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Roads Act

consolidated text (as at 2013, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act No 12 of 2023), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Classification of roads
  4. 4 Highway authorities
  5. 4A Authorisation for roadworks
  6. 5 Private roads
  7. 7 Public roads dedicated to public use
  8. 8 End of public use
  9. 9 Width of roads
  10. 10 Improvement line for widening road
  11. 11 Prescription of a building line
  12. 12 Power to fix frontage line
  13. 13 Consent to move building forward
  14. 14 Removal of projection from buildings
  15. 15 Door opening onto roads
  16. 16
  17. 17
  18. 18 Obstruction to view at corners
  19. 19 Control of points of access
  20. 21 Control of structures
  21. 22 Control of advertisements
  22. 23 Removal or alteration of advertisements
  23. 24 Exceptions
  24. 25 Advertisements
  25. 26 Disposal of surface water
  26. 27 Discharge of water on roads
  27. PART II: CONSTRUCTION, CARE, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS
  28. 28 Construction and care
  29. 29
  30. 30 Power to construct and maintain diversions
  31. 31 Power to reserve land for proposed roads
  32. 32 Land reserved for proposed roads
  33. 33 Modification of reservation
  34. 34 Unauthorised acts on reserved land
  35. 35 Taking materials for roadworks
  36. 36 Parking of vehicles on private land
  37. 37 Contractors’ rights
  38. 38 Power to undertake ancillary works
  39. 39 Provision for footpaths
  40. 40 Power to fence roads
  41. 41
  42. 42 Soil erosion
  43. 43 Regulation of undertakers’ works
  44. 44 Execution of undertakers’ works
  45. 45 Warning and safety precautions
  46. 46 Removal of apparatus
  47. 47 Limitation of time for works
  48. 48 Powers under other enactments
  49. PART III: PRIVATE ROADWORKS
  50. 49 Private roadworks
  51. 50 Incidental works
  52. 51 Provisional apportionment of expenses
  53. 52 Objections to proposed works
  54. 53 Setting aside of objections
  55. 54 Power to amend specifications
  56. 55 Final apportionment and objections
  57. 56 Recovery of expenses
  58. 57 Accounting provisions
  59. 58 Exemptions
  60. 59 Making of objections
  61. 60 Adoption of private road
  62. 61 Power to require adoption
  63. PART IV: APPEALS AND DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION
  64. 62 Appeals to Minister
  65. 63 Appeals to Magistrate
  66. 64 Hearing and determination of objections
  67. 65 Determination of compensation
  68. PART V: MISCELLANEOUS
  69. 66 Offences
  70. 66A Placing signs and slogans
  71. 66B Obstructing road
  72. 67 Removal of structures encroaching on roads
  73. 68 Obstruction of view of road by plantations
  74. 69
  75. 70
  76. 71 Animals straying on roads
  77. 72 Animals causing damage to roads
  78. 73 Penalties
  79. 74 Regulations
  80. FIRST SCHEDULE
  81. 1
  82. 2
  83. 3
  84. 4
  85. 5
  86. 6
  87. SECOND SCHEDULE
  88. 1
  89. 2
  90. 3
  91. 4
  92. 5
  93. 6