PUBLIC ROADS

CHAPTER 69:02
PUBLIC ROADS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
ADMINISTRATION OF ROADS

    3.    Overall administration

    4.    Responsibilities of the Authority

    5.    Responsibilities of local government authorities

    6.    Responsibilities of the Administration

PART III
CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF ROADS AND ROAD RESERVES

Division I
Classification and Designation of Roads

    7.    Classification and vesting of roads

    8.    Main roads

    9.    Secondary roads

    10.    District roads

    11.    Community roads

    12.    Urban roads

    13.    Private roads

    14.    Change in classification of roads

    15.    Alteration to management, closure and declassification of public roads

    16.    Designation of new roads and compensation

Division 2
Road Reserves

    17.    Designation of a road reserve

    18.    Width of road reserve and effect of reservation

    19.    Change in width of road reserve

    20.    Entry into road reserve

    21.    Damage to structures in a road reserve and compensation

    22.    Activity in a road reserve

    23.    Service of notice on a road authority

PART IV
EXECUTION OF ROAD WORKS

    24.    Control points of access, structures, etc.

    25.    Construction, care and maintenance of roads

    26.    Power to enter upon land for survey or investigation

    27.    Power to control traffic

    28.    Power to control land for proposed roads

    29.    Power to take materials for road works

    30.    Power to cut and remove trees

    31.    Power to undertake ancillary works

    32.    Regulation of works of undertakers

    33.    Execution of works of undertakers

    34.    Undertakers to provide warning and safety precautions

    35.    Construction of an access road

    36.    Provision for pedestrians, cyclists, etc.

    37.    Ferries, pontoons and bridges

    38.    Provision of cattle grids

    39.    Speed limit

    40.    Storm water from roads

    41.    Storm water from land adjoining

    42.    Temporary diversions

    43.    Erection of temporary premises

    44.    Prevention of damage, obstruction etc., to roads

    45.    Construction of special roads

    46.    Works at railway crossing

    47.    Removal of apparatus

    48.    Contractors may exercise rights granted to road authority

    49.    Powers exercised by electricity undertakers

    50.    Limitation of time in which works may be executed

    51.    Road authorities and employees may park vehicles, erect huts, etc., on private land

PART V
RESERVATION OF LAND

    52.    Reservation of land

    53.    Withdrawal or modification of control or reservations

    54.    Unauthorized acts on controlled or reserved land

PART VI
COMPENSATION

    55.    Assessment of compensation generally and for surface rights

    56.    Compensation for land which becomes public land

    57.    Matters to be considered when assessing compensation for alienated land

    58.    Compensation for crops, trees and utility service facilities, etc.

    59.    Claims for compensation

    60.    Compensation board

    61.    Appeals to the High Court

PART VII
TRAFFIC SIGNS, ADVERTISEMENTS AND STRUCTURES

    62.    Traffic signs

    63.    Temporary traffic signs

    64.    Control of advertisements and structures

    65.    Removal or alteration of advertisements and structures

PART VIII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

    66.    Destroying a road reserve or road furniture

    67.    Causing damage, obstruction, etc. to a public road

    68.    Restriction on rails, pipes etc. over public roads

    69.    Obstruction of authorized officers

    70.    General penalty

PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS

    71.    Service of notices

    72.    Indemnity of a road authority

    73.    Liability of road authorities and authorized officers

    74.    Plans of public roads

    75.    Regulations

    76.    Repeal and savings

    77.    Transitional

7 of 2023
G.N. 39/2023

    An Act to provide for the administration, classification and regulation of public roads; and to provide for matters incidental thereto

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Public Roads Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “Administration” means the Roads Fund Administration established under section 3 of the Roads Fund Administration Act;

    “advertisement” includes any structure or apparatus erected, or intended to be erected, for the display of advertisements;

    “alternative land”, in relation to land, means land which, in accordance with any written law, can be made available to an occupier who suffers disturbance;

    “Authority” means the Roads Authority established under section 3 of the Roads Authority Act;

    “authorized officer” means an officer of the Authority or an officer of a road authority;

    “carriageway” means the part of a road designed and constructed to be used for vehicular traffic or used or reasonably usable for the time being for that purpose, but does not include a cycle track;

    “centre of the road” means the centre of the carriageway;

    “compensation board”…