Highway Act Explained
Highway Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in India, the United Kingdom and the United States for legislation relating to highways.
India
- The National Highways Act, 1956[1]
United Kingdom
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1695 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act for the better amending & repairing the High-ways and Explanacion of the Laws relateing thereunto. |
| Year: | 1695 |
| Citation: | 7 & 8 Will. 3. c. 29 |
| Royal Assent: | 27 April 1696 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1695 (7 & 8 Will. 3. c. 29)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1696 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of England |
| Long Title: | An Act for enlargeing Common High-ways. |
| Year: | 1696 |
| Citation: | 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 16 |
| Royal Assent: | 1 April 1697 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 16)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1707 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to repeal a Clause in an Act of the Seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty (for amending and repairing the Highways) which enjoins Waggoners and others to draw with a Pole between the Wheel Horses, or with Double Shafts; and to oblige them to draw only with Six Horses, or other Beasts, except up Hills. |
| Year: | 1707 |
| Citation: | 6 Ann. c. 56Ruffhead c. 29 |
| Royal Assent: | 1 April 1708 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1707 (6 Ann. c. 56)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1710 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to render more effectual an Act made in the Sixth Year of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to repeal a Clause in an Act of the Seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, for amending Highways, which enjoins Waggoners and others to draw with a Pole between the Wheel Horses, or with Double Shafts; and to oblige them to draw only with Six Horses, or other Beasts, except up Hills." |
| Year: | 1710 |
| Citation: | 9 Ann. c. 23Ruffhead c. 18 |
| Royal Assent: | 16 May 1711 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1710 (9 Ann. c. 23)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1714 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to refrain all waggoners, carriers, and others, for drawing any carriage with more than five horses in length. |
| Year: | 1714 |
| Citation: | 1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 11 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1714 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 11)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1715 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act for making the Laws for repairing the Highways more effectual. |
| Year: | 1715 |
| Citation: | 1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 52 |
| Royal Assent: | 26 June 1716 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1715 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 52)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1718 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act for making more effectual the several Acts passed for repairing and amending the Highways of this Kingdom. |
| Year: | 1718 |
| Citation: | 5 Geo. 1. c. 12 |
| Royal Assent: | 18 April 1719 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1718 (5 Geo. 1. c. 12)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1733 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to explain and make more effectual the Laws in being, to oblige the Possessors of Lands, adjacent to Common Highways, to cut and keep low such Hedges as are adjoining to the said Highways. |
| Year: | 1733 |
| Citation: | 7 Geo. 2. c. 9 |
| Royal Assent: | 16 April 1734 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1733 (7 Geo. 2. c. 9)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1741 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, "An Act for the Preservation of the Public Roads in that Part of Great Britain called England," as obliges Persons not travelling for Hire, to make Use of Waggons with Wheels bound with Streaks, or Tyre, of a certain Breadth, or the said Streaks to be fastened with Nails of a certain Size. |
| Year: | 1741 |
| Citation: | 15 Geo. 2. c. 2 |
| Royal Assent: | 3 February 1742 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1741 (15 Geo. 2. c. 2)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1742 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act for allowing Carts to be drawn with four Horses. |
| Year: | 1742 |
| Citation: | 16 Geo. 2. c. 29 |
| Royal Assent: | 21 April 1743 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1742 (16 Geo. 2. c. 29)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1747 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to explain and amend an Act passed in the Fourteenth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for the Preservation of the Public Roads, in that Part of Great Britain called England," and so much of an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, "An Act for the better repairing and amending the Highways, and for settling the Rates of the Carriage of Goods," as relates to the settling the Rates of the Carriage of Goods. |
| Year: | 1747 |
| Citation: | 21 Geo. 2. c. 28 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1747 (21 Geo. 2. c. 28)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1753 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An act for the preventing of the inconveniences and dangers that may arise from the present methods of digging gravel, sandy stone, chalk, and other materials, on the several commons and waste grounds within this kingdom, for the repair of the highways, and for other purposes. |
| Year: | 1753 |
| Citation: | 26 Geo. 2. c. 28 |
| Royal Assent: | 7 June 1753 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1753 (26 Geo. 2. c. 28)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1765 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to continue Part of an Act made in the Thirtieth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, "An Act to render more effectual the several Laws now in being, for the Amendment and Preservation of the Publick Highways and Turnpike Roads of this Kingdom," and for making further Provision for the Preservation of the said Roads. |
| Year: | 1765 |
| Citation: | 5 Geo. 3. c. 38 |
| Royal Assent: | 25 May 1765 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Turnpike Roads Act 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3. c. 38)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1766 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act for explaining, amending, and further enforcing, the Execution or Two several Acts; one made in the Twenty-sixth Year of His late Majesty; and the other, in the Fifth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for the Amendment and Preservation of the public Highways and Turnpike Roads of this Kingdom; and for obliging Mortgagees taking Possession of Toll-gates on Turnpike Roads, and Toll, gatherers appointed by them, to accompt. |
| Year: | 1766 |
| Citation: | 6 Geo. 3. c. 43 |
| Royal Assent: | 6 June 1766 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1766 (6 Geo. 3. c. 43)
| Short Title: | Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to explain, amend, and reduce into one Act of Parliament, the several Statutes now in Being, for the Amendment and Preservation of the publick Highways of this Kingdom; and for other Purposes therein mentioned. |
| Year: | 1766 |
| Citation: | 7 Geo. 3. c. 42 |
| Royal Assent: | 29 June 1767 |
| Replaces: | Highways Act 1555, Highways Act 1562, Highways Act 1575, Isle of Sheppey (Roads) Act 1584, Highways Act 1597, Highways Act 1695, Highways Act 1696, Highways Act 1707, Highways Act 1710, Highways Act 1714, Highways Act 1715, Highways Act 1718 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways Act 1773 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways (No. 2) Act 1766 (7 Geo. 3. c. 42)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1768 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to explain, amend, and render more effectual, an Act passed in the Seventh Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to explain, amend, and reduce into One Act of Parliament, the several Statutes now in being, for the amendment, and Preservation of the Public Highways of this Kingdom; and for other Purposes therein mentioned." |
| Year: | 1768 |
| Citation: | 8 Geo. 3. c. 5 |
| Royal Assent: | 21 December 1767 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1768 (8 Geo. 3. c. 5)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1773 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Long Title: | An Act to explain, amend, and reduce into One Act of Parliament, the Statutes now in being for the Amendment and Preservation of the Publick Highways within that Part of Great Britain called England; and for other Purposes. |
| Year: | 1773 |
| Citation: | 13 Geo. 3. c. 78 |
| Royal Assent: | 13 Geo. 3. c. 78 |
| Replaces: | Highways Act 1766 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highways Act 1959 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1773 (13 Geo. 3. c. 78)
| Short Title: | Highway Act 1794 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Year: | 1794 |
| Citation: | 34 Geo. 3. c. 64 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highway Act 1835 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highway Act 1794 (34 Geo. 3. c. 64)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1794 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Year: | 1794 |
| Citation: | 34 Geo. 3. c. 74 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Highway Act 1835 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1794 (34 Geo. 3. c. 74)
- The Highway Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 50)
- The Highway (Railway Crossings) Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c. 45)
- The Highway Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. 61)
- The Highway Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 61)
- The Highway Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 101)
- The Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 77)
- The Highway Rate Assessment and Expenditure Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 27)
- The Highway Act Amendment Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 13)
- The Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 77)
- The Special Roads Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 32)
| Short Title: | Highways Act 1959 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to consolidate with amendments certain enactments relating to highways, streets and bridges in England and Wales, including certain enactments commonly contained in local Acts, and to make consequential amendments of the common law. |
| Year: | 1959 |
| Citation: | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 25 |
| Royal Assent: | 30 April 1959 |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1959/25/pdfs/ukpga_19590025_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
- The Highways Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 25)
- The Highways (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 63)
- The Highways (Amendment) Act 1965 (c. 30)
- The Highways Act 1971 (c. 41)
- The Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
| Short Title: | Highways (Amendment) Act 1986 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to amend the Highways Act 1980 so as to impose penalties in cases where a user of a highway is injured, interrupted or endangered in consequence of the lighting of a fire on the highway or elsewhere. |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Citation: | 1986 c. 13 |
| Royal Assent: | 2 May 1986 |
| Status: | current |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/13/contents/enacted |
| Uk-Leg Title: | Highways (Amendment) Act 1986 |
| Collapsed: | yes |
The Highway Acts 1835 to 1885 was the collective title of the following Acts:[2]
- The Highway Act 1835
- The Highway Act 1862
- The Highway Act 1863
- The Highway Act 1864
- The Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878
- The Highway Rate Assessment and Expenditure Act 1882
- The Highway Act Amendment Act 1885
United States
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: The National Highways Act, 1956.
- The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
