Orissa Transport Vehicles (Levy of Toll) Act, 1992

[Act No. 13 of 1992]

[20th March, 1993]

Preamble

An Act to Provide for the Levy of Toll in Certain Motor Vehicles Entering into the State of Orissa and for Matters Connected therewith or Incidental thereto

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India, as follows:

Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Orissa Transport Vehicles (Levy of Toll) Act, 1992.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa.

(3) It shall come into force on such date [The Act came into force from 1.4.1992 vide Orissa Gazette Ext.No.-464/31.3.1992] as the State Government may, by Notification, appoint.

Section 2 - Definitions

In this Act unless the context otherwise required,-

(a) "barrier" means a barrier established under Section 4 and includes a check post or a barrier established or set up under the Orissa Sales Tax Act, 14 of 1947;

(b) "day" means a period from 12''0 clock mid-night to the 12 O'' clock mid-night next;

(c) "operator" means any person whose name is entered in the permit in respect of a transport Vehicle as that holder thereof any includes any person for the time bring incharge of such Vehicle;

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by Rules:

(e) "Rules" means Rules made under this Act;

(f) "Regional Transport Officer" means an officer appointed as such under the Rules made by the State Government under the Motor Vehicles Act, 59 of 1988;

(g) "toll" means the toll levied under Section 3;

(h) "Toll Tax Officer" means any officer as the State Government may, by Notification appoint to be the Toll Tax Officer for the whole of Orissa or any area or areas thereof for the purposes of this Act and includes a taxing officer under the Orissa Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 39 of 1975;

(i) "transport vehicle" means a state carriage, a contract carriage or a goods carriage;

(j) words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Motor Vehicles Act, 59 of 1988 shall have the meanings as respectively assigned to them in that Act.

Section 3 - Levy of toll

(1) There shall be levied a toll on every transport vehicle registered in any State other than Orissa, which enters into Orissa, at such rate not exceeding one hundred fifty rupees per vehicle as the State Government may, by. Notification, specify:

Provided that where toll has been paid once in respect of the entry of a vehicles no toll shall be levied for any subsequent entry of...

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