(1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Aerial Ropeways Act, 1955.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bombay.
(3) It shall come into force on such date the state Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a) ―aerial ropeway‖ means a system of overhead ropes on which carriers are used for the purpose of carriage of passengers, animals or goods and includes posts, ropes, carriers, stations. Offices, warehouses, workshops, machinery and other works used for the purpose of, or in connection with, and all land appurtenant to, such aerial ropeway;
(b) ―carrier‖ means any vehicle or receptacle hung or suspended from or, hailed by, a rope and used for carriage of passengers, animals or goods or for any other purpose in connection with the working of ropeway ;
(c) ―Inspector‖ means a post an Inspector of aerial ropeway appointed under section 4 ;
(d) ―post‖ means a post, trestle, standard, strut, stay or other contrivance or part of a contrivance for carrying, suspending or supporting a rope ;
(e) ―prescribed‖ means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(f) ―promoter‖ means any person in whose favour an order has been made under section 10 or under section 30 or on whom the rights and liabilities conferred or imposed on the promoter by this Act or by rules and orders made under this Act as the construction, maintenance and use of aerial ropeways have developed or have been imposed by section 42 ; and includes a lessee to whom a lease has been granted under section 27 ;
(g) ―rate‖ includes any fare, charge or other payment for the carriage of passenger, animals or goods on an aerial ropeway ;
(h) ―rope‖ includes any cable, wire, rail or way, whether flexible or rigid, for suspending, carrying or hauling a carrier, if any part of such cable, wire, rail or way is carried overhead and is suspended from or supported on posts ;
(i) ―rules‖ means rules made under this Act ;
(j) ―undertaking‖ means all moveable and immoveable property of the promoter suitable to and used by him for the purpose of an aerial ropeway.
CHAPTER II ADVISORY BOARD AND ESTABLISHMENT.