REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 218] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2000/CHAITRA 28,1922 1104 GI/2000 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3 (i)] MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (Department of Road Transport and Highways) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th April, 2000 G.S.R. 336(E).— In exersise of the powers conferred by section 9 read with section 8A, of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central 3 Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the National Highways (Collection of Fees by any person for the use of Section of National Highways/permanent bridge/temporary bridge on National Highway) Rules, 1997, namely; - 1 (1) These rules may be called the National Highways(Collection of Fees by any person for the use of Section of National Highways/permanent bridge/temporary bridge on National Highway) Amendment Rules, 2000.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the National Highways (Collection of Fees by any person for the use of Section of National Highways/permanent bridge/temporary bridge on National Highway) Rules, 1997-
(a) in rule 2, after clause (b) the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - '(c) "person" shall include any company or association or body of individuals whether incorporated or not';
(b) in rule 3, after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- "(4) The rates of fee, the categories of vehicles exempted from payment of fee and the name, address and telephone number of the authority to whom complaints, if any, should be addressed, shall be conspicuously and prominently displayed 500m ahead of the toll booths, 100m ahead of the toll booths and at the toll booths also, the height of the display boards and size of letters being such that it is easy for drivers to read the display boards";
(c) in rule 5, for sub-rule (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:- '(1) The person authorised to collect and retain the fees under these rules shall nominate an official as in-charge of fee collection, and the person as also the official so nominated shall be responsible to ensure that fees are collected at not more than the agreed rates and the fee collection is smooth without causing undue hardship to the road users, and for all other matters connected with the fee collection of section of National Highway/permanent bridge/temporary bridge:
Provided that no fee shall be payable or collected in respect of the following vehicles, namely:-
(i) vehicles having "VIP" symbols or belonging to the President and Vice-President of India, Central and State Ministers, Leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha/State Legislature having the status of Cabinet Minister, Governors/Lt. Governors/Executive Councillors/Speakers/Chairman of Central and State Legislatures, Members of Parliament and Members of State Legislative 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3 (i)] Assemblies/Councils within their respective Constituencies, Foreign Dignitaries on State visit to India, Foreign diplomats stationed in India using cars with "CD" symbols.
(ii) Defence vehicles, Police vehicles, Fire-fighting vehicles, Ambulances, Funeral vans, Posts and Telegraph Department vehicles, and Central Government and State Government vehicles on duty'.
PRAFULLA KUMAR, Director General (Road Development) & Addl. Secy.
Foot Note :— The Principal Notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3 (i), Vide No G.S.R. 62 (E) dated 6-2-1997.
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