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short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. Th ...

used in

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, the

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and the

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for legislation relating to

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

India

*The National Highways Act, 1956

United Kingdom

*The

Highways Act 1555 The Highways Act 1555 (2 & 3 Ph. & Mary, c. 8), sometimes the First Statute of Highways, was an Act of the Parliament of England, which placed the burden of upkeep of the highways on individual parishes and that was passed in 1555. The Act wa ...

*The

Highways Act 1562 The Highways Act 1562 (5 Eliz. I c. 13), sometimes the Second Statute of Highways, was an Act of the Parliament of England, that was passed in 1563, which extended the provisions of the Highways Act 1555. Background The Highways Act 1555 wa ...

*The

Highways Act 1662 The Highways Act 1662 (14 Car. 2 c. 6) is an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 The Statute Law Revision Act 1863 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was intended, ...

*The

Locomotives and Highways Act The Locomotive Acts (or Red Flag Acts) were a series of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom regulating the use of mechanically propelled vehicles on British public highways during the latter part of the 19th century. The first three, the Lo ...

*The

Highway (Railway Crossings) Act 1839 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(2 & 3 Vict c 45) *The

Special Roads Act 1949 The Special Roads Act 1949 (c.32) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that: *Authorised the construction of special roads (that became known as motorways) *Allowed these roads to be restricted to specific types of vehicles The S ...

*The

Highways Act 1959 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(7 & 8 Eliz 2 c 25) *The

Highways (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1961 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 63) *The

Highways (Amendment) Act 1965 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(c 30) *The

Highways Act 1971 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(c 41) *The Highways Act 1980 (c 66) *The Highways (Amendment) Act 1986 *The

Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Act 2004 The Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Act 2004 (c 29) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Parliamentary debates The Bill for this Act passed through its stages in the House of Commons on the following dates: The Bill f ...

(c 29) The Highway Acts 1835 to 1885 was the collective title of the following Acts:The

Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 14) is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892. This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a ...

, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The

Highway Act 1835 The Highway Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will 4 c 50) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Highway Acts 1835 to 1885. Parish boards The Highway Act 1835 placed highways under the direction of parish surveyors, and allowed t ...

(5 & 6 Will 4 c 50) *The

Highway Act 1862 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(25 & 26 Vict c 61) *The

Highway Act 1863 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(26 & 27 Vict c 61) *The

Highway Act 1864 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(27 & 28 Vict c 101) *The

Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878 The Locomotive Acts (or Red Flag Acts) were a series of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom regulating the use of mechanically propelled vehicles on British public highways during the latter part of the 19th century. The first three, the L ...

(41 & 42 Vict c 77) *The

Highway Rate Assessment and Expenditure Act 1882 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(45 & 46 Vict c 27) *The

Highway Act Amendment Act 1885 A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

(48 & 49 Vict c 13)

United States

* Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 * Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 * Federal-Aid Highway Act (disambiguation page) * National Highway System Designation Act of 1995

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{{UK legislation Lists of legislation by short title and collective title

India

United Kingdom

United States

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