THE INDIAN TOLLS (ARMY AND AIR FORCE) RULES, 1942 No. 1580 – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 7 of the Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 (II of 1901), and in supersession of the rules published with the notification of the Government of India in the late Military Department No. 1093, dated the 13th November 1903, the Central Government is please to make the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (3) of the said section namely -
1. Title and Extent. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Rules, 1942.
(2) They extend to the whole of India.
2. Requirement of Pass. Save as hereinafter otherwise provided in Rule 3, where exemption from the payment of tolls is claimed under the Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 (II of 1901), in respect of any person or body of persons or any property, a pass, in the Form annexed, shall be presented on the demand of the person authorized to demand the tolls.
3. Pass not required in certain cases. (1) No passes shall be required in the case of—
(a) Officers, soldiers and airmen of—
(i) the Regular Forces,
(ii) any Irregular Corps, or
(iii) Armed Forces maintained by Part B States, in uniform when on duty or on the march;
(b) members of the Territorial Army or of the National Cadet Corps in uniform when on duty or when proceedings to or returning from duty;
(c) officers, soldiers and airmen of the Indian Reserve forces in uniform when proceeding from their place of residence on being called out for service, training or muster or when proceeding back to their place of residence after such service, training or muster;
(d) authorized followers of—
(i) the Regular Forces,
(ii) the Territorial army or the National Cadet Corps,
(iii) Any Irregular Corps, or
(iv) Armed Forces maintained by Part B States, when they accompany and body of such Forces or Corps on the march.
(e) members of the families of officers, soldiers, airmen or authorized followers of—
(i) the Regular Forces, or
(ii) any Irregular Corps, when accompanying any body of troops on duty or on the march;
(f) Prisoners under military or air force escort in uniform;
(g) the carriages, horses and baggage, and the persons (if any) employed in driving the carriages or in carrying the baggage, of any persons exempted under any of the foregoing clauses, when such carriages, horses, baggage, or persons accompany the persons so exempted under the circumstances mentioned in those clauses, respectively;
(h) carriages and horses belonging to the Government or employed in the Indian military or air force service and all persons in charge of or accompanying the same, when conveying any such persons as herein before in this rule mentioned, or when conveying baggage or stores;
(i) animals accompanying anybody of troops which are intended to be slaughtered for food or kept for any purpose connected with the provisioning of such troops; and
(j) persons in charge of any carriage, horse or animal exempted under any of the foregoing clauses when accompanying the same under the circumstances mentioned in those clauses respectively.
(2) No passes shall be required in the case of officers of the Regular Forces, the Territorial Army, the National Cadet Corps or of any Irregular Corps or of any Armed Forces maintained by Part B States, when travelling on duty, though not in uniform: Provided that the officer so travelling shall furnish in writing to the person authorized to demand toll his name, rank and a statement that he is travelling on duty.
4. Pass to be signed by whom. Every pass shall be signed by the Commanding Officer of the regiment, corps, unit, or detachment concerned, or by a station staff officer. FORM OF PASS [Issued under the Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force), Act, 1901 II of 1901] This pass issued subject to the rules on the reverse in respect of the persons and property specified in the annexed schedule, and exempt from the payment of tolls on the occasion of:— Embarking or being shipped at..................................... Disembarking or being landed at.................................. Proceeding from.......................... to …………………………… It will remain in force from............................. up to the 20
SCHEDULE Number Name of Corps Remarks
PART 1 Persons Officers.. .. .. .. Soldiers.. .. .. .. Airman.. .. .. .. Members of the Territorial Army or the National Cadet Corps.. Authorised followers of Forces or Corps.. .. .. .. Members of families of officers, soldiers, airman or authorised followers.. .. .. .. Persons in charge of carriages, horses, slaughter animals or baggage.. .. .. ..
PART II Property Horses as defined in the Act.* Carriages.. .. .. .. Slaughter animals.. .. .. .. Baggage.. .. .. .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * “Horse” includes a mule and any beast of whatever description which is used for burden or draught for carrying persons. Section 2, clause (e). (Sd) Commanding Officer or Station Staff Officer at Place............................. Date............................. (Endorsement) (Here enter rules 1 to 3)