11. Power of the Central Government to vest or entrust any national highway in the
Authority.—The Central Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette,
vest in, or entrust to, the Authority, such national highway or any stretch thereof as may be specified in
such notification.
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12. Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Central Government to the Authority.—(1) On and
from the date of publication of the notification under section 11,—
(a) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and
things engaged to be done by, with, or for, the Central Government, immediately before such date for
or in connection with the purposes of any national highway or any stretch thereof vested in, or
entrusted to, the Authority under that section, shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into and
engaged to be done by, with, or for, the Authority;
(b) all non-recurring expenditure incurred by or for the Central Government for or in connection
with the purposes of any national highway or any stretch thereof, so vested in, or entrusted to, the
Authority, up to such date and declared to be capital expenditure by the Central Government shall,
subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, be treated as capital provided by the
Central Government to the Authority;
(c) all sums of money due to the Central Government in relation to any national highway or any
stretch thereof, so vested in, or entrusted to, the Authority immediately before such date shall be
deemed to be due to the Authority;
(d) all suits and other legal proceedings instituted or which could have been instituted by or
against the Central Government immediately before such date for any matter in relation to such
national highway or any stretch thereof may be continued or instituted by or against the Authority.
(2) If any dispute arises as to which of the assets, rights or liabilities of the Central Government have
been transferred to the Authority, such dispute shall be decided by the Central Government.
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[13. Compulsory acquisition of land for the Authority.—Any land required by the Authority for
discharging its functions under this Act shall be deemed to be land needed for a public purpose and such
land may be acquired for the Authority under the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956
(48 of 1956).]
14. Contracts by the Authority.—Subject to the provisions of section 15, the Authority shall be
competent to enter into and perform any contract necessary for the discharge of its functions under this
Act.
15. Mode of executing contracts on behalf of the Authority.—(1) Every contract shall, on behalf of
the Authority, be made by the Chairman or such other member or such officer of the Authority as may be
generally or specially empowered in this behalf by the Authority and such contracts or classes of contracts
as may be specified in the regulations shall be sealed with the common seal of the Authority:
Provided that no contract exceeding such value or amount as the Central Government may prescribe
in this behalf shall be made unless it has been previously approved by that Government:
Provided further that no contract for the acquisition or sale of immovable property or for the lease of
any such property for a term exceeding thirty years and no other contract exceeding such value or amount
as the Central Government may prescribe in this behalf shall be made unless it has been previously
approved by that Government.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the form and manner in which any contract shall be
made under this Act shall be such as may be provided by regulations.
(3) No contract which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations shall be
binding on the Authority.