Section 22: Control of advertisements
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22. Control of advertisements
(1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, but subject to sections 23 and
24, no person shall erect or display an advertisement which is visible from a
road without the written permission of the highway authority.
(2) The highway authority may, when granting the permission, specify
the specifications to which the advertisement shall conform, the period
during which the advertisement may be displayed and the manner, place and
circumstances in which and the conditions on which the advertisement may
be displayed.
(2A) (a) Where a written permission is granted under subsection (2) and
the person intends—
(i) to effect alterations in the nature of the advertisement or in the
manner in which it is being displayed; or
(ii) to remove the advertising structure,
he shall give written notice of his intention, not later than 30 days before the
alteration or removal, as the case may be, to the highway authority.
(b) The highway authority shall, on receipt of a notice of intention
relating to—
(i) paragraph (a) (i)—
(A) give its written permission to the person for the alteration,
in conformity with its specifications; or
(B) refuse, in writing, to give its permission, stating the reasons
for the refusal,
not later than 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice; or
(ii) paragraph (a) (ii), exercise control on the removal.
(c) Where a written permission is given or the advertising structure
is removed pursuant to paragraph (b), the highway authority shall, not later
than 15 days from the date of the written permission or the removal,
forward a copy of the written authorisation, or provide in writing the particulars and the date of the removal, as the case may be, to the DirectorGeneral.
(3) The highway authority may, at any time, by written notice to the
owner, alter or revoke a permission.
(4) Nothing in this section shall authorise the placing of an advertisement
on a public structure or tree.
[S. 22 amended by s. 25 (b) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 1 January 2013.]
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