(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act which appear to it to be necessary or expedient, for removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be issued after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order issued under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before the Legislative Assembly.
SCHEDULE I [See section 2(o)] URBAN TRANSPORT Urban Transport consists of different modes of transport in an Urban Mobility Area that are available for use by all persons who pay the established fare and which are operated on fixed routes and with fixed schedules within the Urban Mobility Area, and include the following functional categories:—
(a) Buses
(b) Tramways
(c) Metro Railway
(d) Electric Trolley Bus
(e) Cable Car
(f) Bus Rapid Transit System
(g) Light Rail Transit
(h) Inter-city Railways
(i) Boats
(j) Water Metro
(k) Any other mode irrespective of its fuel or propulsion type including private vehicles which meet the requirements of Mass Transportation.
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SCHEDULE II [See section 2(p)] URBAN TRANSPORT ANCILLARY SERVICES
1. ‘Para Transit’—This includes systems provided by operators within an Urban Mobility Area available to person on hire basis for individual and multiple trips, such as:—
(a) Auto rickshaws/Shared auto rickshaws/E-rickshaws;
(b) Taxi Cabs, Hire a Cab or Shared Taxi;
(c) Minibus/Vans;
(d) Any transport vehicle operated under an aggregator;
(e) Any other mode irrespective of its fuel and propulsion system, which meet the requirements of Para Transit.
2. Walking, bicycle, cycle rickshaw and any other green modes of transport that do not consume fuel propulsion or cause pollution.
3. Urban Freight: The movement of freight vehicles whose primary purpose is to carry goods/freight into, out of and within an Urban Mobility Area.
4. Intelligent Transport System—Intelligent Transport System includes technology-based real time systems that aid in the improved management, co-ordination, integration and supervision of traffic and all the transportation systems in an Urban Mobility Area and include,—
(a) Passenger Information System
(b) Vehicle prioritization
(c) Electronic Fees/User charge/Fare collection
(d) Electronic road pricing
(e) Operations Management
(f) Safety and Security
(g) Traffic management and control
(h) Traffic Surveillance, online information system
(i) Helping the authorities concerned in relation to pollution control etc.
5. Parking Infrastructure—This includes surface, off-street and multi-level parking, including its management and enforcement irrespective of type of technology adopted.
6. Roads and associated infrastructure including street furniture, urban place making etc.
within the Urban Mobility Area.
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