r on foot by a group of five or more persons except permitted by the Highway Administration
either generally or specifically in the manner specified in section 29.
(2) The access to a Highway under sub-section (1) shall be subject to the guidelines and instructions
issued by the Central Government from time to time.
(3) The Highway Administration may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare a Highway or
any portion thereof to be limited for access in the manner as specified in such notification and may also
impose any restriction or control on such access to, from or across such Highway as specified in that
notification.
29. Procedure for permission to access to Highway.—(1) The general permission under
sub-section (1) of section 28 shall be given by issuing notification in the Official Gazette for such purpose
and specific permission under that sub-section shall be given in the manner specified hereinafter under
this section.
(2) Any person desirous of obtaining specific permission referred to in sub-section (1) may make an
application in the prescribed form to the Highway Administration specifying therein the means of access
to which such permission relates and shall also be accompanied with such fees as may be prescribed and
the Highway Administration shall, after considering the application either give the permission with or
without the terms and conditions as may be prescribed or reject the application as it may deem fit.
(3) In case, where the permission has been given in respect of the application made under
sub-section (2), the person to whom such permission has been given shall obtain the licence from the
Highway Administration in the prescribed form enumerating therein the terms and conditions, if any,
subject to which such permission has been given, and such permission shall be renewed after such period
and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4) If any person contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 28 or violates any terms and
conditions subject to which permission has been given under sub-section (2) including non-renewal of
licence obtained under sub-section (3), his access to Highway under the permission under sub-section (1)
or sub-section (3), as the case may be, shall be deemed to be unauthorised access and the Highway
Administration or the officer authorised by such Administration shall have the power to remove such
access and where necessary, the Highway Administration or such officer may use the necessary force
with the assistance of the police to remove such access.
30. Regulation or diversion of access, etc.—(1) Notwithstanding any permission given under
sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 29, the Highway Administration shall have the power in the
interest of the safety and convenience of the traffic to refuse, regulate or divert any proposed or existing
access to the Highway.
(2) Where an existing access is diverted, the alternative access given in lieu thereof shall not be
unreasonably distant from the existing access.