National Highways Act, 1956
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The National Highways Act, 1956 is an Indian law that provides the legal framework for declaring, developing, and managing national highways across the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Highways Act, 1956 canonical | 7 |
| Central Government to declare national highways | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7124985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Highways Act, 1956 Context triple: [Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, administers, National Highways Act, 1956]
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A.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
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B.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 was an early U.S. law that provided federal funding to expand and improve the nation’s highway system, laying groundwork for later, larger interstate highway programs.
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C.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954 was a U.S. law that expanded federal funding for highway construction and helped lay the groundwork for the later creation of the Interstate Highway System.
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D.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 was a U.S. law that expanded federal funding for highway construction and laid important groundwork for the later development of the Interstate Highway System.
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E.
Federal Highway Act of 1921
The Federal Highway Act of 1921 was a landmark U.S. law that established a national system of federal-aid highways and laid the foundation for modern federal highway policy and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Highways Act, 1956 Target entity description: The National Highways Act, 1956 is an Indian law that provides the legal framework for declaring, developing, and managing national highways across the country.
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A.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
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B.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 was an early U.S. law that provided federal funding to expand and improve the nation’s highway system, laying groundwork for later, larger interstate highway programs.
-
C.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954 was a U.S. law that expanded federal funding for highway construction and helped lay the groundwork for the later creation of the Interstate Highway System.
-
D.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 was a U.S. law that expanded federal funding for highway construction and laid important groundwork for the later development of the Interstate Highway System.
-
E.
Federal Highway Act of 1921
The Federal Highway Act of 1921 was a landmark U.S. law that established a national system of federal-aid highways and laid the foundation for modern federal highway policy and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
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Indian statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ⓘ |
| appliesTo | national highway network in India ⓘ |
| basisFor |
central funding of national highway projects
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planning of national highway development ⓘ |
| category |
1956 in Indian law
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transport legislation in India ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on recovery of costs related to national highways
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provisions on removal of encroachments on national highways ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| defines | national highway ⓘ |
| empowers |
Central Government to declare national highways
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linked to:
National Highways Act, 1956
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| enables |
de‑notification of national highways
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notification of highway stretches as national highways ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| frameworkFor |
central oversight of strategic road corridors
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classification of roads as national highways ⓘ |
| governs |
powers to enter, survey and construct on land for national highways
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responsibilities of central government regarding national highways ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | notifications in the Official Gazette ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indian transport law framework ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of India
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linked to:
India
|
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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public infrastructure law ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkFor | central government control over national highways ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith ⓘ |
| providesFor |
declaration of national highways
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development of national highways ⓘ maintenance of national highways ⓘ management of national highways ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure coordinated development of national highways
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to establish a national system of highways under central control ⓘ |
| region | Indian national highway system ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to national highways
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control of land adjoining national highways ⓘ use of national highways ⓘ |
| relatedTo | National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 ⓘ |
| sector | roads and highways ⓘ |
| shortTitle | National Highways Act, 1956 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
national highways
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road transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| typeOfInfrastructureLaw |
infrastructure regulation law
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transport law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1956 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Highways Act, 1956 Description of subject: The National Highways Act, 1956 is an Indian law that provides the legal framework for declaring, developing, and managing national highways across the country.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
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administers
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National Highways Act, 1956
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subject linked to:
National Highway network
linked to: National Highways Act, 1956
Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
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relatedTo
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National Highways Act, 1956
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