(1)The competent authority shall determine building lines and control lines in respect of any category of highway in such a way that the distance between the middle of a highway and the building line or that between the building line and the control line shall be fixed with due regard to the requirements of safety and convenience of traffic and of future development of the highway.Explanation. - For the purpose of this sub-section middle of a highway means, in relation to any highway for the improvement of which plans have been prepared by the highway authority, the middle of the highway as proposed to be improved in accordance with the plans, and where no such plans have been prepared, the point half way between the boundaries of the highway.(2)The building lines and control lines as determined for any category of highway or part thereof shall be published in the Gazette and in two daily news papers by the competent authority.
