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State of Madhya Pradesh - Subsection

Section 3(2) in The M.P. Highway Act, 1936

(2)in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the State Government may make rules for all or any of the following matters, namely,-
(a)prohibiting or restriction the use of vehicles of any particular class or description considered likely to cause obstruction on a [public] [Substituted by M.P. Act No. 4 of 1954.] road or place and where a berm or side-track is provided, confining such vehicles to the berm or side-track;
(b)prohibiting or restricting the use of vehicles not provided with brakes of such character as may be required by the rules;
(c)prohibiting or restricting the use of vehicles or animals which are of such a nature or in such a condition as to be likely to cause annoyance, inconvenience or danger to the public;
(d)prohibiting the leaving of vehicles or animals unattended or in the charge of persons incapable of controlling them;
(e)the speed at which vehicles or animals may be driven or ridden;
(f)the rule of the road;
(g)prohibiting the driving or riding of vehicles or animals on footways or other places where their use may be attended with danger to the public;
(h)prohibiting the halting of vehicles or animals at places other than the proper camps or refuges, if such halting is likely to cause obstruction to traffic;
(i)the carrying and use on vehicles or animals of a bell or other instrument for giving audible and sufficient warning of their approach or position;
(j)the stoppage of vehicles or animals when required by the police for the regulation of traffic or for other reasonable purpose;
(k)the maximum weight or the number of passengers to be carried on such description of vehicle plying for hire or animal;
(l)empowering specified officers to issue notices requiring owners or occupiers of land-
(i)to lop the branches of any trees growing on such land and overhanging a [public] [Substituted by M.P. Act No. 4 of 1954.] road so as to cause obstruction or danger;
(ii)to cut or trim any hedges or noxious vegetation, growing on such land, which may be considered likely to intercept a view of approaching traffic on a [public] [Substituted by M.P. Act No. 4 of 1954.] road, or on any side road or other approach thereto, and
(iii)to remove from a [public] [Substituted by M.P. Act No. 4 of 1954.] road any branches, trimmings and vegetation lopped or cut by such owners or occupiers;
(m)imposing on such owners or occupiers of land the duty to comply with such notices within a reasonable time authorizing such officers to lop, cut or trim such tree, hedges and vegetation in a case of default;
(n)regulating the driving or riding of animals after dusk and before day-break;
(o)the use of nose-ropes for animals;
(p)the minimum age-limit of drivers of vehicles; and
(q)generally the prevention of obstruction to traffic and of annoyance, danger or injury to the public.