(1) In case the fee collection is to be done through the franchisee, the collection of fee and retaining such fee shall be auctioned under the instructions for specific periods as the Central Government may issue and the money shall be, collected by the executing agency or his authorised representative as per the terms and conditions of the agreement executed for such purposes,
(2) The mode of fee collection shall be decided by the franchisee referred to in sub«rule (1) with the approval of the Central Government.
(3) A table of fees authorised to be collected on any National Highway Section or permanent bridge shall be put up by such franchisee in a conspicuous place near a fee collection booth legibly written or printed in English, Hindi and the regional language of the area in which the national highway is situated.
(4) The franchisee authorised to collect and retain the fee under these rules shall nominate an official as in charge of fee collection who shall be responsible to ensure that fees are collected at not more than the notified rates and the fee collection is smooth without causing hardship to the road users and for all other matters connected with the fee collection on National Highway Section or permanent bridge.
(5) The name, address and telephone number if any, of such official incharge of fee collection shall be displayed at suitable and conspicuous locations.
(6) The executing agency shall remit the auction money so collected from the franchisee by a demand draft to the Pay and Accounts Officer, National Highways, Ministry of Surface Transport, New Delhi. The Pay and Accounts Officer shall account the amount so received in the relevant receipt head in his books.
10. Special conditions when sections or bridges built by Government are used for developing adjacent Build, Operate and Transfer Projects of private parties—JR) improve the financial viability of a Build, Operate and Transfer Project as decided by the Competent Authority, the concessionaire may be allowed to. collect and retain the fees so collected for the full concession period as agreed to in the specific agreement in respect of the facility offered to him under National Highways (Collection of Fee by any Person for the Use of Section at National l-lighways/ Permanent Bridges/Temporary Bridges on National Highways) Rules, 1997 and the facility shall revert back to the Government at the end of concession period and the collection of fee thereafter shall be governed by these rules.
National Highways Section/permanent bridges built under public funding pro-gramme and offered for developing further contiguous sections of such National Highway as decided by the Competent Authority shall revert back to lllt‘ Government at the end of the concession period and the collection of fee thereafter shall be governed by those rules.
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11. Tenure of fee collection—The fee shall be collected in perpetuity by the executing agency.
12. Submission of returns—(1) The executing agency concerned in case of departmental fee collection shall furnish returns in the first week of July, October, January and April of every year to the Pay and Accounts Officer containing—
(a) Monthwise consolidated statement showing the amount collected and remitted on account of fee proceeds in respect of each National Highway Section or permanent bridge alongwith the details of number and date of demand draft by which the amount has been remitted, and
(b) Monthwise break up of the expenditure incurred on each National Highway Section or permanent bridge by the executing agency required to be reimbursed on account of collection of the fees on the basis of actual expenditure incurred
(2) The Executing Agency concerned in case of fee collection through franchisee shall furnish to the Pay and Accounts Officer, National Highways, Government of India, Ministry of Surface Transport, New Delhi or any other officer so authorised, the details regarding the franchise, the amount and the period for which the franchise has been awarded, immediately, after the auction for fee collection through such franchise.
13. Furnishing of security in case of departmental fees collection—Every Fee Inspector or the Sectional Officer/Junior Engineer-in-charge shall deposit a cash security of not less than Rs. 1000 by executing a security bond in the prescribed form as laid down in the Treasury Rules with the concerned Executive Engineer or the concerned officer of equivalent rank in any other department.
FORM A [See rule 7(1)] R. No.
Receipt for payment of fee.
Name of Section/Permanent Bridge.
1. Description of mechanical vehicle with Registration number.
Whether laden or unladen or with or without passengers.
Time and date of outward journey.
Name of driver and/or owner.
Amount of fee paid.5":pr FORM B [See rule 8(2)] Cash Register Serial Nov Date Vehicle Name of Number person paying the fee Number of receipt by which fee paid Amount of fee paid Progres‘ sive figures of fee paid Signatures of Fee Inspector Signatures of sussessive Fee Inspector Signatures Remarks of Sectional Officer- incharge 5 7 9 10 ll FORM C [See rule 8(7)] Register showing record of fee collection and remittance on account of fee collected on National Highway Section/Permanent bridges Sl. No Name 0 Sectiona incharge f the Amount 1 Officer!
collected Hunior from Fee Engmeer- Inspector incharge (deposrted) Date of receipt Name of the Bank from Number of Demand which Demand Draft and Draft if purchased date Amount of Demand Draft Details of despatch of Demand Draft Postal Remarks Registration No.
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