In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “barrier” means a barrier established under section 6 of this Act;
1 [(aa) “Commissioner” means Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Himachal Pradesh;
(a-b) “lessee” means a person to whom the lease of the right to collect toll has been granted under section 3-A;]
2 (a-c) “light mechanical vehicle” means a motor car or van or jeep or gypsy the unladen weight of which does not exceed 7500 kilograms;
(b) “mechanical vehicle” means any laden or unladen vehicle designed to be driven under its own power including a motor vehicle as defined in clause 3 [(28) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988)] but does not include a cart or bicycle;
(c) “notification” means notification published under proper authority in the Official Gazette;
(d) “Official Gazette” means the Rajpatra Himachal Pradesh;
4 [(d-a) “road infrastructure” means roads, tunnels, flyovers, bridges, underground roads, approach or link roads or by-passes and includes other services and facilities ancillary thereto;
(d-b) “Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act;]
(e) “State Government” or “Government” means the Government of Himachal Pradesh;
5 [(e-a) “tolling authority” means any person appointed by the State the State Government for the purpose of section 9-A;
(e-b) “token” means proof of collection of toll at the rates specified in columns (4) and (5) of the Schedule; ]
(f) “Toll Inspector” means the person authorised by the State Government to collect toll in respect of any mechanical
1. Clauses (a-a) and (a-b) inserted vide H.P. Act No. 9 of 2002.
2. Clause (a-c) inserted vide H.P. Act No. 9 of 2003, effective from 1 st April, 2003.
3. Substituted for the brackets, figures, words and sign “(18) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939)” vide H.P. Act No. 12 of 2001.
4. Sub-clauses (d-a) and (d-b) inserted vide H.P. Act No. 12 of 2001 and sub-clause (d-a) substituted vide H.P. Act No. 16 of 2002, effective from 21 st May, 2001.
5. Sub-clauses (e-a) and (e-b) inserted vide H.P. Act No. 12 of 2001.
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TOLLS ACT, 1975 4 vehicle 1 [passing over any road infrastructure] and includes 2 [,-
(i) every Government servant posted at a barrier in connection with the collection of toll; and
(ii) every lessee or the person employed by him as his agent for collection of toll under section 3-A.]