1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the National Highways
Authority of India Act, 1988.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Authority” means the National Highways Authority of India constituted under section 3;
(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Authority;
(c) “employee” means a person in the full-time service of the Authority;
(d) “member” means a member of the Authority appointed under section 3 and includes the
Chairman;
(e) “national highway” means any highway for the time being declared as a national highway
under section 2 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956);
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(g) “regulations” means regulations made by the Authority under this Act;
(h) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Act.