWAYS) ACT 1982
- Act 57 of 1982
- Royal Assent 23 December 1982
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I - Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Categories of highways
5. Section 5
PART II - Creation, Closure, and Diversion of Highways and Other
Matters Affecting Their Status Division 1 - Creation of highways,
and their status with respect to maintenance by corporations
6. Making, widening, &c., of highways by corporations
7. Limitation on opening of highways in cities and towns by private
persons
8. Maintenance of highways opened outside cities or towns by private
persons
9. Construction of highways on building estates
10. Obligations on landowners opening highways
11. Enforcement of obligations of landowners opening highways
12. Taking over by corporation of private roads, &c.
Division 2 - Permanent closure, diversion, &c., of highways
13. Interpretation of Division 2 , Part II
14. Closure and diversion of highways
15. Dealing with sites of closed highways
16. Relief from duty to maintain highway
17. Definition of boundaries of highway
18. Procedure on applications for local highway orders under section 16
or 17
Division 3 - Temporary closure of local highways
19. Closure of local highways for public functions, &c.
20. Closure of parts of local highways for sale of goods, &c.
PART III - Construction, Maintenance, and Management of Local
Highways Division 1 - General powers and duties of corporations
21. General responsibility of corporations
22. Cost of certain works
23. Special provisions as to bridges
24. Highways on boundaries of municipalities
25. General supplementary provisions as to carrying out of highway works
26. Obtaining of materials for highway works
27. Use of adjoining lands in carrying out highway works
28. Shifting of apparatus, &c., in roads
29. Compensation for highway works
Division 2 - Provisions relating to specific matters
30. Improvement, &c., of highways
31. Obstructions for prohibition or restriction of vehicular traffic
32. Lighting
33. Lighting of private ways and courts
34. Drainage works
35. Crossings over footpaths, table-drains, and gutters
36. Fencing of streets in towns
37. Alterations, &c., of entrances to highways
38. Removal of trees near highways
39. Obligation of occupiers to cut back vegetation, &c.
40. Animal barriers on highways
41. Prohibition of traffic likely to cause damage to highways
42. Closure of dangerous highways
43. Recovery of cost of repairs caused by excessive weight, &c.
44. Protection of bridges from excessive loading
45. Removal and disposal of abandoned articles
46. Permission to carry out various works in relation to highways
47. Control on discharge of concentrated drainage into highways
48. Section 48
Division 3 - Special provisions with respect to cities, towns, and
other urban areas
49. Application of Division 3, Part III
50. Management of local highways not maintainable by the corporation
51. Making good of back roads, lanes, &c., at frontagers' expense
52. Projections on to highways, &c.
53. Low-lying land near highways
54. Names of highways, &c.
55. Numbering of buildings, &c.
56. Certain expenses a charge on land
PART IV - Acquisition of, and Other Dealings in Relation to, Land
57. Introductory
58. Acquisition of land for future use
59. Development of land in connection with highway improvements
60. Restrictive covenants for benefit of highway
61. Grant of private rights over lands held for highway purposes
62. Special provisions as to acquisition for widening or other alteration
63. Letting of highways not presently used
PART V - Construction of Unmade Streets in Cities, Towns, and Other
Urban Areas
64. Application of Part V
65. Interpretation of Part V
66. Proof that street is subject to Part V
67. Street works in streets not previously made up
68. Scheme of street construction
69. Inclusion of incidental expenses
70. Additional works and expenses
71. Notice of preparation of scheme
72. Objection by owners
73. Adoption and coming into effect of scheme
74. Execution of scheme
75. Taking over of street on completion of works
76. Payments by frontagers
77. State contribution
78. Application to boundary streets
79. Urgent works
80. Abandonment of schemes
81. Record of charges
82. Special provisions arising out of Crown land being made subject to
a scheme
PART VI -
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83. Section 83
84. Section 84
85. Section 85
86. Section 86
87. Section 87
88. Section 88
89. Section 89
90. Section 90
91. Section 91
92. Section 92
93. Section 93
PART VII - Controlled Parking
94. Interpretation of Part VII
94A. Proceedings in relation to offences under this Part
95. Establishment of controlled parking
96. Hours of operation of controlled parking
97. Enforcement of controlled parking
98. Obstruction of use of parking spaces
99. Closure of parking spaces in certain cases
100. Infringement notices
101. Section 101
102. Removal of vehicles in certain cases from parking spaces
103. Recovery of parking fines from persons in default
104. Permits for use of parking spaces without operation of meters or
use of parking vouchers
105. Improper operation of parking meters and voucher machines
106. Offences in relation to parking vouchers
107. Powers, &c., of parking attendants
108. Section 108
PART VIII - Miscellaneous and Supplemental Division 1 - Miscellaneous
109. Lighting of certain State highways: Contributions by corporations to
lighting of certain State highways
110. Powers and duties of corporations in relation to State highways
111. Powers of Minister for State Highways to open, alter, &c., local
highways
112. Liability of corporation to maintain road works carried out by the
Crown
113. Recovery of subscriptions towards making or maintenance of a highway
114. Right of private persons opening new streets to obtain contributions
115. Retention of petrol-pumps in highways
116. Tramways along or across highways
Division 2 - Supplemental
117. Rights and liabilities of occupiers
118. Occupier preventing owner from complying with Act
119. Determination of compensation
120. Power of Minister to exempt corporation from obtaining Ministerial
approval or confirmation
121. Applications or references to magistrate, &c.
122. Reporting of offences and arrest of offenders
123. Appropriation of penalties, &c.
123A. Delegation by Minister for State Highways
124. Delegation of powers, &c., by corporations
125. Offences by corporations
126. Regulations
127. Section 127
127A. Provision with respect to application of section 18 of Acts
Interpretation Act 1931
128. Transitional provisions
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
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