(I) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance, the State Government may, buy general or special order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, as it appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of removing the difficulty:
Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Ordinance.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (I) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before the State Legislature.
33-14 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX. 03-10-2017 STATEMENT [PARTlY The road safety is a matter of foremost priority of the State Government. In the Writ Petition (PIL) No. 29512012, the Ron'ble Supreme Court has constituted a Committee on Road Safety on the 220d January, 2014 under the Chairmanship of retired Justice Dr. K.S.
Radbakrislman. Supreme Court has suggested that the directions of the Road Safety Committee may be followed to decrease the road accidents and has also suggested to constitute a lead agency with power, fund and manpower to ensure the road safety. It is also suggested that for the purpose of Road Safety, there should be a special provision to make separate authority and budget. The State Government has announced the Road Safety Policy in March-2016 with a target to decrease the accident up to 50 percent.
In order to comply with the aforesaid suggestions of the said Committee ofRon'ble the Supreme Court and for effective implementation of the State Road safety policy in its true letter and spirit, a road safety authority is proposed to be established which would be the Lead Agency for undertaking the work of road safety with the co-ordination of separate Government departments as also with the co-ordination of certain NGOs, volunteers, etc. the proposed road safety authority would be a lead agency for road safety.
As the Legislative Assembly of the State of Gujarat is not in session, the Gujarat Road Safety Authority Ordinance, 2017 is promulgated to achieve the aforesaid objects.
GaDdhinagar, Dated the 27th September, 2017.
O.P.KOHLI, Governor of Gujarat.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, VlPUL MITRA, Principal Secretary to Government.
GoVERNMENT CENTRAL PREss, GANDIUNAGAR.