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Legislative Enactments THOROUGHFARES Marginal Notes 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Thoroughfares Ordinance. 2. Application of Ordinance. [6, 11 of 1951] 3. Language of notices, and how served. 4. Appointment and powers,& c,, of officers and servants. [ 2,9 of 1998] 5. Minister to declare principal thoroughfares. 5A. 'Declaration of national highways. 6. Minister may order road to be stopped up or diverted, and substitute shorter or more commodious course, and order road to be widened and enlarged. [ 21,9 of 1988] 7. Contracts and agreements [8,11 of 1951] . 7A. Persons to make use of road only on the authority of agreement. [4,9 of 1988] 7B. Persons to backfill hole or trench. [4,9 of 1988] 7C. Contravention of section 7 A an offence. [ 4,9 of 1988] 7D. Abatement of obstructions. [ 4,9 of 1988] 8. Management of works on roads and other powers to be vested in Director. [ 4,37 of 1973] 9. Proper officers empowered to enter upon lands for repair, & c, of thoroughfares 10. Officer may enter any land with workmen, & c., and take materials. 11. Officer may erect temporary building on any land; and keep cattle, & c. 12. Officer may throw rubbish upon any land. 13. Officer may make temporary road. 14. Officer may cut trees. 15. Officer may put up fences. 16. Officer may make and keep open ditches, & c., and lay trunks, & c. 17. Officer may lay stones, & c, on road. 18. Compensation for injury to property by authorized officers. Reference to arbitration. 19. Vexatious conduct of officer. 20. Chief or Executive Engineer may in certain cases demand production of title deeds; and make survey of premises. 21. Demand of production of deed to include power of examination. 22. Notice of intended building along a thoroughfare. 23. Where the erecting of temporary fences and enclosures is allowed. 24. Building limits along roads 24A. No building approval to be granted without permission of the Executive Engineer.[6, 9 of 1988] 25. Modification of building limit. [2,58 of 1942] 25A. Declaration of a reservation for a new road. [7, 9 of 1988] 26. Procedure to be followed upon contravention of section 24. [8, 9 of 1988] 27. Compensation in respect of land developed by buildings. [4, 18 of 1947] [9, 9 of 1988] 28. Valuation of buildings, & c., within building limit. 29. Acquisition of adjacent land for owner of land affected by building limit. [2,58 of 1942] 30. Application of sections 24 to 29. [ 21,9 of 1988] 31. Proof of right to apparent encroachment to rest upon the owner. [ 11, 11 of 1951] 32. Survey by proper officer to be conclusive evidence. 33. Removal of obstructions or encroachments Costs.. [ 11,11 of 1951] [ 12, 9 of 1988] 33A. Action where resistance is anticipated.[ 13,9 of 1988] 34. The law of prescription not to apply to roads. 35. Offences.[ 14,9 of 1988] 35A. Continuing offences. [ 15,9 of 1988] 35B. Abatement of injuries to thoroughfares.[ 15,9 of 1988] 36. Using new road for certain time after making.[11,11 of 1951] 37. Owner or occupant bound to have bridge, &c, over drain leading to his house.[ 16, 9 of 1988] 38. Offences. [ 17, 9 of 1988 38A. Continuing offences. [ 18,9 of 1988] 38B. Abatement of nuisances on thoroughfares. [18, 9 of 1988] 39. Police officers and grama seva niladhari to enforce provisions of Ordinance. 39A. Regulations.[19,9 of 1988] 40. Interpretation.