Public Roads Act, 2002 (No. 12 of 2002)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2002No. No. 12 of 2002
In force, and amended by 2 amendment Acts. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Public Roads Act, 2002 (No. 12 of 2002) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2002. It contains 85 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Public Roads Act, 2002 (No. 12 of 2002) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Public Roads Act, 2002 (No. 12 of 2002)
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
- S. 3Establishment of Agency
- S. 4Lusaka
- S. 5Powers of Agency
- S. 6Composition of Agency
- S. 7(1) The Agency shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint
- S. 8Secretary and other staff
- S. 9Classification and vesting of public roads
- S. 10Inter-territorial main roads and territorial main roads
- S. 11Districtroads
- S. 12Branch roads
- S. 13Urban roads
- S. 14Rural roads
- S. 15Estate roads
- S. 16Park roads
- S. 17Exemption of roads from certain provisions of this Act
- S. 18Public roads dedicated to public use
- S. 19Service of notice in reserves
- S. 20Appointment of road authorities
- S. 21Width of roads
- S. 22Control points of access, structures, etc.
- S. 23Designation of branch roads
- S. 24Report and recommendations to be submitted to Agency
- S. 25Branch roads may be designated district roads
- S. 26(1) The road authority on receiving any application under
- S. 27Reclassification, closure or diversion of road
- S. 28Notice to be given
- S. 29Disposal of storm water
- S. 30(1) It any owner or occupier of land adjoining any public road
- S. 31Control of roads and traffic
- S. 32Powers of road authority to control traffic
- S. 33Traffic signs
- S. 34Temporary traffic signs
- S. 35Control of advertisements
- S. 36Removal or alteration of advertisements
- S. 37Exceptions
- S. 38Experimental schemes of traffic control
- S. 39Care, maintenance and construction of roads
- S. 40Immunity from liability of road authorities and their staff
- S. 41Power of road authority to enter upon land
- S. 42Power to construct and maintain deviations
- S. 43Power to reserve land for proposed roads
- S. 44Reservation of road reserve
- S. 45Withdrawal or modification of reservation
- S. 46Unauthorised acts on reserved land
- S. 47Compensation
- S. 48Powerto take materials for road works
- S. 49Road authorities' employees may park vehicles, erect huts, etc.,
- S. 50The rights granted to and the obligations of a road authority
- S. 51Power to undertake ancillary works
- S. 52Provision of footpaths, cycle tracks, etc.
- S. 53Ferries and pontoons
- S. 54Power to make rules controlling the construction of cattle grids
- S. 55Prevention of damage, etc.
- S. 56Regulation of undertakers' works
- S. 57Execution of undertakers' works
- S. 58Certificate of weigh
- S. 59Works at railway crossing
- S. 60Removal of apparatus
- S. 61Powers enjoyed by electricity undertakings
- S. 62Limitation of time in which works may be executed
- S. 63Minister to prescribe maximum laden and axle weight
- S. 64Prohibition of overloading
- S. 65Impounding of vehicles
- S. 66Prohibition of driving away impounded vehicle
- S. 67Weighing of certain vehicle
- S. 68Any heavy vehicle plying a public road shall carry a certificate
- S. 69Power of local authority to collect parking fees
- S. 70References to Director of roads
- S. 71Liability of owner and driver for damage
- S. 72Liability of Agençy for failure to sustain vehicle
- S. 73Delegated authority
- S. 74Closing of roads
- S. 75Construction of bridge over open water or sewer
- S. 76Excavation in roads
- S. 77General penalty
- S. 78Regulations
- S. 79Amendment of Cap. 464 and transitional provisions
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSection IV
- S. VSection V
- S. VISection VI